Report Reveals Details Into Royal Fox Country Club Drowning Death of Boy, 4

A state investigation into the drowning death of a 4-year-old boy at the Royal Fox Country Club in St. Charles has determined the facility was not at fault but police said lifeguards at the scene of the incident may have been prevented from providing the necessary help to save the boy, according to media reports.

The Illinois Department of Public Health conducted a full licensing inspection of the pool and found the water was clear at the time of the drowning, which occurred around 3 p.m. on June 14, and that “mechanical equipment was operating in satisfactory condition,” according to the Daily Herald.

There were three lifeguards on duty at the time of the drowning -- two of which were certified less than a month before the drowning and one who was certified three months before the drowning, the newspaper reports.

It was “a mother” who jumped in and pulled the boy, Paulino F. Delle Grazie of St. Charles Township, from a pool and a report into the drowning revealed the boy hit his head as he was brought out of the water, according to the Daily Herald.

After being pulled from the water, a doctor performed CPR and police said the lifeguards efforts were hindered by a crowd of family and friends that had gathered around Paulino, according to the newspaper.

The lifeguards reported seeing the boy playing in the water earlier with a scuba mask and had a life jacket on though he apparently took the life jacket off at some point, according to the Kane County Chronicle. A lifeguard saw the boy go down a slide at the pool and estimated he was under water for 30 to 60 seconds in 5 feet of water before he was spotted.

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