Boy on School Field Trip Drowns in Pool
In parts of western Minnesota, the Kilowatt Center in Granite Falls is known as one of the largest indoor public recreation facilities for children and teens.
On Friday, the Kilowatt Center swimming pool was the site of a tragic drowning of 10-year-old Eddie Ojer of the Montevideo area.
The fourth grader was on a school field trip as a reward for student performance along with peers from Sanford Elementary in Montevideo. Fox 9 News reported Sunday that Eddie was found underwater in the pool and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
He was driven by ambulance to the Granite Falls hospital and transferred by helicopter to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. HCMC officials notified school officials on Sunday that the boy died.
Fox 9 quoted a Montevideo school official who said counselors would be on hand at Eddie’s elementary school on Monday to provide counseling to students, faculty and parents.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, drowning ranks as the second-leading cause of unintentional injury death for children 1 to 14. The health department says 80 percent of victims are male and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that for every youth who drowns, six others require hospitalization or emergency treatment for near-drownings and immersion injuries.
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Again, there is WAY too much liability for schools to take kids swimming. They never seem to have enough chaperones per capita and then something like this happens. Swimming trips should be OUT OF THE QUESTION.