Well managed incident sensationalised

Sensationalised media coverage of a recent swimming pool incident overshadowed valuable community water safety lessons and the first rate conduct of pool lifeguards. This is the finding of an independent review released by water safety new Zealand today into the near drowning of a six year old girl at the Keith Spry pool in March. The incident that occurred at Keith Spry Pool was a memorable one, for all the wrong reasons. A front=page article headlining 'Rachel's back from the dead' after a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the water unconscious. Water Safety New Zealand expressed concern that the media focused on the negative aspects of the incident and didn't get to the key cause of this incident. The review, conducted in accordance with the industry standard guidelines, highlighted the dangers of leaving children unsupervised while at public pools.