To the editor,
It is strange to me how when I read the June 3 article of Floyd Savedra Jr. drowning at our city pool in the El Defensor Chieftain, the story has changed in the Mountain Mail. In the Mountain Mail, it mentions a verbal altercation between Floyd Savedra Jr. and a lifeguard about Floyd holding his breath underwater and not coming up?
Moreoever, since when do lifeguards ask someone else to go check on a swimmer who is under water and not coming up? Is it not their job to go check themselves?
In addition, again no lifeguard went in to get Floyd out of the water. It took his friend having to go in for him before any lifeguard assisted. What is worse is the lifeguard that was trying to do CPR was inexperienced to perform CP and asked someone else for help.
Having a police officer on duty at the pool I do not believe is the answer to my questions. They should have been more responsible in their actions.
The city pool is supposed to be a safe place, not a place where the people who are supposed to make sure nothing happens to us have no authority or knowledge of how to save someone. Having a police officer there is not going to change the fact that if someone is drowning or going to know how to save someone. I think the city pool is just trying to avoid taking responsibility for its actions. If anything the city pool owes the family of Floyd Savedra Jr. an apology for their irresponsibility.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment