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I am not sure if this has been posted before. If so, I am sorry for repeating it. I thought it was worth reading... this came from my local paper today:
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Boy critical after hot tub sucks him to bottom
By Florida Today And Wkmg Local 6 News
Originally posted on July 15, 2006
A 14-year-old boy in Osceola County was critically injured Friday when he was sucked down to the bottom of a resort hot tub.
Authorities said Aljuwon Pipkin, who was visiting from New Jersey, became stuck at the bottom of the hot tub in Radisson Parkway Hotel.
"The suction was so strong that they could not get him out," mother Dianne Mann said. "He stayed under there until the paramedics and fire department came and they were trying to get him out."
"Fortunately there was an engineer walking around the hot tub at the time of the incident and he was able to shut off the water pumps before it was too late," Local 6 reporter Jessica D'Onofrio said.
The teen was submerged from five to 15 minutes, the report said. Pipkin was transported to Florida Hospital South in critical condition.
The hot tub passed its last inspection at the end of May, according to the health department.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident.
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most 14 year old boys are not tiny! This is so terrible to happen. My heart goes out to this family.
People... warn your kids about the dangers of hot tubs! Many kids "play" in them. I am somewhat guilty of it myself. I allowed my kids to go in them when they really should not have (most have signs posted about age limits). My youngest is now 13. I was with her when she was in it. I would tell her not to "play" that it is just to relax in. Many parents allow their young children to play in them as if they were kiddie pools. These are not meant for that. I am not saying that this boy was playing. I can see it happening... he goes under to dunk his head & wham...he is sucked in. I had always warned my girls about their hair being sucked in.
Same goes for the drain at the bottom of a swimming pool. Many kids love to dive down to touch the drain. That drain has suction & it can AND will suck you down as much as a hot tub will. You would be surprised how many people do not know about that. It could be because they are not around pools that often to really know all the dangers. Yes, everyone knows not to let children swim alone, not to run on the wet pool deck, not to dive in shallow water....but they don't know about the suction pools have. Please watch you children...
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Boy critical after hot tub sucks him to bottom
By Florida Today And Wkmg Local 6 News
Originally posted on July 15, 2006
A 14-year-old boy in Osceola County was critically injured Friday when he was sucked down to the bottom of a resort hot tub.
Authorities said Aljuwon Pipkin, who was visiting from New Jersey, became stuck at the bottom of the hot tub in Radisson Parkway Hotel.
"The suction was so strong that they could not get him out," mother Dianne Mann said. "He stayed under there until the paramedics and fire department came and they were trying to get him out."
"Fortunately there was an engineer walking around the hot tub at the time of the incident and he was able to shut off the water pumps before it was too late," Local 6 reporter Jessica D'Onofrio said.
The teen was submerged from five to 15 minutes, the report said. Pipkin was transported to Florida Hospital South in critical condition.
The hot tub passed its last inspection at the end of May, according to the health department.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident.
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most 14 year old boys are not tiny! This is so terrible to happen. My heart goes out to this family.
People... warn your kids about the dangers of hot tubs! Many kids "play" in them. I am somewhat guilty of it myself. I allowed my kids to go in them when they really should not have (most have signs posted about age limits). My youngest is now 13. I was with her when she was in it. I would tell her not to "play" that it is just to relax in. Many parents allow their young children to play in them as if they were kiddie pools. These are not meant for that. I am not saying that this boy was playing. I can see it happening... he goes under to dunk his head & wham...he is sucked in. I had always warned my girls about their hair being sucked in.
Same goes for the drain at the bottom of a swimming pool. Many kids love to dive down to touch the drain. That drain has suction & it can AND will suck you down as much as a hot tub will. You would be surprised how many people do not know about that. It could be because they are not around pools that often to really know all the dangers. Yes, everyone knows not to let children swim alone, not to run on the wet pool deck, not to dive in shallow water....but they don't know about the suction pools have. Please watch you children...
It may have been in Orlando, I can't remember for sure. Sorry to laugh but the part that got stuck..had no reason to be in the jet... 
Warnings are there for a reason... they aren't "suggestions", 
but where her safety was concerned, I wasn't willing to "bend" the rules. Guess what? She went in her first hot tub at 18... worth the wait she tells me! 
