In the words of DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, it’s “summer, summer, summertime.” The kids are out of school, the weather is hot, and pools throughout Wilmington are open for splashing. While pools can provide hours of fun for the whole family, they are not without risks. Unfortunately, drowning is the number one cause of accidental deaths among children ages 1-4.
If you have a pool, it is imperative that you take precautions to prevent injuries or deaths. This includes doing your part to follow all regulations, including having any required pool barriers and alarms, to keep your pool from being the site of a tragedy. The following recommendations are additional steps that can be taken to ensure pool safety and protect pool owners from liability in the event an incident occurs at your pool:
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