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2-Year Old Girl In Coto De Caza Drowns In Backyard Pool

This article is simply for no other reason than to articulate the critical reasons why backyard pools need to to have a pool fence or childproof pool cover installed. A tragic event that could have been prevented happened in our neighboring community Coto De Caza recently. A 2-year old girl died this past Monday night after she was found unconscious in a backyard pool in Coto de Caza, CA. Authorities said the pool did not have a pool safety fence, or a pool safety cover such as a mesh pool cover or hard-top pool cover which allowed the young girl easy access, and ultimately lead to this unfortunate tragedy. 2-Year Old Girl In Coto De Caza Drowns In Backyard Pools The drowning occurred just days after two toddlers were critically injured in separate near-drownings in backyard pools in Tustin and Placentia. There have been eight drownings and seven near-drowning incidents in Orange County this year. Of the 15 incidents, six of the injured or dead were 7 years old or younger, and seven of the incidents involved people 50 years old or older. News source: OCRegister.com Our number one goal at All-Safe Pool Fence & Pool Covers is backyard pools

Two Orange County Toddlers Critically Injured In Near-Drownings

Near Drownings can be prevented by childproofing your swimming pool, and this is an issue that every homeowner that has a swimming pool needs to address. This past weekend there were two near-drowning incidents in Orange County that left both toddlers in critical condition. Two Orange County Toddlers Critically Injured In Near Drownings On Saturday at about 6:15 pm, a 20-month-old boy in Tustin wandered out to his backyard and was found by his sister floating in the backyard pool. Later, at about 6:45 pm a 17-month-old girl in Placentia was found floating in a swimming pool during a family gathering. Both toddlers were rushed to the hospital by paramedics in critical condition. In 2014, Orange County first-responders received 85 drowning calls, 41 of which were fatal. Almost a 50% fatal drowning rate. Orange County is one of the leading counties in the U.S. in terms of drowning incidents because of the great weather that we have year-round. A lot of near-drownings occur at the end of the day when parents are busy doing other things around the house. Drowning incidents are common but preventable. Children are curious and have a natural tendency to play in the water, but they