Middlesex District Attorney Visits Sudbury Summer Camp

SUDBURY, MA—Joined by State Representative Carmine Gentile and Sudbury Police Chief Scott Nix, District Attorney Mirian Ryan recently visited 170 campers at the Sudbury Department of Recreation summer camp, ranging in age from 5-13-years-old to teach them about how they can keep themselves and others safe this summer. District Attorney Ryan was joined by State Representative Carmine Gentile and Sudbury Chief of Police Scott Nix.

Ryan spoke to campers about water, car, window, bike and fireworks safety; highlighting important tips for children including: never swim alone, call 9-1-1 or notify an adult if you see a child alone in a car, never play near open windows, always wear a bike helmet, and never play with fireworks or sparklers, said an announcement from the DA's office. District Attorney Ryan also talked about good decision making, and offered tips on how to avoid dangerous situations.

After the talk the campers played a game of Summer Safety Jeopardy to show off what they learned, after which Ryan called upon campers to be Summer Safety Ambassadors, and to share the information they learned with family, especially with siblings and cousins.

The visit was part of the MDAO county-wide summer safety initiative which focuses on averting preventable deaths of children by informing children, parents, guardians and caretakers about ways to keep children safe during the summer, continues the press release. Three of these priorities include: reminding parents to actively supervise children around water, to never swim alone and to learn to recognize the signs of drowning; highlighting that preventing falls out of windows is as important as learning how to exit through one in an emergency; and raising awareness about how to keep children safe in and around cars, parents and caregivers should never leave children alone in a parked vehicle even when they are asleep or restrained and even if the windows are open.

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Story and photo submitted by Middlesex County District Attorney's office