3-year-old boy dies after drowning at Siloso Beach

[atrecord]

Seriously troubling and tragic…


This is the main reason why i started my kids on swim lessons a few years ago.

Not that we will no longer need be vigilant, but at least it’s more reassuring that there is another line of defence…

[longmao.029846irene]

atrecord:

Seriously troubling and tragic...


This is the main reason why i started my kids on swim lessons a few years ago.

Not that we will no longer need be vigilant, but at least it's more reassuring that there is another line of defence...

Same here. Esp nowadays there are so many outings / overseas exchg prog gg on.. Nvr know wen d kid will up to certain mischief wen there's water play etc.... Teachers may b too preoccupy too even notice one is missing etc..

[dolphinsiah]

Many years ago , I remember seeing a 3-4 year old boy running around the public Deep pool.... Slipped and he fell into the Deep pool ...Luckily a Life Guard was around , quickly pull the little boy up....


The mother was seen running from a distance to the little boy.....
The Life Guard told the mother ....keep the little boy away from the deep pool....

But within minutes, the little boy came running around the deep pool again...and the mom is no where in sight...
And history repeat itself, fell into the pool, life guard pick him up again...

My heart was like .... :yikes:

[insider]

Few years back I was at a park in Australia.


There was a big pond with swans.

While lying there idling with my kiddos, I saw a boy of about 3 years old squatting near the pond, trying to fish out a ball (that could be his) from the pond.

In my mind I was thinking, "Where are his parents? Skali fall…"

Before I could even complete my micro-second thought, the boy fell into the pond!

A stranger nearby jumped right in to get the little boy out.

Then the parents of the boy came rushing to them.

Others started to offer shawls/blankets for both the soaking wet boys (June weather in Australia, wet in the pond…).

Little kids can have no brains but adults?

[Imami]

atrecord:

Seriously troubling and tragic...


This is the main reason why i started my kids on swim lessons a few years ago.

Not that we will no longer need be vigilant, but at least it's more reassuring that there is another line of defence...

You r right and your post sets me thinking. My original plan was to let my kid learn to swim when he enters primary school. I heard that there's some national swimming programme for all pri 3 kids (or something like that). Now, I think I need to replan.

We always keep a close watch when he goes swimming. We arrange play dates for 5-6 kids to go swimming together. About 4-5 dads would be in the pool with the kids while the mums would watch close by. But you pointed out something impt - to add another line of defense - learn how to swim.

[Imami]

insider:

Little kids can have no brains but adults?

Those adults \"no eyes\". How else to explain the accident?

Sometimes adults (ESP women. Oops I also woman) tend to get carries away with what they are doing eg chatting. Often I see domestic helpers chatting with fellow helpers and forget about their charges. Jia lat leh.... :slapshead:

I once witnessed how a toddler (a neighbor) pedalled his tricycle out into the car park while the helper was chatting with her friend. I quickly point out to her and ran after that kid. The nest time I see my neighbor, I promptly told him about this incident. :mad:

[dolphinsiah]

I guess a lot of us tend to overlook , that Pond Do have Deep Water...... :imdrowning:


This remind me of my horrified experience with HDB lift....
More than 10 years ago , while we were still staying in a 25 storey flat....

I made a mistake , which luckily did not turn out to be a mishap....

We were staying on the 8th floor , the common lift was right in front of our house....

We were going out, so the younger child around 3 year old was waiting for us in front of the lift, while we were closing the gate and the door....

While we were busy , closing the door, the lift came, someone stepped out, and my little 3 year old girl , just step into the lift

To my horror , the lift door closed and it went up.....it was too fast....

I panicked , as the lift ...just went up, Spouse ....immediately made a dash for the stairs....

Poor me , images of my child getting hurt was flashing in my mind...
Her small fingers , might be crushed by the lift door....she might walk towards the corridor with no proper safety railings.... :nailbite: :nailbite:

Luckily , Spouse found her on the 15th floor .....really scare the hell of me.... :yikes:

I learnt a Good Lesson.....which I will never forget in my Life.... :spank:

[imwithchild]

it is really sad. i read somewhere that a lot of children drowned because of the lack of water awareness. if they had stood up (the pool was not that deep), they would not have drowned.

[Imami]

imwithchild:

it is really sad. i read somewhere that a lot of children drowned because of the lack of water awareness. if they had stood up (the pool was not that deep), they would not have drowned.

This, I can personally testify.

When I was about 4-5, I was left waddling in the pool while my elder cousins, parents, aunts were all over the place. They were near but not within my reach. For some reason (can't remember), I lost my footing and was struggling. Drank lots of pool water (yucks), tried screaming in between the gulps of water, waving my hands wildly... In the end, my Adult cousin just scooped me up and put me on my feet to stand. Hey, the water level only reaches my chest. All I remembered at that instance was embarrassment and relief.

Never forget that incident. Which is why, I don't believe in \"it's ok, I am only up here, very near\". I make sure either myself or my hubby is in the water near the kids.