The pool was in full compliance with town safety codes that mandated fencing and door alarms for entrances to the pool area. I was confident that Henry ― a very strong, skilled swimmer and someone hyper-aware of the importance of water safety ― would make a highly competent lifeguard. For Henry, water safety was not an abstraction. Karen Cohn co-founded The ZAC Foundation in 2008 with her husband, Brian Cohn, after their 6-year-old son, Zachary Archer Cohn, drowned when his arm became entrapped in a pool drain. She has written about water safety issues for major media outlets and is also a Northeast Trustee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Source: Huffington Post June 01, 2025 15:39 UTC