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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no dog in this fight as we never bought a puddle jumper (ironically more so out of cheapness/laziness) but it seems the "documented dangers" are anecdotal? I mean those stories are terrifying but don't kids who have never had puddle jumpers also drown? How do we know it's the puddle jumper at fault and not the lack of supervision?[/quote]

Yes. Reading along here and thinking about it-where I live unfortunately drownings happen due to the large amount of home pools (FL). In news coverage, it's always the child going out the door unnoticed to the pool area, pool gate left open, distracted adults at a party not watching, ect. Small children unfortunately are attracted to water whether they've ever worn a puddle jumper or not. The issue is an unsecured home pool.

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You are not supposed to encourage a child to jump into a pool until they can self rescue. Because if they ever reach a pool unattended, that is what they are going to do. Jump in because it’s fun. [/quote]

Random response to pp, but yes, they shouldn't jump in if they can't swim.

The problem is being unattended, and kids who drown don't always jump in-they often slip silently in. I myself nearly drowned at age 3-I 'slipped' into the pool at my family party. Cousin saw me out of the corner of his eye.[/quote]

Well, the bigger issue is kids drowning at "non swimming" times. Family is at a rented beach house, everyone is having dinner or watching TV and no one has been swimming for hours. Child slips away and no one notices for a couple of minutes but by then its too late. Adults are less vigilant because no one was anywhere near the pool. Kids who are used to bobbing around in life jackets think of the pool as safe and fun, and not as a "no."[/quote]

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