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Drowning deaths of mother and son: Quebec coroner emphasizes swimming lessons
The coroner said 95% of Canadian-born people can swim and urged Montreal officials to keep promoting lessons and pool supervision.
- A Quebec coroner released a report on the drowning of a mother and her three-year-old son in Montreal last June after the mother jumped into the pool to save her child.
- Coroner Edgard Nassif noted neither victim wore flotation devices, and the pool's cloudy water made them harder for nearby family members to spot during the incident.
- While 95 per cent of Canadian-born people know how to swim, Nassif wrote that competency rates are much lower among newcomers and young children, highlighting a critical safety gap.
- Nassif stressed that pool supervision must be provided by someone who can swim, and recommends Montreal officials continue encouraging residents to take swimming lessons.
- As warmer weather brings Montrealers to pools and beaches this Spring, the province has already seen several fatal drownings, underscoring the need for renewed Water Safety awareness.
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Drowning deaths of mother and son: Quebec coroner emphasizes swimming lessons
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is emphasizing the importance of swimming lessons in a report into the drownings of a mother and her three-year-old son.
·Toronto, Canada
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Le Journal de QuebecThe death of a mother and her dead boy drowned prompts a coroner to recall the importance of the presence of an overseer capable of swimming.
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left14Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution74% Left
Bias Distribution
- 74% of the sources lean Left
74% Left
L 74%
C 21%
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