A Huntington Station toddler drowned Sunday morning in a pond at Heckscher Park.
Suffolk County Police said they responded to a 911 call about 11:40 a.m. that a boy had fallen into a pond. The 2-year-old boy, who was at the park with his father, had been pulled from the pond when police arrived. A Good Samaritan was administering CPR.
A Second Precinct officer took the boy and his father to Huntington Hospital, where the child was pronounced dead.
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death, which is believed to be accidental.
A fence should be put up. For those that complain it will affect the wildlife, would that be the wildlife that the town doesn't want you feeding (geese and ducks) or fishing? Common sense says human life was lost and a fence that is aesthetically pleasing yet functional should be installed. I am the first one to complain when things are changed because stupid people do dumb things (ie Putting scalding coffee between your legs, have it spill and sue McDonalds). But this is something that could have been prevented. Yes it would have helped if the man stared at his child but imagine if instead of a phone he was tending to another child as many in that park do, would that have made it more ok?
Noun: An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury. I don't think most people are placing blame. It would just be unfortunate to take away another peaceful landscape to try to child proof it. I think the playground being fenced in is quite enough, along with the entire park. This child was not at the playground. My children come home from school and are so disappointed that at recess they are not allowed to run around at the playground anymore and they are not allowed to play games like tag. The recess was changed because a child broke a bone during recess at the playground a few years back. Obviously I am very sorry for this parent. no fence please.
Regardless, fencing or protecting an area just because of a "potential" danger is not the answer. There's no fence around the grand canyon or the ocean and there shouldn't be.
If it was your child!!! And BTW, lifeguards don't make $75k a year!! If the taxes are too heavy a burden for you on LI...leave, and take that attitude with you!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/20/salary-compensation-of-100k-newport-riles_n_864626.html the ones that make you think you should go swimming.....so not sure how or why you would know how much they do ro do not make but ANY amount is too much. We need to stop bubblewrapping society and trying to protect them from themselves all the time at such a cost, the cost is called regulation which has caused business's to leave long island and the taxes that support it? People, like myself, to have to move, sell your house (if you can) or move in with your kids. But hey! Thanks for being a good neighbor and telling me to leave, I can't go anywhere now.....I am too old, my American Dream home I was taxed out of and your non-heartless answer is too move. Thank you for your understanding and kindness. SO I stand by what I said before. IN 14,600 days....2 people have died. I would call that a very safe park statistically speaking.