According to recent news reports from Austin Texas a 2-year-old toddler is in critical condition following a pool accident at an apartment complex. The accident occurred on Monday Jan. 10 around 6 p.m. at the Marlborough Square Apartments located at 9500 Dessau Road after the family of the small girl reported her to be missing. An unknown person then reported seeing a child floating in the pool at the apartment complex. Investigators are unsure how the child got into the pool area as it is fenced off. The child received CPR from a bystander until emergency personnel arrived. The toddler was last listed in critical condition at Dell Childrens Medical Center.
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When pool accidents occur at an apartment complex the complex may bear liability for such an accident depending on a few factors such as the maintenance of the pool itself and the upkeep of the areas surrounding the pool including any gates or latches. Local authorities are likely investigating the accident site in order to determine how such an accident could have occurred. Additionally other factors may have also played a role in which an outside investigation may be conducted in order to determine each of the liable parties that may have played a role in contributing to this unfortunate accident so that a similar accident does not have to happen in the future causing harm to another child or their family.
– Austin Premises Liability Attorney Michael Grossman
