{"id":22988,"date":"2025-08-02T21:24:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=22988"},"modified":"2025-08-02T21:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:24:33","slug":"she-was-drowning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=22988","title":{"rendered":"She was drowning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 14-year-old Canadian student drowned and spent an estimated 38 minutes underwater during a high school swim class before anyone realized he was at the bottom of the pool, according to official reports.<\/p><div class=\"ppbmy69fec4bbaafed\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ppbmy69fec4bbaafed {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ppbmy69fec4bbaafed {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ppbmy69fec4bbaafed {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ppbmy69fec4bbaafed {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ppbmy69fec4bbaafed {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>The coroner\u2019s investigation, released Monday, urged a comprehensive overhaul of how swim instruction is conducted in schools after the death of eighth-grader Blessing Claude Moukoko in February, the Montreal Gazette reported.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 15, Moukoko was participating in a required swimming lesson at Montreal\u2019s Centre P\u00e8re-Marquette when he apparently slipped beneath the surface in the deep end and went unnoticed. Classmates only discovered his submerged body after the physical education period had ended, officials said. He was pulled from the water and immediately given CPR before emergency medical personnel transported him to Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>By then, Moukoko had sustained catastrophic brain damage. Despite life-saving efforts, he never recovered and died six days later, CTV News reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-anno-skip google-anno-sc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Food and drink reviews\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Food and drink reviews<\/div>\n<p>The coroner\u2019s report concluded that the focus of school swimming programs needs to shift more urgently toward water safety awareness and vigilance, rather than relying solely on traditional instruction methods. It highlighted systemic gaps in supervision and resource allocation that allowed such a delay in recognizing a student in distress.<\/p>\n<p>Montreal Mayor Val\u00e9rie Plante expressed her anguish over the tragedy. \u201cIt just breaks my heart. It\u2019s hard for me to think about this teacher who was there when it happened. It\u2019s just terrible,\u201d she told the Gazette. \u201cSo let\u2019s make sure that our kids know how to behave in water and let\u2019s make sure that school boards have enough resources so they can make sure that everybody\u2019s safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incident has prompted calls from the coroner and public officials for schools to improve lifeguard training, reduce student-to-supervisor ratios during aquatic activities, implement better monitoring protocols, and ensure that educators and support staff are equipped to recognize and respond to signs of drowning\u2014many of which can be subtle and easily missed.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of Blessing Claude Moukoko has become a rallying point for parents and advocates pushing for immediate policy changes to prevent similar tragedies, emphasizing that vigilance, proper resourcing, and education about water safety must be nonnegotiable components of school swim programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 14-year-old Canadian student drowned and spent an estimated 38 minutes underwater during a high school swim class before anyone realized he was at the bottom of the pool, according to official reports. 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