Toddler Drowns In Cloudy Swimming Pool With An Unsafe Fence
The Pennsylvania swimming pool attorneys at Reiff & Bily offer their heartfelt condolences to the family of a toddler who drowned two weeks ago at a Houston apartment complex. The owner of the apartment complex has been accused of leaving gaps in the fence which may have allowed the young boy to access the swimming pool. According to the report, the owner of the apartment complex did not repair a chest-high iron fence surrounding the cloudy, algae filled pool. City officials noted both the fence and water conditions violated state and municipal laws. The death of the infant was caused by the negligence of the defendant in failing to keep the pool water clean, as well as failing to maintain the protective fence around the pool. (Houston Chronicle news article)
Most swimming pool injuries occur because of failure to properly secure a pool from small children and failure to maintain the swimming pool water in good condition. Property owners are often found liable if their negligence leads to the injury or death. Our deepest sympathies go out to the family of 23 month old Conar Matthew Rose. The catastrophic injury and swimming pool accident lawyers at Reiff & Bily have experience investigating swimming pool drowning accidents since 1979. What we need to learn from this tragedy is that swimming pool accidents can be prevented with proper safeguards and constant supervision of young ones.
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