BATON ROUGE — Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for children ages 5 to 14, according to the CDC, with the Louisiana Department of Health saying that one of the best ways to prevent drowning is to teach your child how to swim.
Autumn Percival, an instructor at Fishys Aquatics swim school in Gonzales, shared with WBRZ the most common swim safety mistakes families make this time of year.
“This time of year, people start to get really comfortable in their child’s swimming ability,” Percival said. “It’s really important you continue to reinstate those rules and instructions around the pool because anything can happen regardless of the child’s age or ability to swim.”…