Expert tips for National Water Safety Month

Experts say in the last two months, child drownings in Florida have jumped 70% compared to last year.

IN FATAL DROWNINGS FOR AGES FOURAND UNDER.HE SAYS THAT’S BECAUSE70-PERCENT OF CHILD DROWNINGSHAPPEN WHEN PARENTS DON’T EXPECTTHEM AROUND A BODY OF WATER.IT’S WHY HAGGARD RECOMMENDSLAYERS OF PROTECTION.HE SAYS AT HOME, SET ALARMS ONALL DOORS LEADING OUTSIDE.LOOK AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOODFOR WATER AS WELL.FOR RESIDENTIAL AND APARTMENTPOOLS, CHECK GATES AND LOCKS.7:34:24 NATIONAL DROWNINGPREVENTION ALLIANCE MICHAELHAGGARD/:"We know there’s going to beproblems there, so when you haveall those layers of protectionworking together you can preventdrowning.

That’s what sad aboutdrowning and handling all thesecases I have for these familiesis that at the end of the dayyou know it’s preventable."16VO CONTHAGGARD SAYS IN THE LAST TWOMONTHS, FLORIDA HAS SEEN A70-PERCENT JUMP IN CHILDDROWNINGS FROM LAST YEAR.LKLIVE"COMING UP, I’LL HAVE MORE OFTHESE TIPS F