Seventy-three kids drowned in Texas in 2014. We can prevent these tragedies if we all Watch Kids around Water!

Water is a great way to beat the heat but summer is also when children are most likely to drown. Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for kids under the age of five and toddlers are especially at risk.

And, drowning can happen in almost any amount of water, indoors or outdoors.

But, we can prevent these tragedies if we all watch kids around water! Never leave a child unsupervised around water, inside or outside of the house. It only takes a few minutes for a child to drown.

2014 Statistics by County

County Drownings Age Gender Location
Angelina 1 12 M Car Accident (River)
Bell 2 17 M Lake
6 F Pool (Apartment)
Bexar 5 9 M River
15 F Pool (Apartment)
0 (11m) F Bath Tub
3 M Pool (backyard)
2 M Pool (backyard)
Brown 1 7 M Pool (Club)
Caldwell 1 3 F Creek
Cameron 1 1 M Bathtub
Clay 1 3 F Pond
Collin 2 1 M Hot Tub
6 M Pool (Apartment)
Comal 1 5 M River
Cooke 1 10 F Bathtub
Dallas 3 14 M Creek
9 F Pond
5 M Pool (Apartment)
Denton 3 1 M Bathtub
3 M Pool (backyard)
5 M Pool (Apartment)
El Paso 1 0 (7m) M Bathtub
Fannin 1 3 F Pool (backyard)
Fort Bend 2 7 M Pond
5 F Pool (backyard)
Galveston 2 3 F Pool (hotel)
4 F Pool (backyard)
Gregg 1 10 M Pool (backyard)
Harris 10 2 F Pool (backyard)
1 M Bathtub
10 F Bathtub
6 M Ditch
0 (11m) M Bathtub
1 M Pool (backyard)
12 F Bathtub
11 M River (San Jacinto)
2 M Pool (Apartment)
3 F Pool (Backyard)
Hildalgo 3 7 F Pool (backyard)
0 (10m) M Bathtub
1 (18m) M Canal
Hopkins 1 2 M Pond
Johnson 1 3 M Pool (backyard)
14 M Pond
Jones 2 3 M Pool (backyard)
14 M Pond
Kaufman 1 5 M Pond
Liberty 1 2 M Pool (backyard)
McLennan 2 12 M Water Park
14 M Lake
Medina 1 15 M River
Montgomery 1 8 M Lake
Newton 1 3 M Pool (backyard)
Nueces 2 7 F Pool (community)
0 (7m) M Bathtub
Palo Pinto 1 15 M Lake
Polk 1 2 F Pool (backyard)
Shelby 1 1 M Bathtub
Tarrant 4 5 M Pool (backyard)
2 M Pool (backyard)
13 M Pool (Apartment)
4 M Pool (backyard)
Travis 1 0 (8m) F Bathtub
Tyler 1 3 M Septic Tank
Val Verde 1 17 M Lake
Washington 1 10 M Pond
Webb 1 13 M Lake
Wilson 1 1 M Pool (backyard)
Williamson 3 4 M Lake
6 F Lake
16 M Lake
Young 1 2 M Pool (backyard)
Total 73

2014 Statistics by Month

Months Drownings
January 0
February 0
March 5
April 6
May 8
June 20
July 18
August 9
September 3
October 2
November 2
Total 73