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# Boy dies of "dry drowning"
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/boy-dies-of-dry-drowning/
- Published: 2008-06-07T19:16:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T12:17:09.000Z
- Description: No account exists of exactly how the boy died. His mother told NBC News he swam, said later at home that he felt sleepy, and was found with a strange white spongy material on his face; he died at hospital. A pediatrician named three warning signs parents should act on.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Miscellaneous, Health News, #vivvo-import

There is no reporting on exactly how the boy died. But from what the boy's mother Cassandra Jackson told NBC News, it seems that Johnny got some water in his lungs while swimming in his local pool in Goose Creek, South Carolina.  
  
Ms. Jackson told the TODAY Show on Thursday that "I've never known a child could walk around, talk, speak and their lungs be filled with water."  
  
Johnny did not exhibit any signs of trouble except that after going home, when Johnny's mother bathed him, he told his mom he felt sleepy. When his mother went to check on him later, his face was covered with some strange "spongy white material". He was rushed to a hospital and died.  
  
Dr. Daniel Rauch, pediatrician from New York University Langone Medical Center, who also appeared on the TODAY show, said, cited by Medical News Today, that there are three signs to notice in a child who is at risk of water entering the respiratory system, namely difficulty breathing, extreme tiredness, and changes in behavior.  
  
Children with these symptoms should be rushed to a hospital quickly. Johnny had two signs: tiredness and changes in behavior.

By Sue Mueller, and edited by Heather Kelley.  
Jun 7, 2008 - 8:06:42 AM