Six-year-old girl dies after near-drowning in pool

[Ender]

Poor girl. The guardians failed you. One adult "unaware", the other "thought" or "assumed" you could swim. 

Edited April 16, 2019 by Ender

[Weez911]

Very painful to read that account. I hope all of us learn from this unfortunate incident and be more vigilant around kids.

Edited April 17, 2019 by Weez911

[Othello]

Sad... But it is clear who "killed" her. Call me harsh, but thats the fact. She is a NON-SWIMMER for farks sake!!

 

2 old folks with a 3yr and 6yr old in a swimming pool?

 

I will never allow that to happen

Edited April 17, 2019 by Othello

[Victor68]

It take seconds to know if she could swim or at least float given her age and the depth of the pool. Cannot understand why he walks away within those few seconds.

 

Well, it already happen and let this incident be a reminder for all and hope the incident can help prevent similar situations .

[Hamburger]

i am a fan of US drama series in hospital setting.

 

One particular episode was a boy that was resuscitated after nearly drowned and was sent to the hospital in a conscious state.

 

But later he died from dry drowning while on the way to the hospital.

 

Learnt something new there for me.

[muibambam]

damn sad incident...

[Tkseah]

sad case.. if i'm the parent i don't think i will ever be able to forgive the granduncle.. 

[Kopites]

sad case.. if i'm the parent i don't think i will ever be able to forgive the granduncle..

the granduncle negligence that cost the death of this young gal.

 

no such law in Singapore?

Edited April 17, 2019 by Kopites

[Beregond]

the uncle negligence that cost the death of this young gal.

 

no such law in Singapore?

i think the pain is punishment enough liao..

[Kopites]

i think the pain is punishment enough liao..

if it wasn't her grand uncle but some one else than it would be the same situatuon like the thread title ;swimming instructor/life guard negligence.

[Othello]

the granduncle negligence that cost the death of this young gal.

 

no such law in Singapore?

 

dun think so. Is not willful negligence ..... just sad ..... RIP little girl 

[Jusnel]

Another case of six years old girl drowned at Sentosa

 

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/girl-6-drowned-sentosa-hotel-pool-because-no-adult-watching-her-coroner

 

Girl, 6, drowned in Sentosa hotel pool because no adult was watching her: Coroner

 

SINGAPORE â The drowning of a six-year-old girl at Festive Hotel in Sentosa last year was due to a lack of adult supervision, the state coroner said on Monday (April 15).

Ms Kamala Ponnampalam said in her findings that an inquiry into the incident found no shortcomings in the design and maintenance of the hotelâs swimming pool.

Guests at the pool were sufficiently warned of the absence of lifeguards through prominently placed signages, she added.

Ms Kamala also noted that the paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force were prompt, arriving within nine minutes of receiving the call for help, and that medical efforts to revive her were âunrelentingâ.

But, she added: "What was singularly lacking was adult supervision."

She noted that the girl, Andrea Hailey Tan, who stood at 1.18 metres and was unable to swim, was left unattended in the adult swimming pool with a depth of 1.2 metres.

This is the second drowning incident in recent weeks to make headlines.

Earlier this month, the state coroner issued its findings on the drowning of another six-year-old girl. She had drowned at Kallang Basin Swimming Complex during a swimming lesson in January last year, when her coach had his back turned to her.

LEFT HER ALONE IN THE ADULT POOL

In the latest case, the court heard that Andrea was staying at the hotel at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) with her grandmother, granduncle and his three-year-old son from Oct 6 to 8 last year.

Andreaâs father, Mr Tan Jui Yong, did not accompany them, after having dropped Andrea off at his motherâs house on Oct 5.

Before checking into the hotel, Andreaâs grandmother, Mdm Ong Kim Tee, had bought her granddaughter a swimming float.

At around 10am on Oct 7, Mr Ong Cheng Chye, Andreaâs granduncle, brought the children down to the kidsâ swimming pool at the hotel.

The children were both equipped with their swimming floats around their torsos as they played in both the 0.5 metre-deep pool and the water play area, where the water went up to Andreaâs ankle.

Throughout this time, Andreaâs grandmother was at a shelter nearby.

At some point, Andreaâs granduncle decided to bring both children to the adultsâ pool after ensuring they still had their swimming floats on.

The court heard that this was not the first time that Andrea had played in an adult pool. Andreaâs father said she had previously been accompanied by her granduncle at the adult swimming pool at Hotel Michael â another hotel at RWS.

