According to Massachusetts State Police, a 93-year-old woman in the care of a private adult daycare program drowned at Pleasure Bay in South Boston. The woman has not been identified.
Mass Live is reporting the woman was at the beach with other members from the home with caretakers supervising them. She entered the water with friends and was instructed to say in the shallow waters.
The article does on to report, around 12 p.m., the woman moved into deeper water. She began to panic and yelled for help before going under the water. She was pulled to shore where lifeguards performed CPR.
Boston EMS responded and took her to an area hospital where she passed away.
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How sad!!! There was NO excuse for this tragic event! A woman her age (93) should have been wearing an
ADULT LIFE SAVER VEST: ALL of them. Thats a no brainer! Were the Caretakers also in bathing suits and able to swim. Could they speak English and understand her call for HELP! I would sue the Agency and the Care-taker. This woman was someone’s Daughter, sSster, Spouse, Mother, Aunt, Friend. People need to beheld Accountable. I am so sorry for this family’s loss.
It saddens me that more people have not responded to this Article. This Woman could be YOU one day!
Doesn’t anyone have a reaction/response to this very tragic event? Maybe it needs more public exposure
for people to CARE! OUR SENIOR CITIZENS ARE OUR GREATEST RESOURCE!!!