Any update on the near drowning on RC?

[Jillpie]

I've been searching today and can't find if that little boy made it? So sad.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

http://www.people.com/article/royal-caribbean-anthem-of-the-seas-boy-drowns

Written six hours ago.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/07/no_update_on_8-year-old_boy_who_nearly_drowned_on.html

50 minutes ago.

 

[Jillpie]

Thank you. It does not sound good. And eerily sounds almost identical to what happened to that poor family 3 years ago on the Disney ship. I still follow his story on fb, they are an amazing supportive family.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Thank you. It does not sound good. And eerily sounds almost identical to what happened to that poor family 3 years ago on the Disney ship. I still follow his story on fb, they are an amazing supportive family.

Yes, very similar.

 

[AnnaS]

It's all over the news. He is here at our local hospital - so sad. Prayers for all of them.

 

[itzkelly]

Thank you. It does not sound good. And eerily sounds almost identical to what happened to that poor family 3 years ago on the Disney ship. I still follow his story on fb, they are an amazing supportive family.

What happened 3 years ago?

 

[BigredNole]

This is so tragic. The report says he was underwater for 8-10 minutes. If that is accurate, the prognosis will not be good. Growing up in FL, we all were taught the dangers of water. No one swims alone, everyone learns to swim by 2, and someone always had to watch.

@itzkelly, a boy almost drown. Parents/Guardians have to watch their children and not depend on others.

 

[Jillpie]

A little boy was under the water for about the same time, on one of the Disney ships, while they were in Port Canaveral still. Its not a good ending, he is wheelchair dependent and challenged in every way possible. But, his family is amazing and so uplifting to watch. They have a Facebook page to follow his progress. After that, Disney started using lifeguards on their ships.

 

[Jillpie]

oops, don't know why my answer got inside the quote above..oh well, you get the idea, that is the answer to what happened 3 years ago.

 

[Marlyn]

Thank you. It does not sound good. And eerily sounds almost identical to what happened to that poor family 3 years ago on the Disney ship. I still follow his story on fb, they are an amazing supportive family.

I was on that cruise and will never forget the horrible feeling when word spread on the ship about what happened. So sad. I also follow his progress on Facebook. It was a horrible accident and I have been so impressed with this family and how positive and supportive they are.

 

[Confederate Scott]

Such a tragic story and my thoughts and prayers are with this little boy and his family.

 

[jenf22]

This is so tragic. The report says he was underwater for 8-10 minutes. If that is accurate, the prognosis will not be good. Growing up in FL, we all were taught the dangers of water. No one swims alone, everyone learns to swim by 2, and someone always had to watch.

@itzkelly, a boy almost drown. Parents/Guardians have to watch their children and not depend on others.

I think it's hard for those of us with kids who stick right by us to fully grasp what some kiddos are capable of. Our son would never run off or leave our room on his own. Our neighbor's 3-year old took off on them at DIA. They have 3 kids and had turned their heads to talk to one of the older ones and the 3-year old was just gone. He ended up boarding a plane to Tennessee. Thankfully the attendants on the plane realized he was alone and the family was reunited. I think that's what happened to little Chase - they turned their back for a second. They have video footage of his parents frantically searching the ship for him before he was pulled from the pool. And while I agree parents need to watch their kids, I also wonder how many people saw little Chase wandering the ship alone and said nothing. I think people are so afraid of being criticized that we've stopped being willing to help each other. With all that is going on in the world if you see something, say something.

Prayers for the little boy. Our kiddo is 9 and I can't even imagine what those parents are going through.

 

[bumbershoot]

I think it's hard for those of us with kids who stick right by us to fully grasp what some kiddos are capable of. Our son would never run off or leave our room on his own. Our neighbor's 3-year old took off on them at DIA. They have 3 kids and had turned their heads to talk to one of the older ones and the 3-year old was just gone. He ended up boarding a plane to Tennessee.

.... I also wonder how many people saw little Chase wandering the ship alone and said nothing. I think people are so afraid of being criticized that we've stopped being willing to help each other.

I have a friend with a bolter like that. I've seen it happen many many times. It's wild, how fast she can just GO. And there's a level of exhaustion in her mom and grandparents that's unbelievable. Imagine trying to be 100% focused 100% of the time. They are burning out quickly. This girl isn't sleeping either. They've woken up at 3 to find her up, having made food, having stolen the kindle from granddad's room. Having gotten her two still-home sisters up. Mom foster-to-adopted all of her kids as a single mom and they live with her very youthful parents, and each kid has had her own different challenges, but this girl is on her own level. While the adult is dealing with one of the other two girls who are still minors, the youngest will be gone in a flash.

As for saying something, I doubt it has to do with not wanting to speak up.

Either people or oblivious or they match kids with likely contenders. With the girl above I see people matching her to adults all the time. If I'm nearby they match her to me because (I assume) we both are caucasian with similar coloring with blue eyes. Her older sister (bio sis 10 months older) looks more like me but she's not as much of a bolter now. But she's acted up before and I can see people looking to me to fix it when their mom, Caucasian with blue eyes but the specific coloring looks nothing like them, is right there. People match kids to nearby adults and then they rest again. I do it too. Of course with my experience at my YMCA knowing sooooooo many adoptive families I try to not get stuck on looks but with behavior, too. Does that child act like she's alone or like they are with someone near? I should state that the bolter above looks totally self assured at all times, never looks alone or afraid or worried. And she is FOUR.


