Drowned Baby

[jennyjoan]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10212067/Rugby-legend-Jannie-du-Plessis-one-year-old-son-drowns-pool.html

How could that happen - surely you never ever take your eyes of a baby

[AuntPG]

Gosh what a horrible thing to have happened, I can't imagine what the parents are feeling at the moment.

[Redhelen72]

I don't think anyone should judge such a tragic incident until the full facts are known

[andy-hughes]

Normally, no, but it only takes a moment's distraction for a tragedy like this to happen.

It makes us hug our children a little closer and thank whatever that it's not us.

[jennyjoan]

rh - I;m not judging - I am just asking how it could have happened.

[jennyjoan]

to me a one year old is barely learning to walk. horrendous altogether.

[rockyracoon]

How very sad.
There’s very few parents that haven’t taken their eyes off their children for a few seconds. Their grief must be unimaginable.

[Ken4155]

There but for the grace of whoever...........

[Redhelen72]

Babies can walk from 9 months

[Redhelen72]

Sorry JJ it was just the text in your question sounded judgemental - I apologise if that was not meant.

[jno]

some can, Redhelen. It's variable. Charles I didn't walk till he was seven (or talk till he was four).

[bednobs]

alsoa "1 year old" could be two tomorrow

[Lie-in King]

Just dreadfully sad, whatever the circumstances.

[calmck]

Not being judgemental but there was a party in progress. It only takes a few seconds for a baby/toddler to crawl towards a pool and fall in. Accidents like this happen a lot with babies and water. A child can drown in a few centimetres if they fall face first. All holiday villas here are meant to be fenced but parents can leave a gate open. Here these accidents usually happen shortly after arrival for their holidays while parents are unpacking and kids exploring and some are not babies

[youngmafbog]

It takes very little time for a baby to drown. It takes seconds for them to wonder off and you cant watch every second. And then from running off you have to find them - and sadly it can be too late.

Terrible for the parents, they will never forgive themselves.

[naomi24]

Things like that happen so quickly. Poor baby - and poor parents. What a terrible thing to happen.

[Patsy33]

Can't bear to read it all... Heart breaking.

[Mamyalynne]

Dreadfully sad.

[Arksided]

That is so sad. bless the young mite.

[Barsel]

I couldn't read all the article but if as calmck says, there was a party going on and they obviously live in a large place, then it probably is more difficult to keep your eye on your child, and they probably thought someone was looking after him. Such a sad thing to happen.

[AuntPG]

Just to be clear, there was absolutely no mention of a Party going on when the child drowned. It was his birthday -that does not mean there was a party going on.

"The tragedy happened on the Springbok star's 39th birthday, just two days after the child was christened on Sunday, a friend of the family revealed. "