RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Health officials are urging parents to take extra precautions around water this summer after the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced an increase in child drownings in swimming pools.
Since Memorial Day, six children under the age of 5 have died in swimming pool drownings across the Commonwealth, according to VDH. Four of those deaths happened in Central Virginia, marking a somber start to the swimming season.
The six drowning deaths reported within the last month have already surpassed the number of pool-related deaths among young children for each of the last three years…