Dry Drowning
By Marlina
@marlina (154166)
Canada
June 9, 2017 8:26am CST
I was reading some news from different online newspapers and came across this very, very sad one, unfortunately.
The caption caught my attention as it said "dry drowning" and I thought "How can someone die from dry drowning?"
I am including the link for the article about this cute toddler that did drown that way.
Now I know what it is and was wondering if you had ever heard of such a thing?
My heart goes to the grieving family.
A week after swimming on a family vacation, a 4-year-old boy from Texas took his last breath. The suspected cause of death is "dry drowning," a rare condition in which there is a delayed physical reaction to inhaling water.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48890)
• United States
15 Jun 17
I saw this on the news the other night. I was not familiar with it.
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Jun 17
I am an aquatic professional who oversee all the swimming pools and aquatic facilities for the city I work for. Unfortunately, dry drowning is not only something I've heard of, it's something I have had to deal with. We try to be as proactive as we can to educate our patrons about dry drownings.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
10 Jun 17
@moffittjc That is a very heavy burden to carry.
Congratulations to your lifeguards for bringing 2 little children back to life.
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Jun 17
@marlina Any drowning situation is scary to deal with. We have over 155,000 people visit our aquatic facilities on an annual basis. That's 155,000 people I have to keep from dying. It's a heavy burden that I don't take lightly. We had two drowning incidents last summer (both 6 year olds), but my lifeguards were able to bring both of them back to life, and both of them had no lasting effects and are doing well.
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@snowy22315 (169638)
• United States
10 Jun 17
I have heard of this. I saw a program about it on TV one time. I thought how heartbreaking that must be.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
9 Jun 17
This is very sad, first time I heard of dry drowning. I wonder if there is something that could be done after a person takes in water to a prevent it.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
9 Jun 17
Oh that poor boy. =( This is the first time I'm learning about this. Prayers for the family.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
9 Jun 17
@LovingMyBabies , Such a sad story: I never knew about "dry drowning".
@silvermist (19702)
• India
12 Jun 17
A sad incident.Good day turned bad for that family.I have never heard of Dry drowning.
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
9 Jun 17
This is so sad. I could feel the sadness of the child's father losing his goodlooking son. My 5-year-old grandson is watching TV beside me . . I got up and kissed him.
@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
10 Jun 17
I think I've heard of this before but didn't remember what it was about. The article said that symptoms usually develop within one to 24 hours whereas this time it took about a week. Maybe he got water in his lungs at a later date like when taking a bath or something and no one realized it?
@Tierkreisze (1609)
• Philippines
10 Jun 17
I have never heard of it. Still, poor kid.
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@popciclecold (35043)
• United States
9 Jun 17
No, I never heard of it. But it certainly is sad. Hardly hear anything good anymore.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
9 Jun 17
I just read another one of these dry drowning stories, but the little girl survived. Quite scary.
@RasmaSandra (73230)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jun 17
It is so unfortunate when things like this happen. Parents should keep a sharper eye out for their children.
@JESSY3236 (18885)
• United States
9 Jun 17
That's so sad. I have heard of dry drowning. I can't remember where I heard about it.
