After drowning the daughter, the family pushes to Pool safety reform after drowning the daughter's drowning

Apopka, Fla. – – The family of 5-year-old Thamar Esperance calls for stricter security laws of pools after they have drowned in an unpaid building state pool.

“This was a slightly avoidable accident”

What we know:

In 2021, the 5-year Thamar Esperance drowned after being under construction into a not numerous, water-filled pool near the house of her family in Apopka, Florida. Her family later submitted a lawsuit against the responsible construction company, citing violations of the code.

The case recently decided with 10.5 million US dollars. Now the parents of Thamar are committed to the stricter enforcement of existing pool security laws and new laws to protect children – especially special needs – from similar tragedies.

What we don't know:

It remains unclear how widespread the problem of unpaid pools for construction sites in Florida is or how often such violations are impunity.

The background story:

Thamar was described by her parents as a bright, loving child who had autism and needed additional supervision. According to family lawyer Michael Haggard, her death occurred within seconds.

The tragedy was considered avoidable, with the family and their legal team argued that the lack of fences had violated the local security codes. Although the family has reached a financial agreement, they have concentrated on public interests since then and have transformed their loss into a proportion of politics.

Big Picture View:

Florida leads the nation in the event of death in children who are reinforced by the large number of residential pools of the state and the ongoing construction in suburban areas. Security laws that require protective obstacles to pools are already available, but enforcement is often inconsistent. Proponents argue that the risk of children with special needs is even greater, which may with greater probability migrate or misinterpret the danger.

What you say:

The family remembers Thamar as bright, loving and full of life.

“Thamar was our first and our last little girl,” said Betchine Amilcar, Thamar's mother.

In 2021 she lost her when she wandered away from her house in Apopka and fell into a pool next door that was under construction, filled with water, but without a necessary security fence.

“This is a violation of the law and the local codes,” said family lawyer Michael Haggard.

On Wednesday, the family stood outside the Ministry of Health to urge changes.

Amilcar said: “We stand here for you today and make sure that no family goes through it again.”

Lawyers say that the risk of children with special needs is even higher and warn that without action, more families could be confronted with the same devastating loss.

“This was an easily avoidable accident. It should never have happened,” said Haggard. “This was a question of seconds when this happened.”

While the family mourns, they channel pain in the intention and hope that their daughter's legacy will save others.

“We have a piece of knowing that other companies will find out what happened and all pools are covered by fence,” added Amilcar.

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