Recent Drownings Emphasize Need for Water Safety
Posted: 08-10-10Category:
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Last week, six teens
drowned in Louisiana when they couldn't swim to shore and none of the adults around were proficient enough swimmers to help them. This morning, a 42 year old man drowned in Lake Conroe.
It's a sad reminder of the importance of water safety.
Slate
reported that more than half of teens don't really know how to swim, and that rate is higher among diverse communities, according to researchers at the University of Memphis.
Their
study found:
- Two key barriers preventing children from learning to swim are fear of injury or drowning, and lack of parental encouragement.
- In ethnically diverse communities, the youth drowning rate is 2-3 times higher than the national average.
- While about 1/3 of white children from non-swimming families go on to learn to swim, less than 1/10 of children in non-swimming African American families do.
In Houston, the
Red Cross and the
YMCA offer programming for parents and kids to learn about water safety. No matter what your age is, everyone should know how to swim.
Houston Attorney Steve Ferrell of The Ferrell Law Firm, P.C. handles cases involving drowning and wrongful death. The Ferrell Law Firm, P.C. handles wrongful death and drowning cases all over Texas. Call (713) 800-0220 for a free consultation. We also handle cases involving Boating Accidents and Maritime and Jones Act cases.
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