More than 4,000 people die from unintentional drowning in the U.S. every year, an average of 11 people per day. The problem is especially serious in children between the ages of 1 and 4, in whom drowning is the single leading cause of death.
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The staff knew that, you know, Cati looked like a normal little girl, she acted like a normal little girl, but she did have Down syndrome, her father, John DelaPeña, told KVUE earlier this year. We asked about, you know, what kind of activities they did. They said, We do take pool trips twice a week. We said, You know, Cati has Down syndrome, so she s got lower muscle tone, she can t swim.
He said he told the camp that if Cati went into the pool, she would need to be wearing a life jacket. Her family said that did not happen.