After her son almost drowned decades ago, Kari Bahour knew she had a new mission in life. For 23 years, Bahour has taught survival swim lessons to children as young as 6 months old. Her goal is to give children the skills they need to save their own lives in the event they wander into a swimming pool with no adult supervision.
If 15-year-old, Elijah Wyatt would have put a life jacket on, his mother believes he would still be here today.
Wyatt’s mother, Ginger Bennett says her teenager drowned while they were enjoying a day at Belews Lake.
She says she asked him several times before the incident to put his life jacket on.
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Teri Hornstein reports several organizations provide scholarships for free lessons, including the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s program called Every Child a Swimmer.
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The 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett drowned in a swimming pool Sunday at the family’s Florida home, police said.
Officers responded to a Beach Park home in Tampa at 9:30 a.m. after a child had fallen into a pool, the Tampa Police Department said. The child was taken to an area hospital but could not be revived and was pronounced dead shortly after, authorities said.
It was a tragic accident and no foul play was involved, police said.
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Teri Hornstein reports several organizations provide scholarships for free lessons, including the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s program called Every Child a Swimmer.
