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[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. [b]Small children unfortunately are attracted to water whether they've ever worn a puddle jumper or not. [/b]The issue is an unsecured home pool.

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Very telling that you think this is true. No, this is the result of puddle jumpers and other flotation devices that kids get used to and think they love and are more secure in water than they should. A kid who never uses a flotation device is welllll aware of their limitations.

-swim instructor[/quote]

Puddle jumpers are to blame for 3 year olds drowning in backyard pools they are able to access without adult supervision? How do you even know if the kids in question ever used one? You speak with a lot of confidence about a scenario you have very limited info about. Unless you're like the Sherlock Holmes of swim instructors and they call you in to consult on all the accidental drownings of young children and you are interviewing families and surveying the scenes?[/quote]

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