
25/07/2025
Florida leads the nation in drownings, with Central Florida recording the highest rates in the state. Just in 2025, 73 people have fatally drowned in Florida -- 49 of these individuals being children under the age of 4.
To confront these drownings statewide, team members from The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children came together with other local organizations to discuss and create a plan to confront drownings statewide.
Together, we are working to combat drownings in Florida with an Orange County Drowning Prevention Action Plan -- because even one life lost is one too many. 💧