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This story is from a friend of mine who is a Mental Health Humor reporter at Mental Health Humor and Mental Health Humor 2. The first part of this story is the newspaper reporting of the tragedy and the second part is his personal account of what happen and why.

Although this story is sad and disturbing, moms, dad, grandparents and all kids need to read this and see how an accident can happen and what the consequences are. When I read the story and his accounts, I knew I had to air this and let everyone know that children must be watched around water. Children have to be watched around everything.

Chato said, "This was not a good week for me emotionally, but I was in the best place and with the best people in order to handle it. This is what news story said about what happened."

Tampa Bay Online
updated 12:15 a.m. ET, Thurs., Aug. 28, 2008

TAMPA - A 3-year-old girl died Wednesday afternoon after wandering away from her family and falling into a hotel swimming pool, Tampa police said.

The girl and her family were on vacation and staying at the Embassy Suites, 555 N. Westshore Blvd., authorities said. The family is from the Cayman Islands.

Family members, whose names were not released by police, were sitting near the pool when the child wandered away, police said. The toddler was found unresponsive. Authorities do not know how long she was in the water.

A bystander gave the girl CPR until Tampa Fire Rescue paramedics arrived about 5 p.m. The girl was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Investigators have ruled the drowning an accident.



Chato said, "This is what really happened:"

This story makes me sick! I was there on the 12th floor and some of their facts are wrong.

There should be outrage over this, I don't know why it was swept under the rug, was it race? Was it the fact that the mother or family was not watching her and they did not want to embarrass them? Was it hotel liability?

Here are some facts, the pool was not filled as high as it was the day before...I was in the pool with my kids the day before and all my girls have a life jacket on at all time near and in the water... That is just my rule... With 4 kids having fun it can be hard to keep your eyes on them all the time, even when you are right in front of them. But, the day the child died the pool, the water was 6" lower, that could have soften the child's blow when she hit her head if it had been higher... Yes, I said HIT HER HEAD not just fell... she was with two other children at the time and no one else. If someone was watching her it would have been from 50 to 100 feet away. I have an eyewitness to this fact and so did the police.

She stepped by the pool on the edge and slipped and hit here head then went under water.

What happened next will horrify you.

The other small children of unknown age, but could not be older the 5 to 8 years old tried to pick her up out of the water, then she slipped under and they did it again... almost a full minute passed before a hotel worker, not a lifeguard came to her aid.

Still NO parent or guardian, to be found anywhere. There was an FBI training that day and one of its members came over to the child's aid too... none knew how to perform CPR on this a child... Another bystander and member of my training, and a mother of a two year old, who was certified to perform CPR on a child ran over and started doing it right and the child vomited up only her stomach contents and not water.

Almost seven minutes have gone by now, and that is when I looked out the 12th floor window and seen the crowd... At first, I thought it was an adult, so I grabbed my digital and I started videotaping. In the video, you can see the other so called bystander compressing the child's chest like it was a grown adult. So that is why I assumed it was an old man. Then when I zoomed in, I could see the small feet and legs and a bloated belly... I learned some basics about CPR when we had our son and it is different for children. CPR is "essentially breathes for the victim by forcing air into the lungs," but my understand is if you don't do it right your just blowing air into the child's belly. Could that have been what I seen?

When the ambulance tech came, you can see him checking and leaning over the child, then almost ripping him away for the FBI guy and running to the waiting ambulance... At this point, I hate what I saw next. Since I had it on zoom, I saw her face as the tech carried her lifeless body away.

The child's death should never, never, never have happened! The hotel had no one watching the pool, no lifeguard or staff was there. The mother was nowhere to be found, and the family was scattered about, running, and playing with out supervision. There is blame to be had here... And YES I do put it on both the family and the hotel.

All this could have been prevented... if having a lifeguard on staff would be too costly then at least make sure all managers and front desk workers are certified for CPR. In addition, the pool should require all children 7 years old and younger to wear a CHILDREN'S LIFE JACKET... For goodness sake, the pools deepest end was only 4.5 feet!

Why doesn't the Hotel have a supply of 10 or 20 available life jackets for the guests? We are talking about spending only a few hundred dollars or the equivalent on one nights stay!

I just wish more could be done... this child lost her voice and her life for nothing but carelessness and her face will forever be in my memory!

Sorry to air this out here, I wish I could blog about but it does not fit my format.

I thank you for letting me talk it out here... I just need to put my feeling into words and I hope I did not cause you any undo grief or sadness, but if you are crying over the child, just know you are not alone.

Does this make you think.

