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City leaders urge water safety after drownings; lifeguards and bystanders credited with saving coach
Summary
Orange County Fire Authority chiefs and Seal Beach officials urged resident vigilance on pool safety, education and barriers; a lifeguard team and bystanders used CPR and an AED to revive a collapsed coach, prompting councilmembers to agree to fund an AED for a snack shack.
Fire and lifeguard chiefs told the Seal Beach City Council on June 23 that drowning remains a leading, preventable cause of death for young children and urged a renewed focus on supervision, barriers and swim instruction.
Division 1 Chief Covey of the Orange County Fire Authority and Chief Bailey joined the council to mark national drowning prevention month, present local statistics and promote the ABCs of water safety: active adult supervision, barriers and classes. Chief Covey said the county had nine drownings so far in the year and…
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