“Cheers to the New Year’s” is what thousands of us were just saying last week. Well, that wasn’t the case for myself, my family, and a huge part of the Cape Verdean community living in the U.S and Cape Verde. Last week, two young healthy brothers and a cousin, all took a trip to the ocean and unfortunately, became lost at sea. Days later, the two brothers were pronounced dead. I can only imagine how terrifying this news was for the parents and family of these three young men. On my Facebook newsfeed, bad news, was all I saw on this drowning incident that happened back home in Cape Verde. I quickly noticed how many people in the U.S. were impacted by this. For this reason, I have decided to create a post on Water Safety in the Winter! Yes.
Most times, many of us only think of water safety in the Summer. Sadly, we should honestly be preparing our children and maybe ourselves in the winter. Learning, how to swim could be the first step we all take. It is very important, attempting to get to safety,while, near large bodies of water, whether that be at the beach, lake, river, pools, or bathtubs. Water safety in our own homes is often overlooked. Sometimes we don’t think that leaving a little one unattended in the bath tub could be dangerous or forget to properly secure our backyards with pools. As we know, shit happens unexpectedly, and the worst feeling is not being prepared.
I encourage everyone to check in with their local community centers, Boys & Girls Club, YMCA, Parks & Recreation Department, and search for private water safety facilities, organizations, and associations dealing with water safety.
Below are some resources in Rhode Island & surrounding areas offering swim lessons and water safety
Take it further and please educate yourself on all water safety precautions by visiting some of the websites above. Hope this Water Safety blog post could help.
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