We recently reported on two drowning incidents in community pools in Dubai, as well as two near-misses.
With many adults watching over their children, one would assume that all of the necessary safety precautions would have been taken care of. But it doesn’t take long for a drowning accident to occur as these incidents – and many in the past – have demonstrated.
These incidents have prompted experts to renew their calls for compulsory training for all pool attendants and life-saving aids to be accessible at all community and hotel swimming pools.
As Chris Kelly, a swimming teacher, said: “In most pools, the doors are not often locked and they can be accessed easily. That in itself is a red flag.”
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Sixty per cent of respondents said they used swimming pools. About 40 per cent said they did not think swimming pools were safe for children, although more than 70 per cent believed that lifeguards had proper training.
