A child playing in the water can quickly turn into tragedy. Drowning is one of the most common causes of death in children. Keep children safe in bodies of water big and small.

Know where your kids are. Two out of three kids who drown are last seen in the house, and 69% of all drownings occur during non-swim times, according to the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County.

Nationwide lifeguard shortage causing staffing issues at beaches and pools 07:01. A warning for parents as we approach summer: Nearly 400 children die every year from drowning in pools and spas ...

A May report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed an overall increase in U.S. drowning deaths after decades of decline, including an almost 30% rise among children ages 1 to 4.

The stories of dry drowning that have circulated annually for at least a decade—but with increased velocity since 2017—describe child swimmers who go under the water and come up sputtering.

A child can drown in as little as two inches of water and it can happen in seconds. In 2023, 90 children drowned in Texas, including 37 in the Greater Houston area, according to the Department of ...