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Boy’s death highlights a hidden danger: Dry drowning
10-year-old died more than an hour after getting out of swimming pool
By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 9:58 a.m. ET June 5, 2008
The tragic death of a South Carolina 10-year-old more than an hour after he had gone swimming has focused a spotlight on the little-known phenomenon called “dry drowning” — and warning signs that every parent should be aware of.
“I’ve never known a child could walk around, talk, speak and their lungs be filled with water,” Cassandra Jackson told NBC News in a story broadcast Thursday on TODAY....
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My real mom was a ER nurse. I remember once when I was a little kid, her coming home very upset because one of her coworkers had a son drowned. He had been swimmign and took a nap. He never woke up. I don't remember the detail but I think his lungs were almost completely full of lake water. I wish I coudl remember more but the age of 4 was a long time oga.
My real mom was a ER nurse. I remember once when I was a little kid, her coming home very upset because one of her coworkers had a son drowned. He had been swimmign and took a nap. He never woke up. I don't remember the detail but I think his lungs were almost completely full of lake water. I wish I coudl remember more but the age of 4 was a long time oga.
