It’s Your Job to Keep Me Safe

You can reduce the odds of a drowning tragedy happening to someone you know or love.

Jasper’s Story Prevention

Drowning is a Preventable Tragedy

Drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for 1-4 year olds
More children in this age group die by drowning than by traffic accidents
In 2022 there were 113 total incidents in Orange County:
- 47 of those were fatal
- 35 of the 113 were children were under age of 5. 6 of these incidents were fatal.

*Source: Orange County Fire Authority 7.5.23.

Jasper on a path

Jasper in the Garden

Jasper with Mom

Jasper with a book in his car seat

Jasper playing with a plastic tub

Jasper playing at the park

Jasper and his mom

Jasper and climbing mesh

Family Picture

Jasper on the back of a chair

Jasper at the beach

Jasperwithatamborine

Jasperinthetractorcab

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Mission

To share the story of Jasper St. Clair to educate others in the community about their role in identifying and reducing risks of drowning.

Vision

To change the way people think about drowning prevention: Drowning is preventable. It’s our responsibility as parents, caregivers and pool owners to keep children safe.

How You Can Help

Install fences and safety features on your pools and encourage others to do so.
Enroll your kids in early swim lessons.
Tell Jasper’s story to motivate people to take the steps above. Make it your personal mission to help protect other children.

Take Action

Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and share our posts.
Learn CPR, establish water safety rules and follow them
Volunteer your time and talent as part of our team. This is an all-volunteer organization, and you can make a difference.

Orange County Drowning Statistics 2021

36 Incidents involving children under age 5	2021
Fatal	3
Non-Fatal	33

Incident County	2021
Total Incidents	102
Fatal Incidents	45
Non-Fatal Incidents	57

Water Source Breakdown	2021
Backyard Pool / Spa	28
Community Pool / Spa	36
Ocean / Bay	20
Lake / Lagoon / Pond	2
River / Channel / Canal	2
Bucket / Fountain / Puddle	0
Bathtub	14
Other	0
Unknown	0
Total	102