Chicago Red Cross promotes summer water safety
The Chicago Chapter of the American Red Cross issued a warning to IIllinois residents to practice water safety to reduce the chances of water accidents and drownings. Glen O'Sullivan, the aquatics instructor with the Red Cross says that the number one thing people can do to reduce the risk is to learn to swim.
Other tips to residents include avoid drinking alcohol while you are in the water. Parents also need to practice constant supervision of children while they are in the water of near water.
Illinois residents will be heading to neighborhood pools and to the lake this summer to beat the heat. Practicing the water safety tips provided by the Red Cross could reduce the risk of injury and or drownings at area waterways and swimming pools.