As for the boy on Anthem, he's 8. Many people let their kids wander a ship at that age. And with the timing I bet they had no idea he was at a pool at all. Post muster, working towards first dinner seating (assuming they have MyFamilyTime eating on Anthem, that's at 5:30), the pool might have been far from the family's thoughts.

 

[OrcaPotter]

When I was on the Fantasy's June 4th sailing, I frequently came across the same little boy crying and dashing frantically looking for his family. I can understand how it happens on a cruise ship, especially if you're with a large group of adults and everyone assumes someone is watching the kids. The ship was packed and the main public areas were congested around the dinner hours. However, when I saw this child a second, third time during the cruise in a similar situation (alone, crying, panicked) clearly the child was either very talented at dashing off or the family still hadn't realized they need to keep a closer eye on their child.

In all instances that I saw the boy, someone (either guest or crew) approached him and began the controlled search for his parents. I think parents need to be reminded more on cruises that supervising children at all times is essential, as it's easy to be lured into a false sense of security. The pool decks are veritable mosh pits of people and you mix that with a drowning hazard? You can't totally relax if you have kids.

 

[Jillpie]

I think it's hard for those of us with kids who stick right by us to fully grasp what some kiddos are capable of. Our son would never run off or leave our room on his own. Our neighbor's 3-year old took off on them at DIA. They have 3 kids and had turned their heads to talk to one of the older ones and the 3-year old was just gone. He ended up boarding a plane to Tennessee. Thankfully the attendants on the plane realized he was alone and the family was reunited. I think that's what happened to little Chase - they turned their back for a second. They have video footage of his parents frantically searching the ship for him before he was pulled from the pool. And while I agree parents need to watch their kids, I also wonder how many people saw little Chase wandering the ship alone and said nothing. I think people are so afraid of being criticized that we've stopped being willing to help each other. With all that is going on in the world if you see something, say something.

Prayers for the little boy. Our kiddo is 9 and I can't even imagine what those parents are going through.

I believe Chase's parents were at the actual pool at the time, I don't think they were in separate places of the ship?

 

[jerseygal]

There isn't one resort that we are at that there are children roaming the resort or halls inappropriately for their young age. IMO, people are lulled into a false sense of security on vacstion. Yes, it takes a LOT of work to constantly be thinking safety and security. Sometime awful can happen in a second. Prayers and thoughts for this boy and family.

 

[Maggie'sMom]

I won't criticize parents in these situations because I know how quickly a child can get away from you. My DD was not typically a bolter, but there have been times where I lost her or almost lost her in a crowd. Twice were times when I'd even been holding her hand but she pulled away and took off into huge crowds, like the rope drop crowd at the MK. Now maybe the parents weren't being as attentive as they should have been, but I wasn't there, don't know the parents, and so I have no basis upon which to state an opinion on their parenting.

This is horrible. I feel so terrible for the family in this situation. My prayers are with them.

 

[tinkerone]

I to have lost a child in a crowd, it happens so fast. We were at a local beach and it was packed to the point you would have thought you were in Disney on the 4th of July. You couldn't see for waves of people. One minute I was holding my sons hand, the next he had been pulled away and I couldn't see him. I was terrified. It was the worst thing that could happen and I can tell you that the thoughts going through my head were not pleasant. I didn't know if I should be searching the water or the beach. It was 15 minutes of hell where I was punishing myself for taking him to the beach in the first place, for not holding on tighter, for not having more people with us who could help search, for not giving him a bigger hug when he woke that morning. When we found him he was with one of the park rangers and not in the least upset by what was going on, that apparently was moms job. Things turned out alright but they could have as easily gone the other way.

My point is, its easy to loss a child, really not that hard no matter how you try to keep track. Plus you can't say anything that that child's parents aren't saying to themselves about what bad parents they are. There probably not bad parents at all and they need our support, not our judgements. Lets give them prayers and hope.

I agree with bumbershoot, the child was 8 and so many people find it okay to allow their children to wander alone at that age. Unless the child was upset or confused I would never stop to ask what they were up to or if I could help. There have been plenty of threads on here about that specific subject and if people allow it then its not for me to judge. I will say though that every time I see one of those threads my mind wanders to this exact scenario. But for the grace of god.......

 

[bumbershoot]

This has nothing to do with the thread, except that a couple hours ago I found out that the mom I mentioned above has been in the hospital for a week. Aneurysm and multiple strokes. She's in a coma. Her kids (18, 13, 5, and 4) only know that she's "sick". Her dad looked so lost as he told me.

Hug your kids, hug your parents, hug everyone you love. You just don't know what's going to happen.

 

[phinz]

As for the boy on Anthem, he's 8. Many people let their kids wander a ship at that age.

At eight years old my wife was allowed to hop the Monorail from the Contemporary and go to the Magic Kingdom by herself.