Do Not Leave Children Unattended. This Is the Main Cause of Accidents

On July 14, 2016 at 1.03 P.M. there was received a report on that a 9-year-old boy drowned in a pond in the village of Kalinino. His body had been taken out by a resident before the arrival of employees of the 15th squad of Federal Fire Service and rescuers of Zonal SAR squad No. 6. According to witnesses, the child swam with other children in the pond without adults’ attendance. The pond’s bottom is strongly silted. The boy bogged down in the silt and he was drawn into the water to the depth.

14 people and 6 vehicles, including from EMERCOM 8 people and 4 vehicles involved in the accident consequences liquidation. Since the beginning of the swimming season of 2016 (June 1) 7 children under the age of 16 died in the water.

Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan Warn:

· do not swim in unequipped places, the bottom is unexplored and there are no rescuers around;

· do not leave children unattended, and all the more, do not drink alcohol;

· do not enter the water after a long time spent under the sunlight (muscles may convulse);

· diving in unfamiliar places, swimming behind buoys and playing games that can threat people’s life and health is forbidden, also you should not swim on inflatable mattresses or bladders and get close to ships;

· in the waters with a large number of algae you should try to swim closer to the surface and not touching the plants. But if your hands and legs are entangled by stems, make a pause (take a “float” position to bob up) and release them.