Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

It has been two weeks in a row now that I have read AJC on line articles about young children drowning or almost drowning in metro Atlanta. As an Atlanta personal injury lawyer who represents families of drowning victims, I always know that when summer arrives I am going to regularly read about young drowning victims in metro Atlanta and north Georgia.

The first article is about a nine year old boy who is in critical condition after almost drowning while attending a day camp at a Recreation Center in Jonesboro, Georgia. The second article is about a 4 year old girl who drowned in Gwinnett County. Apparently, the Clayton County boy could not swim and was drowning when he was pulled from the pool, given CPR and taken to Southern Regional Hospital and later airlifted to Egleston Hospital in Atlanta. The four year old girl was pulled from the water after she was notice lying still in the water at an apartment complex pool.

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I read an AJC on line article today about a 7 year old boy who drowned at a pool at a Suwannee apartment complex. As a father of two children, I cannot imagine the pain the family must be feeling. As a personal injury lawyer representing clients in Atlanta and north Georgia, I am curious about how such a tragedy occurred. According to the article, the young boy was pulled out of the water when discovered floating face down. It is unclear how long the boy was underwater before he was pulled out. A later written AJC on line article indicated that the boy was at the pool with his mom and other members of their church.

Although there is nothing to bring this young boy back to life, the parents of the child may have a claim to recover wrongful death damages for his death. For this to happen, the circumstances surrounding the death need to show that someone other than a family member was negligent in allowing the boy to drown. For instance, if the apartment provided a life guard service, there may be a question as to whether the life guards on duty failed to provide adequate protection for the swimmers. Issues can also arise regarding the slope of the pool and whether a safety line is in place. The facts could also support that another swimmer was responsible. There are many possibilities.

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