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80s_Fan · 07-04-2005, 05:04 PM

Boy, 7, drowns at hotel pool
Monday, July 4, 2005; Posted: 10:44 a.m. EDT (14:44 GMT)

KISSIMMEE, Florida (AP) -- A 7-year-old boy vacationing with his family drowned in a hotel pool and remained unnoticed for a couple of hours as deputies and others searched for him, authorities said.

A tourist wearing goggles found Tad Williams, of Wadesboro, North Carolina, Sunday at the bottom of the 8-foot-deep pool at the Howard Johnson's Enchanted Land Resort, Osceola County sheriff's spokeswoman Twis Lizasuain said.

The sheriff's office ruled the death an accident. An autopsy was scheduled to confirm the cause of death.

Tad had been reported missing after he raced to the pool area ahead of other family members. The boy's body was found about two hours later.

"The 7-year-old was very anxious to go swimming, so he took off ahead of his family and he went to the pool first," Lizasuain said. "By the time the family got down to the pool, they did not see him."

Deputies interviewed about 30 guests in the pool area before checking nearby restaurants and hotels and searching by helicopter, she said.

"If you were standing at the side of the pool, you would not have seen him, either," Lizasuain said.

The family had arrived Saturday night, Lizasuain said.

Heart Shaped Box · 07-04-2005, 05:26 PM

Wow, that's so sad. I don't really know how people wouldn't see him, unless the pool was dirty or something. Wouldn't there have been lots of other people in the pool that would have noticed him?

TripperFan · 07-04-2005, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnR_Lover

Wow, that's so sad. I don't really know how people wouldn't see him, unless the pool was dirty or something. Wouldn't there have been lots of other people in the pool that would have noticed him?

I used to lifeguard so I know this one. Its easy to lose someone in a pool - especially if it is crowded - they go to the very bottom of the pool and can't be seen with the other bodies swimming around.

We used to call pool checks frequently and have everyone clear right out of the pool. Then I'd dive in and actually swim to the bottom to scan (it was also a cheating chance for the lifeguard to cool off). And this was in a fairly small public pool. Some of those pools at those hotels can be huge - and with waterfalls - not always easy to see.

Really sad news.

MsOrange · 07-04-2005, 10:59 PM

what a shame

Hollow · 07-05-2005, 01:12 AM

Jrnygrl · 07-05-2005, 01:27 AM

This such a sad accident.

rusyd · 07-05-2005, 09:58 PM

I heard about that on the news. How tragic.

David · 07-05-2005, 10:21 PM

Oh, that's horrible

TheGreatPretender · 07-07-2005, 10:30 PM

That is terrible.

Courtnee · 07-07-2005, 10:41 PM

swedeace · 07-07-2005, 11:44 PM

What depressing news.

Mr. Television · 07-07-2005, 11:48 PM

Tuesday Weld · 07-08-2005, 10:28 AM

So very sad.

Rhiannon · 07-08-2005, 01:40 PM

Superstar · 07-08-2005, 02:22 PM

Tragic

07-04-2005, 05:04 PM	#1
80s_Fan Healthcare_Clerk Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2004 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 1,697	How Sad Boy, 7, drowns at hotel pool Monday, July 4, 2005; Posted: 10:44 a.m. EDT (14:44 GMT) KISSIMMEE, Florida (AP) -- A 7-year-old boy vacationing with his family drowned in a hotel pool and remained unnoticed for a couple of hours as deputies and others searched for him, authorities said. A tourist wearing goggles found Tad Williams, of Wadesboro, North Carolina, Sunday at the bottom of the 8-foot-deep pool at the Howard Johnson's Enchanted Land Resort, Osceola County sheriff's spokeswoman Twis Lizasuain said. The sheriff's office ruled the death an accident. An autopsy was scheduled to confirm the cause of death. Tad had been reported missing after he raced to the pool area ahead of other family members. The boy's body was found about two hours later. "The 7-year-old was very anxious to go swimming, so he took off ahead of his family and he went to the pool first," Lizasuain said. "By the time the family got down to the pool, they did not see him." Deputies interviewed about 30 guests in the pool area before checking nearby restaurants and hotels and searching by helicopter, she said. "If you were standing at the side of the pool, you would not have seen him, either," Lizasuain said. The family had arrived Saturday night, Lizasuain said.

07-04-2005, 05:26 PM	#2
Heart Shaped Box Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 16, 2005 Location: New York Posts: 2,510	Wow, that's so sad. I don't really know how people wouldn't see him, unless the pool was dirty or something. Wouldn't there have been lots of other people in the pool that would have noticed him?
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07-05-2005, 01:27 AM	#6
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