âCatiâs billâ aims to protect Texas children who cannot swim
âCatiâs billâ aims to protect children who cannot swim
After their daughter drowned, two years ago, a Jonestown couple is now fighting to get legislation passed that they believe will help prevent other families from experiencing what they went through.
AUSTIN, Texas - In June 2019, John and Kori DelaPena started their typical summer day by dropping their six-year-old daughter Catiana off at High Hopes Summer Camp in Cedar Park. Later that day about 3:00 the camp called us both and said there had been an accident at the pool, said John.
Eighteen months ago, we covered the death of a young girl swimming at a Cedar Park pool. She was part of a summer camp that was there on a field trip.
Six-year-old Cati DelaPeña was found at the bottom of the pool and died the next day at the hospital.
Now there s a place that will always make the DelaPeñas think of their daughter. Constant heartbreak : Reliving what led up to Cati s death Our Cati was very social and she was very go-getter, said Kori DelaPeña. Very popular at school, very friendly, added John DelaPeña, as Kori echoed.