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Drowning Pool is a kick ass alt/metal band that knows how to rock out! These guys are hard rock main-stays which came together in Dallas, Texas in 2001. These guys know how to rock and have some amazing albums under their belt! Their first album, Sinner was certified platinum within six months after being released! The album was a huge hit and their first single Bodies was aired all over the place, from Fuse to MTV to every single rock radio station you could imagine. The bands current lineup includes, Ryan McCombs dishing it out on lead vocals, C.J Pierce killin’ it on lead guitar and vocals, Stevie Benton kickin’ ass on bass guitar and vocals and Mike Luce rockin’ out on the drums and also on vocals. Every single one of these guys is on vocals, which is pretty damn impressive! They originally signed with Wind-Up Records in 2001 and took the stage at Ozzfest that same year. After Drowning Pool took the stage, everyone went crazy, cheering and screaming and begging for more! They were the talk of the town from L.A to NYC and everywhere in between. They had everyone in the music industry as well as fans and radio stations world wide talking about the next big thing known as Drowning Pool. Then on August 14, 2002 tragedy struck, when the bands lead singer Dave Williams was found dead inside their tour bus. The autopsy concluded that he suffered from a form of heart disease. The band was distraught and had no idea what they were going to do or where they would go from there. It was one of the most difficult things they’ve ever had to deal with as a band, but they pulled it together. With that being said, that alone would have destroyed most bands but Drowning Pool was determined to stay together, grow and get through it and in the end; it just brought them closer and made them stronger as a band as well as individually. They had a passion to succeed and for them it was about the music. If they could get through that, they could get through anything. After all the obstacles they faced, they came together as a band and In 2003 they found a new lead singer; Jason ‘Gong’ Jones who took place of Dave Williams. They then released the album Desensitized in 2004. Jason’s departure from Drowning Pool was publicly announced on June 14, 2005, due to irreconcilable differences. Then in spring of 2006, Drowning Pool announced that they had parted ways with Wind-Up Records. As October rolled around, they came out with a killer single; “No More” which was their first track without McCombs on vocals. That tune was so kick ass, it was announced to be on the Saw 3 soundtrack which is huge! On February 26, 2007 it was announced that Drowning Pool had signed a new deal with a major label known as Eleven Seven Music. They also got a new management company known as 10th Street Management. They were looking for a label and a management company that would be behind them 100% and with their new found label and management company, they found just that. They’ve already released 3 albums, their most recent being Full Circle; which was released on August 7, 2007. Two songs off that album were produced by Funny Farm Records, owned by the phenomenal Motley Crew bassist Nikki Sixx and former Beautiful Creatures guitarist DJ Ashba. The remaining tracks were recorded with big wig producer; Ben Schigel at the Dallas based January Sound Studio. The album also includes one of my favorite songs, Enemy which was a huge hit topping the charts as soon as the album was released. This is by far their best album yet and they continue to kick ass on major tours world wide.
They’ve done some killer shows and gained an enormous fan base with extensive touring; we’re talkin’ huge shows like, Ozzfest and if you’re at Ozzfest sharing the stage with rock legend Ozzy Osborne you must be doing something right. Since signing with their new label Eleven Seven Music, they’ve already toured with some of rocks biggest names in the industry, we're talking phenomenal bands, including Egypt Central, Sixx AM, Buck Cherry, The Exies and their most recent extensive tour was with rock band, Saliva. They’re all about getting out there and giving it all they've got, they were performing 6 days a wk and putting on some awesome shows when on tour with Saliva; if that's not dedication..I don't know what is. With amazing songs, albums and performances, you can’t help but notice Drowning Pool as a dedicated killer rock band that knows how to rock out!
Catch them live on Tour!
June, 7 2008 08:00 PM - The Dome
2201 V St, Bakersfield, California 93301 - $25

June, 8 2008 08:00 PM - Last Day Saloon
with Nonpoint, The Exies, Deepfield, and Under The Flood
120 5th Street, Santa Rosa, California 95401 - $16

June, 11 2008 08:00 PM - The Plaza Club
881 Granville St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1K7 - $25

June, 12 2008 08:00 PM - The Black Alley
4630 Macleod Trail SW, Calgary, Alberta T2G 5E8 - $20

June, 13 2008 07:00 PM - Jet Nightclub
9221- 34th Ave, Edmonton, Alberta - $21

June, 14 2008 08:00 PM - The Distrikt
1326 Hamilton Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4R 2B5 - $25

June, 16 2008 08:00 PM - The Zoo
160 Osbourne St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 1Y6 - $21

Tickets available at the front desk of the Osborne Village Hotel: 160 Osborne Street, Winnipeg, Canada R3L 1Y6
June, 17 2008 08:00 PM - Roxy on Broadway
834 Broadway Ave, Saskateon, Saskatchewan - $25

June, 20 2008 08:00 PM - The Embassy
732 Dundas Street, London, Ontario N5W 2Z4 - $25

June, 21 2008 08:00 PM - The Wreck Room
794 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5R 3G1 - $25

June, 22 2008 12:00 PM - Heavy MTL - Parterre Parc Jean Drapeau
Montreal, Quebec - $75/$135

with Motley Crue, Three Days Grace, Shadows Fall, Priestess and MORE! Tickets on sale 4/19.

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Enemy is the latest single from Drowning Pool's latest album, Full Circle. It's currently sitting at #20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts after 20 weeks on the chart. It may have reached it's peak, but you never know. It could reach a little higher. This is the same position that their last single, Soldiers, peaked at last year. Enjoy!

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