We're trying to provide programs like life-saving classes as a way to embellish and improve our services at the only city pool we have. Vazquez, who had moved to Naples from his native Mexico shortly before his death, didn't know how to swim. He jumped in the water and drifted 20 feet before he drowned. His body was found washed ashore the next day. For many adults who don't know how to swim, it's a sense of embarrassment.
Some people panic and fight the water and they drown.
It's unknown how many adults in Collier can't swim, but Whittaker said that recent statistics show more than 75 percent of Naples homes are either sitting on a canal or lake, have beachfront access or a personal pool. You can end up breaking your neck. The possibility of drowning exists all around, officials said. E-mail this story to a friend. Format this story for printing.