Safety experts worry drowning statistics will increase with more families buying pools
Improving backyard pool safety
With more pools popping up due to the pandemic, water safety experts worry that drowning statistics will also rise.
CHICAGO - With more pools popping up due to the pandemic, water safety experts worry that drowning statistics will also rise.
Like many families, Rachel Plepel and her family took the plunge and bought a swimming pool last summer. With the pandemic, we needed something to occupy our children with, said Plepel.
Her two sons, three-and-a-half-year-old Cameron and 18-month-old Evan, seem to really like it.