How did she drown?

Question

Why did this girl drown when she went down the waterslide- if she didn't know how to swim- why did she go down the waterslide? http://www.beachwatchnj.com/march_2006_news.htm Scroll down to read the story.

Answer 1

From reading it, I get the impression that it was the life guards' fault for not paying enough attention. But then again, the article is biased towards the little girl and her family.

I believe that the 13 year old was not prepared enough to go down the slide. If I am thinking of the right attraction, then the slide doesn't lead directly into the water but instead cuts off, causing the person to plunge into the water. Because of this, the water has to be deep enough so that the customers don't hurt themselves. I believe that the girl couldn't swim and went on the slide only because her sister was going on.

This is a very tragic accident in which neither party should be blamed because it WAS an accident and nothing more.

Answer 2

she probably didn't know how to swim but wanted to be cool and go down with her older sister...or maybe she hit her head going down the slide and was knocked out so when she reached the bottom she just drowned...tragic story but this just shows kids how careful they have to be