Hershey Park Drowning

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Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.

I hated this too.

We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.

What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?

You prefer died? Passed away? Can't make everyone happy. Who cares?

Because words matter - it allows people to hide the truth.

When the electricity goes out, it’s a power failure but power companies don’t like being held responsible so they started spinning them as power outages - a made up word - and now we all say it. Hershey is being careful to use words and a style of phrasing to acknowledge the event in a way that looks sincere - but of course isn’t because a company cannot have feelings - but also avoids blame. It’s gross.

Have you ever heard the phrase: "I'm sorry for your loss."

Hersheypark lost no one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Once you've been to Disney and Universal, it's hard to look at the other places the same again. My kids will sometimes go to KD with a friend's family and if we happen to be in Williamsburg for other reasons we might stop in Busch Gardens but other than that we don't seek out non-Orlando theme parks.

I found the difference between universal and Disney shocking. Universal has the same problems as six flags.

Have you been recently? It's $150+ per person per day and the Harry Potter areas especially are outstanding. It's the same crowds as Disney.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate how Hershey worded their press release. "A child was lost". No, a child died. They did not get lost.

I hated this too.

We can assume he drowned but we will not truly know until the proper investigation happens. He could have had a medical emergency while in the pool.

What does that have to do with the use of the word “lost”?

You prefer died? Passed away? Can't make everyone happy. Who cares?

Because words matter - it allows people to hide the truth.

When the electricity goes out, it’s a power failure but power companies don’t like being held responsible so they started spinning them as power outages - a made up word - and now we all say it. Hershey is being careful to use words and a style of phrasing to acknowledge the event in a way that looks sincere - but of course isn’t because a company cannot have feelings - but also avoids blame. It’s gross.

It's been a few decades since I took a journalism class but I was taught that the correct way to announce a death was to say someone died, because it removes ambiguity.

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Anonymous wrote:Hershey Park is a dump. I would never take my children there.

Other than Disney it's probably the nicest amusement park out there.

But, yes, most amusement parks are dumps—the whole industry sucks. But Hershey is one of the best of the genre.

No way! It can’t hold a candle to universal. I think Busch gardens is nicer too

[Anonymous]

I remember seeing news stories about kids drowning in wave pools as a kid and so never let my kids go in them. They just seem so dangerous. This is so sad.

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My lifeguard daughter and I were discussing. Those pools are so large and so many visitirs-my heart goes out to lifeguards and family of child they need more strict guidance on swim ability or parental monitoring.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember seeing news stories about kids drowning in wave pools as a kid and so never let my kids go in them. They just seem so dangerous. This is so sad.

My first one was on a trip to an amusement park with a friend's family. I was nowhere near a strong enough swimmer to be in there but had no idea what would happen because the waves were still when I entered. Friend's parents basically let us run around freely and never even asked if I could swim ahead of time. I was terrified when I got knocked under.

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My heart breaks for this family. When I was around 9 or 10, I almost drowned in a wave pool. I was a mediocre swimmer but I was also short, the waves got really high and really intense quickly. Thankfully, I was able to make eye contact with my very tall cousin and he pulled me right out of the water and to safety. It's a core memory for me and the reason I won't let my kids go in one of those pools.

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Anonymous wrote:Hershey Park is a dump. I would never take my children there.

Other than Disney it's probably the nicest amusement park out there.

But, yes, most amusement parks are dumps—the whole industry sucks. But Hershey is one of the best of the genre.

You need to get out more! Hershey’s reached peak in 1995.

Dollywood is the nicest and cleanest I’ve been to, I preferred it to Hershey.

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We were at a water park this weekend. Every kid under a certain height was required to wear a life vest. That’s good but the height was low and wouldn’t catch anyone over 8. Those pools are chaotic and crowded. I’m a decent swimmer and an adult and I can feel overwhelmed in them.

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Anonymous wrote:We were at a water park this weekend. Every kid under a certain height was required to wear a life vest. That’s good but the height was low and wouldn’t catch anyone over 8. Those pools are chaotic and crowded. I’m a decent swimmer and an adult and I can feel overwhelmed in them.

And yet tons of parents toss young mediocre swimmers in there with little to no supervision. And here we are.

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They just confirmed that the 9yo did not have a medical event that lead to her death. She died of accidental drowning.

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Anonymous wrote:They just confirmed that the 9yo did not have a medical event that lead to her death. She died of accidental drowning.

Is there confirmation of where the parents were?

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Anonymous wrote:They just confirmed that the 9yo did not have a medical event that lead to her death. She died of accidental drowning.

Is there confirmation of where the parents were?

You're sick.

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Anonymous wrote:We were at a water park this weekend. Every kid under a certain height was required to wear a life vest. That’s good but the height was low and wouldn’t catch anyone over 8. Those pools are chaotic and crowded. I’m a decent swimmer and an adult and I can feel overwhelmed in them.

And yet tons of parents toss young mediocre swimmers in there with little to no supervision. And here we are.

Yes! I am shocked at how cavalier people are at my condo pool. The lone lifeguard this year is very young and doesn't speak great English so I don't think she feels comfortable telling people to stay closer to their kid. In previous years I have seen some close calls, including a time where a 3-4 year old was in by herself in a puddle jumper and the lifeguard had to jump in.