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Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death
in children and most of them happen in residential pools.
Never leave your child unattended in a pool. According to
the World Health Organization (2008), approximately every
three minutes a child somewhere in the world dies from drowning
and about 2-3 million get into trouble in the water and come
close to drowning.
Please refer to Safe
Kids Canada for facts about child drowning, top tips to
prevent child drowning, pool fencing questions and safety
around open water.
 Web
Resources:
Safe
Kids Canada - Drowning Prevention
Health
Canada - Swimming Pool Advisory
Health
Canada - Swimming Pool Safety
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