NDPW 2025: Water wings? BIG no!

For decades, parents have been frustratingly yanking inflated “water wings” onto and up the arms of their young children, to help them learn to swim. Fact is, these inflatables – as with all others, such as blow-up rafts and rings – are dangerous. Especially on open waters. Watch the above video to find out why. It’s another key message of National Drowning Prevention Week in Essex County and beyond.