A tragic warning has been issued after a four-year-old boy "slipped away" from his family home sparking a desperate search that sadly ended with him being found dead in a back garden pool.
The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office revealed in a Facebook post on Saturday, June 15, that the young boy from Alabama disappeared near the area of Cleburne County Road 49 and County Road 111 just before 6 pm local time. Chief Barry Nolen of the Ranburne Police Department confirmed the heartbreaking news in a Facebook post around 10:30 pm on Saturday, stating that the boy was found deceased.
"I would also like to ask everyone to please keep the family in your prayers," Nolan wrote. Cleburne County Coroner Adam Downs identified the child as DJ Jarrell.
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The boy wearing a t-shirt about his mum"I can confirm the death of DJ Jarrell. A 4-year-old from Ranburne Al. He was found in a swimming pool in the yard of his family home," Downs said. Authorities have not yet released any further information, including how the boy managed to leave the house unnoticed.
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Downs previously told AL.com that DJ "slipped away" from his home and was discovered in the pool after an extensive search lasting nearly two hours. The coroner has urged families with young children and swimming pools to be vigilant, as reported by the media.
"Please make sure that they keep the gates locked and secured to where a child cannot get into that pool," advised Downs. He pointed out that officials initially failed to spot the boy in the pool due to the water being "so cloudy."
Warnings about unsecured pools after the boy's death“It’s just one of those circumstances that the water was so cloudy in the pool that you could not see the bottom,” Downs added Drowning deaths are on the rise in the United States, following decades of decline, according to a new CDC Vital Signs study. Over 4,500 people died due to drowning each year from 2020–2022, 500 more per year compared to 2019.
CDC experts looked at drowning deaths, self-reported swimming skills, participation in swimming lessons, and exposure to recreational water for this latest Vital Signs report. The report explores how increased access to basic swimming and water safety skills training can save lives.
“I’ve seen firsthand the effects of drowning: families forced to say goodbye to their loved ones too soon,” said Debra Houry, M.D., M.P.H., CDC’s chief medical officer. “CDC’s drowning prevention experts collected high-quality drowning data to better understand how we can protect people in communities across the United States. Understanding the barriers people face to accessing basic swimming and water safety skills training can help us better understand how to address those barriers, decrease drowning rates, and save lives.”.
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