VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach mother whose 2-year-old daughter drowned in a backyard pool is sharing her family’s story in hopes of preventing similar tragedies as Virginia sees a rise in child drowning deaths.
The Virginia Department of Health reported that 2025 marked a six-year high in drowning deaths among children ages five and younger across the state.
For Kim Bianchi, the statistics are painfully personal…