Phoenix Metro Drownings Up

Last year, drownings in Arizona’s Maricopa and Pinal counties made history.

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Last year, drownings in Arizona’s Maricopa and Pinal counties made history. Children’s Safety Zone reported 79 fatal drownings of adults and minors in 2024 — the most since they began recording this data in 2005. The number of children under five who fatally drowned rose from 12 in 2023 to 19, a 58% increase. These figures include drownings in all kinds of venues, not just pools.

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Rebecca Robledo

Rebecca Robledo is deputy editor of Pool & Spa News and Aquatics International. She is an award-winning trade journalist with more than 25 years experience reporting on and editing content for the pool, spa and aquatics industries. She specializes in technical, complex or detail-oriented subject matter with an emphasis in design and construction, as well as legal and regulatory issues. For this coverage and editing, she has received numerous awards, including four Jesse H. Neal Awards, considered by many to be the “Pulitzer Prize of Trade Journalism.”

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