06/30/2026
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป.
As of today, ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ. Every one of them was someoneโs whole world.
As we head into one of the busiest boating and swimming weekends of the year, please make water safety your top priority.
๐บ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ. One sober, undistracted adult should be responsible for watching the water at all times. No phones. No conversations. Switch every 15โ20 minutes. โIf everyone is watching, no one isโ.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ'๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐ป-๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป.
๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ & ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ after use, and keep gates closed and latched.
๐ If you need flotation for safety, choose a properly fitted ๐จ.๐ฆ. ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ-๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฃ๐๐).U.S. Skip floaties and puddle jumpers.
๐ ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐น, ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ. Donโt remove it for snack breaks, bathroom breaks, or โjust a minute.โ Those transitions are when many accidents happen.
๐ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ. Every parent, grandparent, and caregiver should learn it.
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: supervision, barriers, alarms, life jackets when appropriate, and quality swim lessons all work together.
Remember, ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ & ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐. It doesnโt look like the dramatic scenes portrayed in movies. A child can slip beneath the surface in seconds.
Please have fun this weekend and come home safely. โค๏ธ๐ฆ
