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Table 1 Circumstances of Fatal Accidental Drowning Incidents Involving Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder as Reported in US Newspapers, January 2000 – May 2017

From: Characteristics of unintentional drowning deaths in children with autism spectrum disorder

Circumstance

n (%)

Water body type

 Pond

12 (52.2)

 Lake

3 (13.0)

 River

3 (13.0)

 Creek

2 (8.7)

 Private pool

1 (4.3)

 Public pool

1 (4.3)

 Bathtub

1 (4.3)

Activity leading to drowning

 Wandering

17 (73.9)

 Left unattended to

1 (4.3)

 Unspecified

5 (21.7)