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EXCLUSIVE: Mother says son’s drowning in California was preventable
(KLAS) — It has solely been 72 hours since 5-year-old Oliver Shine handed away in California together with his dad. His mother Angelica Richards stated Oliver was left alone when he fell into the pool, this incident is a tragic reminder for fogeys to all the time be alert relating to pool security.
“He was my little sunshine,” Richards informed 8 Information Now. “By no means in one million years did I feel final time I held him can be the final time I might maintain him.”
Richards stated Oliver was going away together with his dad and step mother to Bakersfield, California this previous weekend to remain at his grandma’s home.
On Could 14th Richards stated Oliver was left unsupervised across the pool and nobody realized he fell in till it was too late. “He was exterior taking part in with the canine he should have fell within the pool after they went to examine on him they discovered him within the backside of the pool,” Richards stated.
Richards was additionally in California together with her fiancé and the 2 rushed to Oliver’s facet on the hospital. “They informed us we simply needed to wait till he was able to go,” Richards stated including that though she is grieving for her little boy, there may be anger as a result of this tragedy was fully preventable because the pool didn’t have a fence and Oliver was not being all the time watched by an grownup.
She hopes her story will spare one other household from going by means of the identical heartache. “I simply don’t need his reminiscence to fade away,” Richards stated.
Richards has arrange a GoFundMe account to assist carry Oliver’s physique again to Las Vegas and lay him to relaxation.
Bakersfield Police Division is investigation this incident.