Osceola crews have responded to 50 child drowning calls in 2021, outpacing yearly average Most calls are from resort or vacation rental tenants Crews with the Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS have responded to 50 child drowning calls in 2021. (WKMG)
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Crews with the Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS have responded to 50 child drowning calls in 2021.
Officials said this is outpacing their usual number of responses.
Firefighters were dispatched to Mystic Dunes Resort and Golf Club around 4 p.m. Tuesday to rescue a child, according to Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS.
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Crews said the child was conscious and was transported to the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.
Firefighters want parents to remember the following pool safety tips:
Watch children in the pool area
Use barriers around the pool
Have kids take swim lessons and pool safety lessons
Parents may want to get CPR training
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