- Second leading cause of unintentional death in children ages
one to 19. For infants less than one year, drowning is the third
leading cause of death. - Drowning kills three kids a day in the
U.S. - About half are older than 4, the age American Academy of
Pediatrics recommends children to start swimming lessons. - Six
LA teens died in the Red River in August 2010, all trying to
help one another. Onlookers could not swim. - Black and Hispanic
drowning rates are significantly higher than whites. Black
children five to 14 are 3 times more likely to drown than
whites. 70 percent of black youngsters between ages of six and
16 have low or no swimming skills; non-swimming rate for
Hispanic children is also alarming at 58%. - Unintentional
drowning kills more than 830 children ages 14 and younger each
year. - 3,600 injuries occur each year to children due to near-
drowning incidents. - Home swimming pools are the most common
site for a drowning to occur for a child between the ages of 1
to 4 years. - A national study