Mom Gives Tips to Other Parents on How to Keep Their Children Safe After Son’s Drowning 15 Years Ago

A Connecticut mom is devoting her life to teaching others about 🌊Water safety after her son’s drowning 15 years ago.

“Swimming is joyful, right? We want families to have fun in the water but we also want them to be educated about the risks that exist,” Karen Cohn told “Good Morning America.”

Cohn shared what happened the day of her son Zachary’s drowning in 2007.

“So it was our first summer, our first home with a pool. We were really excited. Unfortunately, we had no idea about drain entrapments. So the cover had become loose over one of the drains in our pool. And my son Zachary’s arm became stuck in it and he was held underneath the water and we could not get him out,” she said.

Cohn said that they knew they had to shut down power in order to release him but the only way she knew how to shut down power at the time was to shut down power to the entire house.

“I did that and we did release him and unfortunately it was too late and he could not be resuscitated,” Cohn continued.

When we lose a loved one Matthew 5:4 tells us, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”

About 900 👧Children from ages zero to 19 die from unintentional drowning each year, according to Children’s Safety Network