As the Festive Hotel pool was crowded, Mr Ong said he kept the children by the corner of the adult pool, which was next to a staircase.

After some time, Mr Ong decided to push his son across the length of the pool and brought him to the jacuzzi pool. He did not inform Andrea that they would be leaving her alone.

FLOAT NO SUBSTITUTE FOR ADULT SUPERVISION

Mdm Ong said she did not know that the Mr Ong had brought the children to the adult pool. Neither did he inform her that he would be leaving Andrea unattended.

During the investigation, Andreaâs granduncle said that he left her alone as he believed that she was able to swim without the assistance of a float.

He said that when they first began playing in the adult pool, he saw Andrea âfloating above the floor of the poolâ and immersing her face into the water to blow bubbles.

Mr Ong only realised something was wrong when he noticed Andreaâs grandmother standing by the side of the pool and shouting frantically for her to get out.

After running over, he found Andrea lying prone at the bottom of the pool. Her float had slipped off and drifted away.

Mr Ong immediately jumped in and brought her out, but her lips had already turned purple.

A bystander came forward to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on Andrea,while another guest retrieved the in-house Automated External Defibrillator from the towel booth.

The assistant front office manager at the hotel also administered CPR on Andrea until paramedics arrived and took her to Singapore General Hospital.

She was later transferred to KK Women's and Children's Hospital, but died 10 days later on Oct 17.

A doctor certified the cause of death as brain damage and pneumonia following near-drowning.

Ms Kamala said Andreaâs granduncle âheld the mistaken beliefâ that she knew how to swim, and placed faith in the swimming float to keep her safe.

âA floatation device like a swimming float is not a substitute for constant, vigilant, adult supervision. The float may come dislodged and float away, leaving the child stranded,â she said.

She stressed that even if a child can swim, he or she must always be accompanied by an adult and âkept within arm's reach and in line of sightâ as the risk of drowning is not completely removed.

Parents are not even there.

 

I won't even leave my kids with someone else, not even grandparents.

 

The granduncle may be blamed. But the parents need to take responsibility too.

 

Just have some common sense. U r leaving your young kid with people who are aged and not very mobile, in an outside place and u know they will go to the swimming pool and maybe the sea side. The parents shld already know that the grandmother can't swim. The granduncle too may not know too.

 

How can the parents leave the kid without any worries?

[Karoon]

Parents are not even there.

 

I won't even leave my kids with someone else, not even grandparents.

 

The granduncle may be blamed. But the parents need to take responsibility too.

 

Just have some common sense. U r leaving your young kid with people who are aged and not very mobile, in an outside place and u know they will go to the swimming pool and maybe the sea side. The parents shld already know that the grandmother can't swim. The granduncle too may not know too.

 

How can the parents leave the kid without any worries?

 

Hopefully her death not in vain. May it remind other parents that if their young kids follow others on r&r, rule of thumb is no pool activities. Don't even pack their swim wear... its a no option. This is one area where parents can never be too kiasi. The heartpain of the disappointed kid/offending other family members is a very very small price.

[Yeshe]

Poor girl. The guardians failed you. One adult "unaware", the other "thought" or "assumed" you could swim.

RIP, I dun think the parents n grandparents will have an easy time for the rest of their lives.

[Dleodleo]

Was there a drowning case in Kallang River this morning? Passed by saw 2 police cars and a fire engine. Part of the walkway along river was cordoned off.

 

Saw a big dark object floating. Dun know what was that.

[zipping]

5-year-old girl drowns at condo pool after mum left her alone for 20 minutes

http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/5-year-old-girl-drowns-condo-pool-after-mum-left-her-alone-20-minutes?utm_source=mobileapp&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=native-share

 

[t0y0ta]

1 hour ago, zipping said:

5-year-old girl drowns at condo pool after mum left her alone for 20 minutes

http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/5-year-old-girl-drowns-condo-pool-after-mum-left-her-alone-20-minutes?utm_source=mobileapp&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=native-share

 

Wah lau..... this mother is really

[Fcw75]

1 hour ago, zipping said:

5-year-old girl drowns at condo pool after mum left her alone for 20 minutes

http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/5-year-old-girl-drowns-condo-pool-after-mum-left-her-alone-20-minutes?utm_source=mobileapp&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=native-share

 

Beyond imagination really...