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Swimming Pool Danger

Monday's cool weather makes it hard to think about swimming.  But some people have already opened their pools and that's opened up a world of danger for children.  One mother knows firsthand because her daughter drowned.  

"It was probably only five minutes," says Sarah Miklavic.

She thought her 2-year-old daughter Kyla was watching television.  No reason to worry about her getting into the pool, because she had thought of that. 

"The doors were locked, she went out the dog door, so that's the other thing, she found a way to get through the dog door," says Miklavic.

Every year hundreds of kids die in pools because the pools are not properly fenced in.  This year the Madison Fire Department is offering free safety checks to point out to pool owners how kids could get in when they're not around. 

David Glassman is a Madison Firefighter. "If it's not fenced in properly or it's not the proper fence you know children can slide through very narrow gaps," he says.

Sarah Miklavic is also trying to spread the message.  She, along with the Mother's for Water Safety Coalition, threw a fundraiser in Kyla's name last year.  She's also started her own local water safety group, again in Kyla's name, the daughter she's always thinking about. 

"All the time, it's not something that's going to go away," says Sarah.

For an inspection you can contact your local fire department.  In Madison call David Glassman at 772-5692 or 759-7306.