Robstown, TX — The fate of a 7-year old girl is unclear after she was found at the bottom of a swimming pool on Sunday, June 29, 2014. The pool is located at Diaz Park in Robstown, Texas. The girl’s family was having a party in the park when the accident occurred.
Once the girl was discovered, she was rushed to Northwest Hospital in Calallen before being taken to Driscoll Children’s Hospital.
There’s been no update on the girl’s condition.
Officials say lifeguards were on duty when the accident took place.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
Let’s start out with a question. If a tornado comes through a small town and levels your house, do you blame the tornado, or the siren operator who fell asleep on the job and didn’t alert people to the danger in time? Obviously, your house was going to be leveled no matter when you heard the alarm. The operator couldn’t prevent the ultimate outcome, but he really didn’t do anything to make it better.
We have a similar situation here. It’s possible that the lifeguards on duty just could not have prevented this accident, but from what’s been reported, they didn’t seem to do anything to make it better. From what I’ve read, they didn’t even attempt a rescue, which is kind of their entire point for being there. So there are some questions we need to ask. Who were these lifeguards? Had they been privately contracted? What kind of training had they received? Someone fell down on the job here, and because of it, a little girl’s life is in danger, so they’ve got some explaining to do.
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