Sunrise and Deerfield Beach come next, with seven and six deaths respectively. Residential pools accounted for 28 of the drowning deaths, while canals claimed 14 lives and the ocean, 10. The other fatalities occurred in lakes, the Intracoastal Waterway, rivers, hot tubs, the Everglades, and bathtubs. The vast majority of drownings continue to be accidental, with suicides accounting for only seven deaths. The majority of these drownings occurred in residential pools while children were unattended.
Children can drown in as little as one inch of water.
For every child who drowns, four others are hospitalized for near-drowning, and as many as three suffer brain damage.