Drama in Thai swimming pool with happy ending
Rooster is the pen name of an English desk editor of Asean Now, formerly Thaivisa. In addition to his daily work, he writes a column on Sundays, in which he describes an aspect or event in Thai society in a slightly teasing manner, supplemented with an overview of news from the past week.
Last Sunday he deviated from his weekly habit and used the space to write off a horrific drama that happened to him as the father of an 8-year-old girl. He narrates in detail the course of events and everyone who reads it will shudder and be glad that he/she did not happen. Read the whole story at this link: aseannow.com/
Summary
In summary, the drama boils down to this: Mother and two daughters, ages 8 and 5, are in the pool at their condo building. The girls are having a great time, they are water rats who like to swim under water. At a certain point, the 5-year-old girl no longer sees her sister coming up and raises the alarm with her equally inattentive mother. Mother, along with other bathers and condo building staff spring into action and find the eight-year-old unconscious at the bottom. She has become entangled with her long hair in a faulty extractor grille and cannot free herself from it. The girl was taken out of the water and treated medically. She regained consciousness and was taken to a hospital where she was admitted to intensive care. The latest reports were good, but further research will have to show whether further consequences will reveal themselves.
Comments
There were many reactions to this drama, especially from parents with also young children. Lots of sympathy, of course, but also good advice. Swimming pools in many countries, including Thailand, are not always safe due to a lack of rules and maintenance. It is also recommended not to go into a swimming pool with loose and long hair, put the hair up or, even better, wear a swimming cap. Examples in various countries of similar accidents, which did lead to drowning, were cited. So it is not only a problem for Thailand, but applies to the whole world. One cannot be too careful with small children, who should therefore not be lost sight of for 5 seconds in a swimming pool.
Rooster today gives an update on the health of his daughter, supplemented with a consideration of safety aspects with regard to children in a swimming pool
zie https://aseannow.com/topic/1238660
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It should be generally known that you should not lose sight of small children.
Parents are responsible, it is your duty as a parent.
Fortunately, the younger sister was more vigilant.
Being a parent is a difficult, energy-consuming profession. 24/7
This case too, you don't see it coming and children, bizarrely enough, point out by their own actions that it happens. From my own past experiences as a parent, I have also been able to experience that.
Or even from when I was a child. Never forget how a child (my age at the time) was jumping on a glass light window of the swimming pool “de plompert”, a beautiful swimming pool (demolished). A glass window with iron wire in it. The boy fell through and his skin was cut and hung around him like rags.
That is now about 50 years ago, but still see the image in front of me.