3-year-old drowns in swimming pool at baby sitter’s home [View all]

[Kang Colby]

A 3-year-old girl drowned Thursday morning in her baby sitter’s backyard swimming pool, Wichita police said.

The child was playing in the backyard of the sitter’s house in the 1400 block of South Sedgwick, near Harry and Meridian, police said. A 5-year-old also was playing in the backyard at the time.

The 3-year-old managed to get into an above-ground pool that was about 4 feet high. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Wichita police Sgt. Nikki Woodrow.

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We need a national dialogue on common sense pool safety reforms. Too many children parish each year, due to careless parents and child sitters. Each year, approximately 765 children 14 and under drown in non-boating accidents, compared to the 65 who die from accidental firearm discharge. We need a national dialogue so that we can raise awareness about these backyard killing machines.

http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/water-safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html