Swimming aids do not absolve parents of their duty to supervise when the child is playing at the water’s edge or splashing in the water. Photo: Freepik
Wild arm movements and screams for help: Parents often assume a child would drown loudly and visibly. But in reality, children tend to drown silently, first responders say.
They may have fallen face-first into the water in a way that they can’t free themselves.
