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‘I could barely sleep’: Neighbors heartbroken after 3-year-old child with autism drowns in retention pond
Read full article: ‘I could barely sleep’: Neighbors heartbroken after 3-year-old child with autism drowns in retention pondNeighbors said they are heartbroken after a 3-year-old girl with autism drowned in a retention pond in Northwest Jacksonville on Monday.
Jacksonville council member seeks retention-pond safety after 2 children with autism drown within weeks
Read full article: Jacksonville council member seeks retention-pond safety after 2 children with autism drown within weeksA Jacksonville City Council member is pushing for possible new safety requirements around retention ponds after two children with autism were found dead in neighborhood ponds just weeks apart.
Florida expands swim vouchers to ages 1-7 to reduce child drownings
Read full article: Florida expands swim vouchers to ages 1-7 to reduce child drowningsFlorida lawmakers this week expanded the state’s swim voucher program, widening the eligible age range to 1 through 7 in an effort to reduce child drownings.