A five (5) year old North Miami girl drowned when her grandmother who was watching her left her alone. The grandmother decided to go to the grocery store to do some shopping and allowed the five (5) year old to stay home without her. When the grandmother returned she found the child floating in the pool. There was no protective fence surrounding the pool which more likely than not enabled the child to climb in. The grandmother is being charged with manslaughter.
This is such a sad story. As a Fort Lauderdale drowning accident attorney, this horrific incident is a perfect reminder that all pools must be surrounded by protective fencing so that infants, toddlers and children who cannot swim are unable to gain access to the pool.
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