Child hospitalized after near drowning at home in downtown Las Vegas
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A child recovers inside the intensive care unit after a near drowning. The child’s grandfather said it was human error.
Just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, Las Vegas police received a call from an ill or injured person from the 1800 block of 8th Street and Oakey. Police say the person called 911 to report a child was found in a swimming pool. When officers arrived, the child was unconscious and was taken to a local hospital.
FOX5 briefly spoke with the child’s grandfather.
“It’s a tragedy and I don’t know how else to explain it. We are humans. We are just trying to live our everyday life. It happens accidentally. It’s not malice, it’s not negligence, it’s not a lack of love for his children. It was just an accident,” the child’s grandfather said.
Abuse and neglect detectives took the lead in the investigation.
During the month of June, a six-year-old child, a five-year-old child and a two-year-old child drowned in separate incidents.
Metro says they can be avoided by following the “three Ps” of pool safety.
- Patrol – watch your child
- Protect – put barriers around the pool, door alarms and locks
- Get ready – enroll your child in swimming lessons and CPR classes
The CDC reports that each year in the United States there are approximately 39 hundred unintentional fatal drownings.
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