Boy Died of Secondary Drowning (or Dry Drowning) an Hour After He Left Pool

By Alex in Baby & Kids, Health on Jun 5, 2008 at 8:37 pm

Johnny Jackson went swimming for the first, and sadly the last, time. The 10-year-old boy drowned … about an hour after he left the pool. Here’s something every parent should know: the strange case of secondary drowning (also called dry drowning).

"I noticed nothing out of the ordinary, other than him taking a little bit of water in and coughing and then calming down."

Jackson estimated that Johnny had been in the pool for 45 minutes and had been wearing floatation devices on each arm, in addition to being monitored by an adult in the pool, as well as herself and a friend watching from pool chairs nearby.

But less than two hours after getting out of the pool, Johnny had defecated in his pants twice and was complaining of being tired.

After being bathed and dressing himself, Johnny walked to his bed unaided, leading his mother to believe that he was simply tired from playing in the water. But shortly after leaving him to nap, Jackson discovered her son unconscious and his face covered in a foam-like substance.

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  1. Parker
    Jun 5th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Wow, that poor family. I had never heard of secondary drowning..how do you not just refuse to let your child swim after reading that?

  2. Dianne
    Jun 5th, 2008 at 9:35 pm

    Poor little guy. I feel so sorry for his folks. This is the first time I have ever heard of it also.

  3. Ummm...
    Jun 5th, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    And this is “neat” how?

  5. Emily M
    Jun 5th, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    That’s awful! Poor little guy, his family must be so sad.

  6. MickM
    Jun 5th, 2008 at 11:12 pm

    Sad for the poor kid, sad for his family too. Fairly sensationalist reporting, though. He had ADD and autism, but it had no relevance? How much water does anyone usually aspirate before it sets off a coughing fit to expel it? Less than the amount fatal for him, I’m sure.

  8. iLa
    Jun 6th, 2008 at 12:55 am

    Why let a Black kid swim? We know Blacks can’t swim, so why force them?

  10. mrmark
    Jun 6th, 2008 at 1:48 am

    News article like this cause more fear… because thats what we need.

    One kid does not equal the world.

    Shame on you neatorama, this isn’t neat at all.

  11. LisaL
    Jun 6th, 2008 at 5:18 am

    It’s a very sad story and I feel just awful for the family.
    It is an interesting read. Never knew something like this could happen.
    Kinda messed up that our own body’s defenses against something can end up actually doing more harm than good.

  12. hooper
    Jun 6th, 2008 at 9:17 am

    @iLa

    Funny and I hope that you are only joking.

  13. luvpumpkns
    Jun 6th, 2008 at 10:58 am

    what’s up with the foam-like substance? i ‘ve read several articles about this, but haven’t seen any explantion.

    what’s truly frightening for parents is that the signs can be so easy to misread: extreme exhaustion, behavioral changes…sounds like that could describe a typical little kid after a full day of swimming to me.

  14. Steffan Jeager
    Jun 6th, 2008 at 11:28 am

    Damn, is that possible!!. I must say, this is a heartbreaking event. It`s so tragic, that i cannot express myself.
    So, get a grip on yourself guy`s, i`am talking to the folk`s, who think they`r comedians. Grow up, show some respect to life in general.

    I myself, had some racist tendencies before.
    When i was 13-15years. And i`m so ashamed of it.

    a true sign of ignorance : people who fear the unknown, people who get skeptic at something unfamiliar

  15. Toby B
    Jun 6th, 2008 at 11:31 am

    what is this? depressorama?

  16. Lea
    Jun 6th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

    I’ve never heard of that ever before! That’s so terrifying!

  17. Lasse
    Jun 7th, 2008 at 1:54 am

    Interesting to know, i have never heard about this. So sad for the family.


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