Noah Hale, a 3-year old toddler from Descanso, died in tragic swimming pool accident on May 21, 2010, in San Diego when he drowned in a backyard pool in the 24000 block of Sherilton Valley Road. Hale was found unresponsive and face down in the swimming pool by his mother. He was airlifted to a nearby hospital, but he could not revive and died after a short time. It is still not clear how the child came to be in the swimming pool unsupervised.
Twenty-four children from Flory Academy, a science and technology magnet school in Moorpark, were on their way to the California Science Center when their bus suddenly caught fire on the Hollywood Freeway (Highway 1010) at Universal Center Drive at about 9:00 a.m. Cathy Peters, an accompanying teacher noticed smoke coming out of a vent near the driver. She moved the students to the back of the bus with the help of parent volunteers. When the smoke did not stop, the emergency exits were opened and the bus was evacuated.
A school bus accident on the Campo Indian reservation has left eleven children hurt, according to San Diego County’s authorities. State Fire Department spokesperson Mike Mohler said that the bus struck a light pole at approximately 8 a.m. causing the bus to crash. Mohler said that all the eleven children were immediately taken to a local hospital and ten out of them have been released after treating their moderate injuries.
A San Diego based company, Infantino, has recalled its SlingRider model of baby slings from Canada and the U.S. after the model was associated with three infant deaths last year. More than one million SlingRider and Wendy Bellissimo baby slings have been recalled in U.S. and around 15,000 in Canada. This is the second recall for Infantino in three years.