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If given a proper training regimen, toddlers can easily learn to paddle in a swimming pool. However, if left unattended, the consequences can be fatal. Likewise, the 18-month-old twins from Oklahoma fell prey to a vicious swimming accident and lost their lives in the process. Following this, netizens and many from the sporting fraternity expressed their heartfelt eulogies for the siblings.
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On the morning of March 16th, twins Locklyn and Loreli Callazzo drowned in a backyard swimming pool of their home. The incident took place when their mother, Jenny Callazzo was home-schooling her older child. The Oklahoma City Fire battalion chief, Scott Douglas stated, “The mother explained she was homeschooling an older child while the younger children were playing in the living room. The grandmother left the back door open, leaving an exit to the swimming pool. The mother stated the longest they could have been in the swimming pool was ten minutes”. However, after retrieving their bodies from the pool, resuscitation was performed on the children, but all the attempts went in vain. They were then taken to the hospital, where the 18-month-old siblings were pronounced dead. The swimming mishap not just left the Callazzo family in grief, but the news also rendered social media in pain.
Netizens were left disheartened by the demise of 18-month-old twins
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On March 22nd, Today shared the harrowing swimming accident with its spectators through the Facebook handle. Captioning the post, the media house penned, “Locklyn and Loreli Callazzo, both 18 months, were described as “‘inseparable’”. Following this, many flocked to the comment section to express their dismay at the saddening news.
“I hate reading this. I am so sorry for this family to have to endure this tragedy. I cannot imagine May God comfort and carry you all through this, in Jesus name”
“You gotta watch them like a hawk, it only takes a couple minutes….so very sad. From a young age you gotta teach them to love water but also to fear it. Pool should have been more secured and so should these babies. I couldn’t live with myself if this happened to my kids”
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Eulogies like “Heartbreaking . Prayers for the parents”, “Beyond heartbreaking. My deepest sympathy to all the family”, and “So sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family” brimmed the comment section to the hilt.
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Some even urged everyone to add fencing around their pools. One mentioned, “Omg please watch your children and block all possible entrances to your pools people! So heartbreaking and preventable! Prayers lifted for this heartbroken family!”. Another penned, “Sad, I immediately had a pool fence with 2 locking gates when I decided to have above pool and our daughter was 2yo. You really need to abide by those rules to be sure no one can access the pool. Such a tragedy”.Clearly, the brutal swimming mishap calls for stringent safety protocols around the pools, as a failure in doing so ended up taking the precious lives of 18-month-old twins. It indeed was a heart-wrenching episode and efforts to make pools and swimming safe for youngsters take on a crucial role. Michael Phelps the legendary olympian started a pivotal effort in this direction through the Michael Phelps foundation over a decade ago. Tragedies such as this make the need for more efforts like this apparent.
