The Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-06-22, Page 11The Wingham Advance -Times, June 22, 1983—Page 11
Terry was eight years old.
His parents repeatedly warned him to
stay away from the creek. On several occa-
sions they even spanked him for not obeying
the warnings.
One afternoon, Terry disappeared.
His parents and neighbors searched the
neighborhood and the creek. One hour later,
they called the police.
The police found him. His body was
floating in the creek. Face -down. Drowned.
Every year more and more families are
going through a tragedy like this. The alarm-
ing fact is that water tragedies involving chil-
dren are increasing.
Children are drowning in creeks.
They're drowning in lakes at the cottage.
They're even drowning at home in backyard
pools.
Where is the stop to it?
Doesn't it start with the parents?
Shouldn't they be the ones responsible
for knowing where their children are playing
at all times?
Shouldn't the parents be the ones who
are responsible for making sure their children
know about water safety?
No one has the whole answer to these
tragedies. And we at Red Cross don't pretend
we do.
But, we think we might have part of the
answer. Like our water safety courses. These
courses were designed not only to teach your
children how to swim, but also how to be
more water safety conscious. We also offer free
literature that offers suggestions on how you
can protect your children from water dangers.
And all you have to do is pick up your
telephone and call your local Red Cross
branch for any of this information.
Call. For your children's sake.
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