Eight children under the age of 5 have accidentally drowned in Virginia pools since Memorial Day.
After two reports of near drownings in the past two weeks, Arlington County Public Health is urging parents and caregivers to be extra careful around water this summer.
Eight children under the age of 5 have accidentally drowned in Virginia pools since Memorial Day. That’s more than the total number of child drowning deaths in each of the last three years. Three children drowned in 2024, two in 2023, and four in 2022…