So far this year, Cook Children’s has had three drownings and 14 near drownings. It’s more than double what they saw during the same time period last year. Three have already died.
Cook Children s warns drowning cases in 2021 could surpass recent years, launches prevention campaign
Thirty-seven children in Texas have died from drowning this year so far; two were in the last 24 hours, the state says Author: Lauren Zakalik Updated: 5:15 PM CDT July 1, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas Excitement for the Fourth of July weekend is palpable. With Covid cases decreasing, families are anxious to get out and into the water.
But at Cook Children s Medical Center in Fort Worth, the excitement is tempered by a grim reality: in terms of drownings, the hospital said last month was the worst June they d had since 2016.