Tragic Incidents of Drowning Involving Children Reported in Costa Rica
A three-year-old girl drowned in Turrialba as recent drownings of children raise safety concerns.
On the afternoon of Thursday, a three-year-old girl drowned in a river in Turrialba, Costa Rica.
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) reported that emergency services were alerted around 4 p.m. by residents of El Progreso in the La Suiza district, who discovered the child's body in the river.
Preliminary reports from the police indicate that the child was at a farm with her family and, for reasons that are still under investigation, wandered towards the river where she subsequently went missing.
This incident is part of a troubling pattern of recent drownings involving children in the country.
On March 9, an eleven-year-old boy drowned in the San José River in the La Rambla area of Sarapiquí, located in the Heredia province.
Reports suggest that the boy was enjoying a family outing when he submerged while swimming and was unable to resurface.
He was later transported by a private vehicle to a clinic in Sarapiquí but was declared dead upon arrival.
On the same day, a five-year-old girl died at a water attraction center in Pococí, Limón. According to the Red Cross in Guápiles, the emergency call was made just before 4 p.m. Paramedics arrived to find the child alive, but she went into cardiac arrest while being transported in the ambulance.
Resuscitation efforts were made, and while she arrived at the medical facility with a pulse, she died shortly after admission.
These incidents highlight ongoing concerns regarding child safety in bodies of water and the need for increased awareness and preventive measures.
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) reported that emergency services were alerted around 4 p.m. by residents of El Progreso in the La Suiza district, who discovered the child's body in the river.
Preliminary reports from the police indicate that the child was at a farm with her family and, for reasons that are still under investigation, wandered towards the river where she subsequently went missing.
This incident is part of a troubling pattern of recent drownings involving children in the country.
On March 9, an eleven-year-old boy drowned in the San José River in the La Rambla area of Sarapiquí, located in the Heredia province.
Reports suggest that the boy was enjoying a family outing when he submerged while swimming and was unable to resurface.
He was later transported by a private vehicle to a clinic in Sarapiquí but was declared dead upon arrival.
On the same day, a five-year-old girl died at a water attraction center in Pococí, Limón. According to the Red Cross in Guápiles, the emergency call was made just before 4 p.m. Paramedics arrived to find the child alive, but she went into cardiac arrest while being transported in the ambulance.
Resuscitation efforts were made, and while she arrived at the medical facility with a pulse, she died shortly after admission.
These incidents highlight ongoing concerns regarding child safety in bodies of water and the need for increased awareness and preventive measures.
