Timeline to drain closed KCK pool unclear despite near drowning

Timeline to drain closed KCK pool unclear despite near drowning

THIS NEW CLOSURECOMES AS NEIGHBORSFIGHT TO OPEN ACOMMUNITY POOL IN K-C-K....SAYING IT'S CLOSURE --ALREADY HAS LOCAL KIDSTURNING TO OTHERMEANS.AND AS 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ SHOWS US...IT COULD LEAD TODANGEROUS SITUATIONS.SOME COMMUNITYMEMBERS ARE SET TOPROTEST THE UNIFIEDGOVERNMENT'S DECISIONTO KEEP THE CITY'S ONLYPUBLIC POOL LOCKED UPFOR ANOTHER SUMMERDavid Grigsby/Owns Barbershopcross the street from pool/with the pool being closed andeverything kids jump the fenceall the time I come over, Itriedto tell him to get out pool, youknow, but with the water beingin the pool, and it's not open,what are your kids going todo?

They're gonna jump thefence,IT'S WHAT ONE TEENAGERRECENTLY DID WITH HISFRIENDS.A ROOKIE FIREFIGHTERRESCUED HIM AFTER HEWAS UNDERWATER IN THEDEEP END FOR AROUND 10MINUTES.OVER THE WEEKEND, 41ACTION NEWS LEARNEDTHE 13-YEAR-OLD IS BRAINDEAD AND IS ON LIFESUPPORT.Angel Obert/Assistant Parks &Recreation Director for UnifiedGovernment of Wyandotte Countyand Kansas City, KS/It's heartbreaking it's notsomething you ever want tohear.ALTHOUGH THE POOLISN'T OPEN THE PARKSAND REC DEPARTMENTSAY ITS FILLED WITHWATER TO PERFORMROUTINE MAINTENANCE.AND DESPITE THE NEARDROWNING, THERE ISN'T ADEFINITIVE TIMELINE ONWHEN CREWS WILL DRAINTHE POOL.Angel Obert/Assistant Parks &Recreation Director for UnifiedGovernment of Wyandotte Countyand Kansas City, KS/There are discussionhappening right now theyhappened as soon as theincident occurred.

It's notsomething that we take lightlyand you know, we're doing ourbest to address it as quicklyas we canAndres Gutierrez/Reporting/An attorney I spoke with saysbecause the unifiedgovernment has a fencearound the pool, padlocks atthe gates around theperimeter and no trespassingsigns they are clear of anyliabilities unless there is aninstance of gross negligenceGreg Watt/Attorney, the Watt LawFirm/There's always gonna be away for somebody to get into apublic pool if they really aredetermined to do exactly that.It's terribly tragic that thishappened.THE PRECAUTIONS KCKTOOK ARE SOMETHINGHOMEOWNERS WITHPOOLS SHOULD DO ASWELL.Greg Watt/Attorney, the Watt LawFirm/you need to ask yourself, Is itreadily apparent that we'retrying to protect the public,we're trying to protectourselves, and especially inthe instance of kids, that thereis something that is going toprevent a toddler or a childfrom wandering in there andfalling in the poolA NEIGHBOR'S POOL MAYBE THE BEST WAY FORSOME IN KCK TO STAYCOOL THIS SUMMER.Angel Obert/Assistant Parks &Recreation Director for UnifiedGovernment of Wyandotte Countyand Kansas City, KS/we have full intentions onopening parkwood for 2022 aslong as everythingsurrounding the pandemicallows us to do soIN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.ANDRES GUTIERREZ.

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