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A collection of domestic drowning incident summaries for use by lifeguard trainers, safety professionals, parents and policymakers to improve outcomes.
Ajay Shourie
Ajay Shourie was two years old when he drowned in a home swimming pool whilst visiting his grandmother on 31 March 2014. A key lesson of the case is the importance of installing effective gates and barriers to prevent young children from accessing the pool and installing waterline alarms.
Abdul-Moeez Hayyat
Abdul-Moeez Hayyat was 19 months old when he drowned in a home swimming pool at his grandparent’s home in Aylesbury on 6 April 2010. A key lesson of the case is the importance of installing effective gates and barriers to prevent young children from accessing the pool and installing waterline alarms.
Anna Hider
Anna Hider was 17 months old when she drowned in her foster parent’s home swimming pool at a family gathering on Sunday, 29 July 2007. A key lesson of the case is the importance of installing effective gates and barriers to prevent young children from accessing the pool and installing waterline alarms.
Kylie Grimes
Kylie Grimes was 18 years old when, at a house party in the early hours of the morning, she dived into a friend's home swimming pool and sustained a catastrophic spinal injury on 5 August 2006. A key lesson from the case was the importance of supervising young adults around the pool and avoiding swimming after consuming alcohol.
Callum Grant
Callum Grant was five years old when he drowned in a friend's home swimming pool whilst at a children's party with his parents on Saturday, 17 July 2004. A key lesson of the case is the importance of installing effective gates and barriers to prevent young children from accessing the pool and installing waterline alarms.
