Sadly a story that we often report is that of accidents, even drownings, to children in pools, rivers and the sea. Yesterday at Quercyland, a water park in the Lot, a child of 4 almost lost his life when a minute's inattention by his father left the little boy fighting for his life after almost drowning in a paddling pool.
We have had a lot of discussion about the importance of teaching young children to swim, but even that cannot prevent an accident; a fall, becoming tangled in something below the surface, the fact that little children do not have the strength to survive long periods.
The child here was rescued by the park's lifeguards and on site doctor and was transferred to Toulouse hospital by helicopter.
The advice of professionals is that first of all do not let the children out of your sight, make sure they are wearing armbands if necessary, teach them to swim.
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