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DCFS Warning About Dangers of Children in, Near Water

AS POOL SEASON APPROACHES, THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IS WARNING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF KIDS NEAR WATER. 

 

LAST YEAR, 15 ILLINOIS CHILDREN DIED DUE TO ACCIDENTAL DROWNING. D-C-F-S SPOKESPERSON DEBORAH LOPEZ SAYS EVEN SMALL BABY POOLS PRESENT A HAZARD.

 

 

OPEZ. SHE ADDS THAT HOT TUBS SHOULD BE SECURELY COVERED WHEN NOT IN USE AND PORTABLE AND INFLATABLE POOLS SHOULD BE EMPTIED AND TURNED OVER WHEN KIDS ARE DONE PLAYING.

 

 

15 CHILDREN DIED IN ILLINOIS LAST YEAR DUE TO ACCIDENTAL DROWNING. NINE OF THE DEATHS OCCURRED IN POOLS. SEVEN OF THE KIDS WERE AGES FIVE AND YOUNGER.

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