Lifeguard, Summer Camp Supervisor Ordered Held after Kid Drowns
A lifeguard and a summer camp's supervisor were on Tuesday ordered held by the attorney general of the North district in connection with the drowning death of the child Kevin Metlej, media reports said.
The toddler, 6, reportedly drowned during his participation in a summer camp at the Sawary Resort in the northern city of Batroun.
In remarks to An Nahar newspaper, Kevin's uncle Imad Metlej launched negligence accusations against the summer camp's organizers – the boy's school – and the beach resort.
The child's body “remained floating on the surface of the swimming pool for three minutes without anyone noticing,” he said.
“Neither the trip's organizers nor the lifeguards paid attention to him as he was drowning, and had it not been for negligence, my nephew would not have died,” Metlej added.
The child's parents have also decried perceived negligence.
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