THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IS REMINDING PARENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF CHILDHOOD DROWNING. 

LAST YEAR IN ILLINOIS…22 CHILDREN LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO ACCIDENTAL DROWNING, INCLUDING 10 WHO DROWNED IN POOLS AND ONE WHO DROWNED IN A BUCKET. D-C-F-S ACTING DIRECTOR MARK SMITH SAYS THAT’S WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON YOUR KIDS AT ALL TIMES AROUND WATER.

SMITH SAYS IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT FOR A CHILD TO GET INTO TROUBLE AROUND WATER.

SMITH SAYS A CHILD CAN DROWN IN AS LITTLE AS AN INCH OF WATER. IT’S ADVISED TO SECURE POOLS WHEN NOT IN USE AS WELL AS TOILET LIDS. KIDS SHOULDN’T BE LEFT ALONE IN THE BATHTUB, EVEN IF THEY ARE IN A BATHTUB SEAT.