3 found guilty of negligence in RAK drowning case
Four-year-old girl died in hotel pool in 2013; lifeguards could not swim
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Prosecution records revealed the lifeguards did not know how to swim.
The Ras Al Khaimah Misdemeanour Court found the European supervisor and
the two Asian lifeguards guilty of negligence and failing to carry out
their duties in a professional manner.
The female supervisor was fined Dh20,000 and the Asian lifeguards were each fined Dh10,000.
The verdict was issued by Presiding Judge Suhail Omar on Tuesday.
The defendants pleaded guilty.
The case dates back to 2013 when a four-year-old Arab girl died in a hotel pool.
Captain Yousuf Yaqoob, director of the Maritime Rescue Unit at Ras Al
Khaimah Police, said a rescue team went to the scene as soon as the
incident was reported. They found the child, identified as H.A.R., was
already dead. Her body was taken to the forensic section for
examination.
Capt Yaqoob urged parents to follow safety signs, pointing out that
children left unsupervised near beaches or pools may be risking their
lives. He appealed to parents to monitor their children while swimming
and to ensure they wear suitable safety gear, such as life jackets.
He said some swimming pools in hotels and resorts were unsuitable for
children under ten as they were too deep and no lifeguards were
available
He called on hotels and resort managements to provide swimming areas with lifeguards round the clock.
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