CHANDLER (AZFamily) — Arizona’s annual Child Fatality Report shows fewer children died overall in 2024, but drownings increased.
According to the state report, 36 Arizona children drowned in 2024, a 15% increase from 2023.
Stacey McRae knows the pain behind those numbers firsthand. Her 2-year-old son, Odin, drowned in her backyard pool in 2021. Instead of setting up for her son’s seventh birthday party Friday night, McRae was preparing for her annual drowning-prevention fundraiser…