Avery's got to go back to work and earn money sometime, I guess!? Brought a tear to my eye seeing her Trigg pendant, though. Made his death very real.
I haven't been able to stop thinking about that poor family and what they must be going through. Such a horrible way to die, and knowing it could have been prevented will surely haunt the parents forever. Trigg was in swimming lessons and had done a survival course too, I believe. He was almost 4. Perhaps they'd also taught him not to go into the pool without their supervision. I think the parents were incredibly naive to think these measures would be enough, and presumably this is why they seemed so lax about pool safety (encouraging Trigg to open the back doors himself, not always covering the pool when not in use, etc.). It seems they became complacent - got too comfortable with their son being around the pool and thought this wouldn't happen to him.
Even if a 3-year-old knows basic survival skills, they'd likely panic if they fell into water fully clothed, or would only be able to float or tread water for so long before becoming helpless. My heart truly aches for them. It's clear to see how much they adored that sweet little boy. We don't know the details yet, but however accidental it may have been, the reality is that you can't escape responsibility as a parent. It's wild to think you can rely on there being no human error around water - you cannot supervise your kids for every single second when you're at home, and a tragedy like this can happen in just that - seconds. You would think it's common sense to have multiple layers of safety in place with a pool around a small child, including a self-locking pool fence and a pool cover when not in use, as well as alarms on the back doors. I know I would be extremely paranoid if I had an accessible pool in our garden and would definitely want more in place so I didn't have to survey the goddamn thing 24/7. I am sure they know all too well now what measures they should have had in place to prevent this tragedy.
I genuinely hope they have a life of healing.