You’re watching the children play in the pool.
You’re doing the right thing and actively supervising them. Your baby is happy splashing in the shallows – within arms reach. She stands up and … yuck … she’s starting to do a poo!!!! You quickly grab her and run her inside to grab a new nappy and the wipes. The other kids should be right – the older ones can watch the younger ones. You’ll come back to change the nappy beside the pool so you can keep watching … you’ll only be gone a minute.
The thing is though – a minute is too long. Drowning happens in seconds and a simple distraction like a nappy change can cost a life.
It is not worth it.
A new campaign from Royal Life Saving is highlighting this important message with the aim to reduce the number of backyard drownings this summer. Matt Preston is on board for the campaign – called… Read the rest