LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas father is demanding solutions from the adults who have been watching his son after the kid drowned.
Jaxenn Garcia, 5, died on Saturday, June 28, after falling right into a pool at an condo advanced close to Flamingo and Nellis, in response to his father, Alexander Garcia.
“I’ve just seen him the day before. I couldn’t process it, and I still can’t. I don’t know how to explain it, but imagine a piece of you just-not existing anymore,” Garcia mentioned.
Las Vegas Metro police responded to the attainable drowning at round 4 p.m. Regardless of lifesaving efforts, the 5-year-old died.
“Justice for Jaxenn is spreading awareness for something like this. It should never happen again. And you know, the people [who] were there, I mean I think that [they] should be held responsible,” Garcia mentioned. “You were ultimately there to watch someone who mattered to you, and you failed at the job.”
A father whose son drowned desires solutions from the adults watching his little one as to how this might’ve occurred.(KLAS)
“Justice for Jaxenn”(KLAS)
“I’ve just seen him the day before. I couldn’t process it, I still can’t. I don’t know how to explain it but imagine a piece of you just – not existing anymore,” Alexander Garcia mentioned. (KLAS)
Garcia mentioned his son was along with his maternal grandmother on the time, and what hurts most is that Jaxenn’s 9-year-old brother witnessed the incident, she mentioned.
“He’s seen, you know, his brother in the water. Them trying to get him out, and them try to administer CPR, and it not working,” Garcia mentioned.
Jaxxenn’s aunt described him as a contented little one who was nonetheless blooming into his character.
Each Jaxenn’s father and aunt informed 8 Information Now the Nevada Division of Youngster and Household Providers is investigating the drowning. They added that detectives informed them Jaxenn was within the pool for at the least 12 minutes earlier than anybody observed he was within the water.
“I don’t want anybody else to feel this kind of pain, when it’s something that’s so preventable,” Garcia mentioned.
Jaxenn’s funeral is scheduled for Saturday. A GoFundMe marketing campaign has been launched by Garcia to assist cowl bills — click on right here to donate.
