3-year-old found at bottom of pool in Butler County, taken to hospital Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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POOL. LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS ARE MORE COMMON DURING THE HOLIDAY. HELENA: ON A HOT AFTERNOON THIS 4TH OF JULY, A THREE-YEAR-OLD, FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF A POOL ON VALLEY FALLS COURT. BUTLER COUNTY DISPATCH SAYS IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 2:00. WHILE THE CIRCUMSTANCES THE LED TO THIS ARE STILL UNCLEAR, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THESE KINDS OF INCIDENTS ARE MORE COMMON AROUND THE HOLIDAY. >> DROWNINGS ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMMON INJURIES THAT HAPPEN TO CHILDREN, AND I’M A PEDIATRICIAN. HELENA: FIRST RESPONDERS TOOK THE YOUNG GIRL TO LIBERTY CHILDREN’S, AND THEY SAY SHE WAS BREATHING DURING THE RIDE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CINCINNATI HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WARNING ALL PARENTS TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON KIDS AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE. THEY SAY PRIVATE POOLS SHOULD ALWAYS BE FENCED. DON’T RELY SOLELY ON FLOATIES TO PREVENT DROWNING. IF A CHILD DISAPPEARS AT A PARTY, CHECK THE POOL FIRST. GET YOUR KIDS SWIMMING LESSONS IF YOU CAN. >> AND NOT JUST LESSONS, BUT SWIMMING BEYOND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO BE AS COMPETENT AS YOU CAN IN THE WATER. THE POOL IS AN EASY THING TO UNDERESTIMATE. HELENA: NEIGHBORS DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK ON CAMERA, BUT THEY TELL US THEY’RE THINKING OF THE FAMILY DURING THIS TIME. OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF DROWNING AND NEAR DROWNING INCIDENTS. HEALTH OFFICIALS REALLY WANT TO STRESS TO PARENTS, WHILE YOU ARE BY THE POOL, KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON

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