Cassandra Jackson's Dry Drowning

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Cassandra Jackson had no idea that her life would change forever after she took her son swimming. Her 10 year-old son Johnny stated that he was tired after swimming. Cassandra did not think that it was anything wrong. She had no idea that her son was slowly drowning. Johnny took a nap, and his mother checked on him later. She noticed that her son was not breathing and did not have a pulse. He also had a foam-like substance coming from his mouth. The coroner found that the little boy had died from dry drowning.

Dry drowning, which is also known as delayed drowning, is rare. It occurs when a person drowns due to swallowing too much water. Cassandra did not know that it was possible for a child to talk and speak when their lungs were filled with

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