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Drowning of Wellington Child a Tragic Reminder
Drowning of Wellington Child a Tragic Reminder
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Safety New Zealand CEO Matt Claridge says the drowning of a
Wellington toddler in the bath is a tragic reminder of what
can happen when a child is left alone even briefly.
“The message for parents – especially the parents of pre-schoolers - is keep your child within arms reach and line of sight at all times when in or around the water.
Mr Claridge says there’s no acceptable time period to leave a small child unsupervised in or around water and parents need to be aware of this.
“A child can drown within less than a minute, in as little as a few centimetres of water and it happens silently. Parents that leave a young child alone for even a moment while in the bath, at the beach or river or near the pool are taking a huge risk.””
“It’s a tragedy that one family is facing a future without their child as the result of a preventable incident, we don’t want this to happen to anyone else.”
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