Practice summer water safety
Drowning is a quiet and quick eventu2014happening in as little as 30 secondsu2014said Jenny Bennett, a trauma nurse at HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball who founded drowning-prevention organizations Swim Safe Forever Northwest Houston and Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning. Bennettu2019s son, Jackson, drowned in the familyu2019s pool at 18 months old in 2016. Childhood drowning can happen to any family, she said. However, there are several steps parents in Tomball and Magnolia can take to prevent drowning accidents.
Drowning is a quiet and quick event—happening in as little as 30 seconds—said Jenny Bennett, a trauma nurse at HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball who founded drowning-prevention organizations Swim Safe Forever Northwest Houston and Parents Preventing Childhood Drowning. Bennett’s son, Jackson, drowned in the family’s pool at 18 months old in 2016. Childhood drowning can happen to any family, she said. However, there are several steps parents in Tomball and Magnolia can take to prevent drowning accidents.
Senior Editor
Anna joined Community Impact in 2016 and is the editor of the Tomball-Magnolia and Conroe-Montgomery editions. She previously was a reporter for the Tomball-Magnolia edition. Prior to CI, Anna graduated with a degree in journalism from Cedarville University in Ohio where she served as editor-in-chief of Cedars. She also interned with the National Journalism Center in Washington, D.C., the Springfield News-Sun and Xenia Daily Gazette. Outside of work, Anna enjoys snuggling her dogs, Opie and Luna, baking or reading.
