In Memoriam Grayson Sherrell
August 11, 2008 by Kristina Chew, PhD
Filed under Health
6-year-old Grayson Sherrell drowned in a backyard swimming pool last Friday, today’s Gaston Gazette reports:
Police say Grayson wandered off from the backyard of his grandparents, Robert and Betty Saunders of the 3600 block of Raven Hill Drive, Gastonia.
They realized he was gone after three or four minutes and began searching for him. When they didn’t find him after several minutes they called police, according to a press release.
A resident of 1105 Colony Court found him in the pool after coming home and began CPR. The boy was taken to
Gaston Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Grayson was to start first grade in the fall. He was diagnosed with autism at the age of three and, as his mother Donna Sherrell says, “‘was a very loving little boy.’”
Down here at the beach, water safety is Concern #1, and that goes for Charlie, who’s a good swimmer.
Many, many sympathies and thoughts to Grayson’s family.
my heart goes out to you and your family. You are very much in my prayers.