Deceased
Alison Debra Johns
Demographics
5y, female
Date of death
2022-12-27
Finding date
2024-12-05
Cause of death
Drowning
AI-generated summary
Alison Johns, aged 5 years, drowned in Lake Nagambie on 27 December 2022 while swimming with a borrowed inflatable ring in shallow water. A brief lapse in supervision occurred when her mother went swimming to a buoy; despite multiple adults present, none maintained continuous visual contact. The coroner emphasised that children under 5 require constant supervision within arm's reach, and that inflatable rings are not substitutes for active parental oversight. Key clinical lessons include the critical importance of designated water supervisors in group settings (adults often assume others are watching), and that drowning can occur silently in shallow water without obvious signs of distress. The death was preventable through continuous direct supervision and potentially through infrastructure improvements at inland waterways.
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