What happened to the woman's death in the swimming pool of Hilton Hotel in America?

According to Red Star News, on the evening of March 18, local time in the United States, Ms. Hu, a female executive of a foreign company in Suzhou, drowned in the swimming pool of Doubletree by Hilton Tucson, Arizona. When her husband Mr. Bi went to the United States to deal with the aftermath, he found that there had been many drowning cases in the swimming pool.

After investigation by experts, it was pointed out that the design of the swimming pool was wrong, so Ms. Hu's family hired an American lawyer to file a punitive damages lawsuit against the hotel-suing the swimming pool of a five-star hotel for "murder". In this regard, Red Star News conducted an investigation.

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On March 18, Ms. Hu, who was sent by the company to the United States for exchange training, arrived at the hotel around 9 pm local time. In a video call with her husband, she mentioned that she was going swimming. From the police report, Red Star News learned that at about 9: 30 that night, Ms. Hu was found by a hotel guest who sank at the bottom of the swimming pool. After being pulled out of the swimming pool, she underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the spot and was sent to the medical center of Banna University, but Ms. Hu died the next day.

New york Gao Law Firm hired by Ms. Hu's husband, lawyer Bi, told Red Star News that the doctor's appraisal results showed that Ms. Hu died of simple drowning, which ruled out the possibility of other sudden diseases. According to the investigation of the law firm, in the past few years, there have been two drowning incidents in the swimming pool: a honeymoon couple both drowned and another child almost drowned. To this end, they have asked experts to investigate and identify the swimming pool.

"Experts believe that the swimming pool design is wrong, and the specific report is still being processed." According to the law firm, at the L-shaped corner of the swimming pool, the shallow water area of 4 feet (about1.2m) suddenly became the deep water area of 8 feet (about 2.4m), and the gap between the two areas was as high as1.2m.. From the scene photos, the trees beside the pool are shaded, and under the action of underwater reflection, the water depth mark on the upper edge of the pool is difficult to see even during the day. According to the exclusive photos provided by the law firm to Red Star News, at night, there is no water depth sign at the swimming pool site.

According to the husband of the deceased, "My wife is a good swimmer and cautious, and never goes to the deep water area of the swimming pool."

The lawyer pointed out that it was the design problem of the hotel swimming pool, the unclear logo and the hotel's lack of attention to the improvement of the swimming pool that led to Ms. Hu's tragedy.

Ms. Hu, 35, has a successful career and a happy family, but everything was destroyed by an accident, leaving two young sons and a sad husband and parents. Therefore, the family will file a punitive damages lawsuit against the hotel, including physical damages, mental damages, compensation for the loss of her husband, children and parents, and the loss of her salary for the rest of her life. According to Arizona law, punitive damages can be as high as ten times the total compensation.

Red Star News tried to contact Doubletree by Hilton Tucson, but no one answered the phone. As of press time, Hilton Hotels Group has not made any response to Red Star News.

Swimming pool design-does the drop and lighting meet the specifications?

In response to family members' doubts about the death of swimming pool design, Red Star News learned from a swimming pool designer in China that adult swimming pools in domestic five-star high-end hotels usually have no drop, and the transition from shallow water to deep water is usually 1.2m ~1.8m. For China people, "the drop as high as1.2m is definitely unreasonable". However, whether the design of the incident swimming pool and the accidental fall are enough to cause drowning needs a specific expert investigation report to determine.

The woman died in the swimming pool of the American hotel. In the swimming pool photos released by this law firm, there is a couple drowning, an L-shaped corner and a water depth sign that can't be seen clearly during the day.

In addition, are the design standards of swimming pools in China and the United States consistent, and do hotel swimming pools comply with local laws and regulations? Red Star News interviewed Cipriano School of Design in New Jersey, which won many swimming pool design awards.

The design institute told reporters that in the United States, "the shallow water area of swimming pools is usually 3 feet to 3.5 feet (0.9 meters to 1 meter), and the deep water area is usually 7 feet to 9 feet (2. 1 meter to 2.7 meters). The swimming pool can be any shape, irregular and curved, which depends entirely on design choices and preferences. As for whether the lighting is up to standard, you need to refer to the local swimming pool standards. "

Red Star News contacted the Pima County Health Bureau where the hotel is located. According to the local hotel swimming pool regulations provided by Julia flannery, the public relations manager of the Health Bureau, "the sign should be clearly visible from water and land at any time of the day, and the distance should not be less than three meters." The clause on lighting also clearly stipulates that "when the swimming pool is used, both the swimming pool and the shore must have good natural or artificial lighting."

In addition, why was Ms. Hu finally rescued by hotel guests, and was the hotel equipped with lifeguards? Can residents swim without lifeguards on duty?

Julia flannery told Red Star News, "Actually, most hotels don't have lifeguards in their swimming pools. However, in the absence of lifeguards on duty, the hotel needs to have clear warning signs. " According to local laws and regulations, lifeguards must be present at all times during the opening hours of public swimming pools, but semi-public swimming pools or private swimming pools are not included.