Baby drowned in a swimming pool: what we know about this terrible tragedy in Castres

Sunday evening, route de Lavaur in Castres, a 21-month-old girl was discovered floating in an inflatable swimming pool for children. Despite the rapid arrival of help, the baby, who had been transferred to Purpan hospital in Toulouse, did not survive. He was pronounced dead overnight from Monday to Tuesday. For any parent, there is nothing more painful in this world than losing a child. The information revealed on our website on Monday morning spread like wildfire in Castres, causing a stir throughout the city. The death of a baby always arouses the empathy of the parents, who have shown their support, on social networks, for this family from Castres, lost in infinite grief since the death of their 21-month-old baby on Monday night. to Tuesday, at 3:10 a.m., then hospitalized at the Purpan University Hospital in Toulouse. Sunday evening, before 10:20 p.m., the atmosphere was joyful and festive, under a blazing sun. In the garden of the grandparents, route de Lavaur, we celebrate the birthday of the grandson, just of age. The kind of day you remember all your life, punctuated with beautiful and radiant memories. She will remain engraved as the one who plunged this whole family into a nightmarish evening. For a moment, the little girl playing in her inflatable pool for children a few meters from the dinner table, escapes the vigilance of the parents. Her big brother sees the little girl’s body floating and rushes to get her out of the water to bring her back to the family. A guest will then provide first aid until the express arrival of the firefighters from the Castres barracks, in two minutes, to bring the baby back, then in cardiopulmonary arrest (ACR). She will be transported to the Pays d’Autan hospital, then helicoptered overnight to Purpan. An autopsy this Wednesday morning Before leaving the following night, despite the stabilized state, the vital prognosis was still engaged for the little one, intubated and asleep, under the eyes of the family, at her bedside. An autopsy must be carried out this Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. and samples will be taken, as is usual procedure. The first hearings will begin next week at the Castres police station to determine how such a tragedy could have ended. In the meantime, a whole family must overcome this terrible ordeal. According to Public Health France, last year, 1,119 accidental drownings (including 26% of children under the age of 6) with 250 followed by death, were recorded between June 1 and August 31. An accident can happen so quickly, here are some reminders of safety measures: watch children closely and constantly, equip them with armbands and learn life-saving gestures. Some reflexes that can save a life.