Swimming incidents in America have a history of recurring tragedies, highlighting the alarming need for water safety awareness and preventive measures. In another episode in the series of tragic incidents, two young children, unfortunately, lost their lives while another was r?scu?d after falling into a swimming pool in California.
The harrowing incident at a r?sid?ntial daycar? in South San Jos? has left the community in shock. Th? h??rt-wrenching incident unfolded on Monday, s?nding wav?s of gri?f through th? tight-knit n?ighborhood in San Jose.
Childr?n’s Daycar? Turns Into a Sc?n? of Trag?dy
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Two children drown?d and one child was r?scu?d after falling into a swimming pool at Happy Happy Hom? daycar? in South San Jos? Monday morning. As per The Mercury News, the Polic? quickly dispatched to th? daycare located on th? 1000 block of Fl??twood Driv? in th? Almaden Valley, following a w?lfar? ch?ck call at approximat?ly 9:05 a.m.?
The D?partm?nt of Social S?rvic?s told sources that th? hom? daycar? facility r?c?iv?d its lic?nsing in January 2021, and th? nam?s of th? two wom?n r?sponsibl? for it ar? curr?ntly undisclos?d. Th? daycar?, which claims to adh?r? to rigorous safety protocols and is own?d by an individual with a bachelor’s degree in child d?v?lopm?nt, b?c?m? the sit? of this unimaginable tragedy when several children fell into the pool on the same day.
D?spit? immediate efforts by offic?rs and m?dical p?rsonn?l, two of th? childr?n w?r? pronounc?d d?ad at local hospitals, their identities still undisclosed. A third child, initially in critical condition, is now considered to be out of immediate danger.
Community petrified by the heartbreaking incident
This tragic incident has ignit?d a wav? of sorrow and ang?r within th? community. Nadina Riggsb??, Found?r of th? Drowning Pr?v?ntion Foundation, ?xpr?ss?d h?r dismay to FOX KTVU, stating,??It?s totally unacceptable. Three children at the same time? What the heck? Where were the parents and the caregivers???
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Later, she emphasized the importance of constant vigilance when children ar? n?ar any body of water, calling for parents to be present and attentive, ?They should never leave their children any place where there?s any form, body of water at all unless they?re there, hands-on and eyes.?
Local r?sid?nt Chu?y Anima, who liv?s in clos? proximity to th? daycar?, shar?d his profound gri?f with CBS News Bay Area, saying,?“I’ve been shook up all day. I literally live right across the street so I see them being dropped off every day and picked up. It wrecks my heart.”?This incident has left th? ?ntir? n?ighborhood in mourning as th?y grappl? with th? devastating loss of young liv?s.
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In the wake of this heart-wrenching incident at th? Happy Happy Hom? Daycar? in San Jos?, the community is l?ft in mourning and d?manding answers. The tragic loss of two young liv?s s?rv?s as a stark reminder of the n??d for unwav?ring vigilanc? and safety measures around wat?r bodi?s when it comes to th? well-being of childr?n.
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