Was she struggling in the water?

A 14-year-old student from Canada tragically drowned after remaining unnoticed at the bottom of a swimming pool for approximately 38 minutes during a school swim class, according to official findings. A report released Monday by the coroner, and covered by the Montreal Gazette, called for major reforms to school swimming instruction in response to the February death of eighth-grade student Blessing Claude Moukoko. On February 15, Moukoko was taking part in a mandatory swim class at Montreal’s Centre Père-Marquette when he reportedly sank in the deep end of the pool without anyone noticing. His classmates only discovered his body after the… CONTINUE READING…