Memorial Day weekend water safety

Medical experts told 13 Action News they're more worried about drownings this year amid the pandemic than before.

HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT FEEL THANYEARS' PAST.IF YOU WANT TO BEAT THE HEAT-YOU MIGHT BE PLANNING TO SPENDMORE WORRIED ABOUT DROWNINGSTHIS YEAR.SPLASH PADS- PUBLIC POOLS- ANDWATER PARKS LIKE COWABUNGA BAYHERE BEHIND ME- ARE ALL STILLCLOSED.BUT IF YOU HAVE A POOL- OR PLANTO HIT THE BEACH- DROWNING IS ABIG CONCERN THIS WEEKEND.PKG REGISTERED NURSE GENIEMARSALA- WILL NEVER FORGETMEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SEVERALYEARS AGO- WHEN A LITTLE GIRLWAS RUSHED TO THE EMERGENCYROOM.JEANNE MARSALA RN DIRECTOR OFSAFEKIDS, SUNRISE CHILDRENSHOSPITAL 3:07-3:18 THE FAMILYWAS WADING ON THEIRRAFTS AT LAKE MEAD, AND A GUSTOF WIND TOOK THAT RAFT OUT, ANDSHE FELL OFF THE RAFT ANDDROWNED FOR THAT LITTLE GIRL-EVERY SECOND COUNTED.NOW- MARSALA IS WORRIED THATPARENTS ARE NOT RUSHING THEIRKIDS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM LIKETHEY USED TO.JEANNE MARSALA RN DIRECTOR OFSAFEKIDS, SUNRISE CHILDRENSHOSPITAL 7:34-7:40 IF ANYTHINGIS WRONG WITH YOUR KIDS, PLEASEDO NOT HESITATE TO BRING THEMINTO THE HOSPITAL MANY PEOPLEARE AVOIDING THE HOSPITAL ANDTHE EMERGENCY ROOMS- FOR FEARDECLINE IN VISITS SINCE THEPANDEMIC STARTED- WITH SOMEHOSPITALS SEEING 60 PERCENTFEWER PATIENTS.WITH MEMORIAL DAY APPROACHING-MANY FAMILIES COULD BE HEADEDTO THE LAKE- OR PLANNING TO HITTHE POOL.BUT DROWNING- IS STILL A BIGCONCERN.JEANNE MARSALA RN DIRECTOR OFSAFEKIDS, SUNRISE CHILDRENSHOSPITAL 1:42 UNFORTUNATELYMEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS THEWEEKEND WE END UP SEEING ATLEAST 1 DROWNING OR NEARDROWNING HAPPEN 1:52 MARSALANOW ASSURING PARENTS- THEIREMERGENCY ROOMS ARE SAFE- ANDIF ANYTHING HAPPENS THISWEEKEND- ITS STILL BEST TO RUSHYOUR CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL.JEANNE MARSALA RN DIRECTOR OFSAFEKIDS, SUNRISE CHILDRENSHOSPITAL 8:20-8:30 WE REALLYWANT PARENTS TO KNOW IF THEIRKIDS ARE SICK OR SOMETHING ISGOING ON WITH THEIR KIDS, THEYCAN FEEL SAFE TO BRING THEM INIF YOU'RE PLANNING ON GOING TOTHE BEACH- OFFICIALS ARE ASKINGYOU TO WEAR A LIFE JACKET- ANDSTAY 10 FEET AWAY FROM OTHERS.LET'S GO TO 13 FIRST ALERTMETEOROLOGIST DANI BECKSTROMWINDY CONDITIONS RETURN TO