Playground dedication honors 3-year-old who drowned at Jacksonville park
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ A dedication ceremony was held Friday afternoon at Bruce Park in Arlington where a new playground was named in honor of Amari Harley, the 3-year-old who drowned in 2017 after falling into an unsecured septic tank at the park. The Harley family and the city honored the toddler by holding a dedication ceremony for a new playground at Bruce Park. โJust being able to bring his brothers and sisters out to the Amari Harley Playground. AdMonths after Amari died, the city spent $837,525 to replace city parksโ septic tank lids. We grew up in this park,โ Amariโs grandfather, Ronald Kelsey, told News4Jax.
Arlington playground named after boy who drowned in a septic tank
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ A new playground in Arlington will be named after Amari Harley, the little boy who drowned after falling into a sewage tank four years ago. Amari was three years old when his body was found inside an unsecured septic tank while at Bruce Park with his family for a celebration. After Amrariโs tragic death, Mayor Lenny Curry vowed to secure septic tanksโ lids on all city property. Today, 193 city septic tanks are secured by heavy metal lids with locking devices. The dedication ceremony of Amari Harley Playground was scheduled for Friday but was rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at Bruce Park, 6549 Arlington Road.