Children's Safety Zone

SALT RIVER, AZ – Authorities say a man drowned in the Salt River east of the Valley on Sunday.

According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, 34-year-old Pedro A. Ramos-Chaves had waded into the shallow water of the river and as he continued to walk into deeper water he began to struggle.

Witnesses began swimming toward him to help but before they got to him Ramos-Chaves went under water and did not resurface.

Witnesses dove into the water to try and find the victim but their attempts were unsuccessful, according to authorities.

MCSO divers responded to the scene and the victim’s body was found in about 10 feet of water. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

MCSO says deputies learned Ramos-Chaves had been extremely intoxicated when he went into the river.

The case will remain open pending the results of the Medical Examiner’s investigation.

GLENDALE, AZ – Fire officials say a 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was found at the bottom of a Glendale swimming pool.Glendale fire spokesman Danny Cenese said the 3-year-old boy made his way into the backyard near 75th Avenue and Union Hills Drive around 3 p.m. Tuesday.He was alone at the time and somehow made it over a small fence, Cenese said.

via FD: Boy found at bottom of Glendale swimming pool.

A 1-year-old boy nearly drowned in a backyard swimming pool in Corona de Tucson Sunday afternoon.

The family of the child took him to a Corona de Tucson fire station, 17411 S. Rustling Leaf Trail, shortly before 5 p.m. and said the boy had fallen into a swimming pool, said agency spokesman Todd Cupell.

via One-year-old child nearly drowns in Corona de Tucson pool.

Tucson – August is Drowning Impact Awareness Month. There is just over a month left in this year’s swim season and this is the time when people let their guard down.

Kids will be back in school soon and will bring a lot of distractions which takes our attention away from the water.

Tracy Koslowski with Safe Kids Pima County and Drexel Heights Fire Department invited Kristi’s Kids to a recent water safety presentation.

via Emotional impact of drowning | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona.

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) –

As summer inches closer,health officials are starting to warn about the drowning dangers that couldcome with combining kids and pools.

Happening today is a watersafety event for first graders in Pima County, at the Mulcahy YMCA.  The building is quiet early this morning, butlater on throughout the day it will be filled with almost 800 first graderslearning how to be safe around the water.

It’s a program to try toprevent drowning with some of our youngest; specifically reaching out to nineschools from under-served areas, who may not have access to any other kind ofwater education.  It is put on by theTucson Medical Center and “ﾘSafe Kids Pima County.’ 

The children will goinside the center and cycle through eight stations with different lessons, likemessages about water rescue, open water, staying smart in the sun and doing theright thing around pools. 

So far this year inArizona, there have been six deaths in water-related incidents.  The county is hoping to keep that number aslow as possible, starting with the program this morning.