when a wave pushed Christie off the raft.īut Wild World's Yudelevit said the wave machine was not on at the time of the accident, that lifeguards had turned it off moments earlier while they helped a woman who was suffering from apparent exhaustion. Police said witnesses told them that Christie and a young cousin had been in the pool for two hours at 5:30 p.m. There are inherent risks in a public place and people need to be aware of those risks and take responsibility." "We have the highest safety standards there are. "It was an accidental drowning and we feel it was very tragic," said Wild World spokeswoman Paula Yudelevit. A lifeguard at the pool had reported that it looked as if the child had a seizure. The Maryland Medical Examiner concluded yesterday that 9-year-old Christie Davis died of drowning Wednesday at the Wild World wave pool in Largo and that there was no sign the boy had a seizure.
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