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After Boy Nearly Drowns in Greenwich, New Canaan Police Chief Urges Pool Safety
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Following the near-drowning Monday afternoon of a 5-year-old Greenwich boy at a pool party, New Canaan’s police chief is urging residents to familiarize themselves with pool safety precautions. Though New Canaan thankfully hasn’t had an accidental death of a child in a pool in many years, it’s critical for those who have pools on their property or use them to understand basic safety, Police Chief Leon Krolikowski said. “We have a lot of pools in New Canaan, and this frankly is a safety issue,” Krolikowski said. The boy in Greenwich had been at a pool party attended by five mothers and their children, according to an article in Greenwich Free Press. One of those mothers was CPR-trained and administered CPR. It happened around 2:30 p.m.
The American Red Cross offers training, including in CPR (searchable by location—information here) as well as a Home Pool Safety online course and website in partnership with the National Swimming Pool Foundation.