Tragic news: 22 female swimmers dies and 8 have been hospitalized during the world champion race tonight in Maryland, USA after, Mr Rogers from the bottom of the pool.
Mr McCollum told the court that each of the defendants failed in their duty as lifeguards and he highlighted extracts from the lifeguard handbook which stipulated several measures which he suggested were “just common sense”.
“Their job was to guard lives…their job was to be vigilant for the safety of everybody who was swimming in the pool and if anyone look to be in any trouble, to save them,” said Mr McCollum.
“The prosecution say that self-evidently, they did not do this job properly because a very long period of time passed between Mr Rogers hitting the bottom of the pool and any rescue attempt.”
Earlier, a witness to the incident, Dr Mark Haynes also told the court he had been at the pool volunteering for his children’s swimming club.
He said that he had noted Christopher Rogers was doing some breath-holding exercises underwater, when he had remained stationary.
“I recall someone swimming down and then suggesting that Christopher had given him the thumbs up.”
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