DC inspects all splash parks, fixes safety issues after FOX 5 report
On Monday, a six-year-old boy fell into an unsecured water filtration system at Marvin Gaye Park.
By Tuesday, DGS, the agency responsible for park maintenance, sent a crew to secure the cover of the filtration system, but FOX 5’s Lindsay Watts and Van Applegate found right next to that, the plastic cover for a water meter was not secure. When removed, it revealed a hole at least two feet deep.
Nearby, the padlock was off for the water park’s electric panel allowing access to switches.
DGS and the Department of Parks and Recreation released a joint statement to FOX 5.