Drowning’s the No. 1 killer of young children — from Orange to Pasadena, experts are trying to change that

Just a month before he was to start swimming lessons, 21-month-old Jasper Ray St. Clair fell into a swimming pool in March 2014 in Orange and drowned. His babysitter had left the toddler alone to go to the bathroom and found him face down in the water, the boy’s father said.

An ambulance took Jasper to a hospital, where he was placed on life support before dying.

In the years since, his parents have dedicated themselves to water-safety education and drowning prevention by establishing the Jasper Ray Foundation.