Learning to Swim: Orland Health, Children’s Safety Village dive in for safety
The Children’s Safety Village will be teaching kids how to swim again thanks to Orlando Health.
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The non-profit’s resurfaced “Pool Central” building was unveiled earlier this week.
The hospital partnered with the Children’s Safety Village to help tackle preventable drownings in Central Florida.
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One mother told WFTV that she had been bringing her son there since he was a baby.
“Drowning is very silent. So, we wanted to make sure if he fell into a body of water somewhere, he was able to learn to roll over and float until somebody was able to get to him,” Kelly Keaney said.
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Officials said nearly 100 children drowned last year across in Florida, nearly 40% were here in Central Florida.
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