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Swimming Pool Injuries<\/h1>\n\n
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\n By Robert Rafii, Esq.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by FindLaw Staff<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Waterpark and swimming pool injuries are often severe. They can include brain injuries, head injuries, and drowning deaths. The injured person (or their family) has legal options.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Serious injuries and fatalities can happen at private and public swimming pools. Whether you’re a swimming pool owner or you rent a home with a private pool, be alert. If you go to a residential or public pool, remember that pools pose an ever-present danger.<\/p>\n

Swimming pool accident cases involve personal injury claims under premises liability laws. These laws concern harm due to dangerous conditions in a property owner’s pool area.<\/p>\n

This article explores the legal issues surrounding waterpark and swimming pool injuries. To know how the law could apply to your case, meet with a personal injury lawyer<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fatal Swimming Pool Injuries<\/h2>\n

Numerous studies show the grim connection between pools and personal injuries.\u00a0The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>\u00a0(CDC) reports the federal government’s statistics.<\/p>\n

The CDC shows that fatal drowning<\/a> remains a leading cause of death for minors in the following statistics:<\/p>\n