WAITING TO LEARN THEIR CONDITIONS AS WELL. WE HAVE AN UPDATE AND A VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT WATER SAFETY. AFTER A TWO YEAR OLD GIRL THIS HAPPENED, THIS HAPPENED AT TABLE ROCK LAKE IN BRANSON. STATE TROOPERS SAY THE GIRL WASN’T WEARING A LIFE JACKET. SHE WAS TAKEN TO CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL WHERE SHE DIED. THESE SORTS OF STORIES ARE TOP OF MIND AS PEOPLE HEAD TO THE LAKE AND POOLS OPEN UP FOR THE SUMMER. KMBC NINE JACKSON KURTZ IS LIVE IN OVERLAND PARK WITH WAYS TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR KIDS SAFE. JACKSON. YEAH, YOU GO IS GOING TO MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS ARE SAFE WHEN YOU HEAD OUT TO THE WATER, ESPECIALLY THOSE LITTLE ONES THIS SUMMER. IT’S A LIFE SAVING SKILL AT GOLDFISH SWIM SCHOOL IN OVERLAND PARK. THE BASICS OF SWIMMING START EARLY. EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW HOW TO SWIM, OR AT LEAST HOW TO SAVE THEMSELVES IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION. AS KIDS AND PARENTS ACROSS THE METRO HIT POOLS AND LAKES THIS SUMMER. SWIM INSTRUCTORS WANT KIDS TO STAY SAFE. I ALWAYS JUST SAY GET THEM INTO SWIM LESSONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FOR TODDLERS AND THE YOUNGEST SWIMMERS, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THEY NEED FOR THE WATER LIFE JACKETS. WE ENCOURAGE LIFE JACKETS. USA COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFE JACKETS. WE REALLY JUST WANT TO PUT AN EMPHASIS ON SAFETY AROUND THE POOL, MAKING SURE THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THOSE SCENARIOS. WE PRACTICE THOSE SKILLS AND FOR PARENTS TO BE ON GUARD ALL THE TIME WHILE IN THE WATER, MAKE SURE YOU SEE THEM AT ALL TIMES. KEEP EYES, ARMS ON THEM AT ALL TIMES. AND OTHER TIPS ALSO CONSIDER IS TO NEVER USE A FLOTATION DEVICE AS A STAND IN AND GET RID OF DISTRACTIONS WHEN IN THE WATER WITH THEIR LITTL