Water safety requires vigilance

 
By Michael McNutt
Published: March 21, 2008

Paying attention when a child is near any body of water — even a bucket of water — could save that youngster's life, Oklahoma 's chief child abuse examiner said.

With Thursday's arrival of spring, the Oklahoma Child Death Review Board kicked off a campaign to warn Oklahomans to be mindful of children while around swimming pools, rivers, lakes and streams.

Attention also must be paid when kids are in bathtub...


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