Garden Pond | Pond Drama Sparks Safety Fears
IPSWICH: A disgruntled mum today called for stricter safety measures at Christchurch Park after her two-year-old son fell in a pond.
Jade Worger thought son Archie would lose consciousness after slipping into the Peace Garden pond earlier this week.
The toddler was distracted by a dog and left his mum’s side momentarily before losing his footing.
Fortunately, Archie was given the all-clear after his mum took him to A&E for a check-up.
But 22-year-old Miss Worger, of Richmond Road, Ipswich, is concerned that sufficient standards are not in place to prevent similar accidents happening in the future.
The mum-of-two said: “There’s not enough fencing around the pond. It just stops.
“Archie was in the water struggling to get out but I was able to reach in and help him.
“The water wasn’t all that deep but the bottom of the pond was very slippery.
“I thought he was going to pass out. I went to the Reg Driver Centre in a panic and they told me to take him to A&E.”
Miss Worger said Archie became apprehensive around water immediately after his accident and was reluctant to have a bath when they
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