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You're listening to Life Kit,

from NPR.

Hey everybody, it's Mariel.

So I feel like one of the joys of life

is taking a dip in the pool or another body of water on a hot summer day.

But as refreshing and awe-inspiring as water can be, we know it can also be powerful and

dangerous and that's something we all need to

take seriously, especially if we have kids in our lives.

Drowning is the number one reason that children one to four die.

And it's the second cause of death for five to 14 year olds.

That was Sheezza Sonota, by the way, the founder and executive director of No More Under,

a nonprofit focused on water safety. In 2018, when her

son Yori was three years old, he drowned in a backyard pool. And I thought I was doing everything right as a mother.

And once that happened, obviously it turned my life upside down.

And I recognized how many people and parents didn't have all of the

understanding and tools to keep their children safe.

Sheezak says one of the things that shocked her was how quick and quiet drowning can be.

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