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LAW REVIEW
In the case of Yarborough v. City of
Springfield, Mary Yarborough brought
a wrongful death lawsuit against
the City of Springfield after her son
drowned at a public beach.
Disorganized Lifeguard Response
in Lake Drowning
By James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D.
n the case of Yarborough v. City of Springfield, 2023 IL App (4th) 220025U
(Ill.App. 4th 2/22/2023), Plaintiff Mary Yarborough brought a
wrongful death lawsuit against the Defendant City of Springfield (the
City) after her 16-year-old son, Eric M. Jones, drowned at a public
beach at Lake Springfield (the beach).
Facts of the Case
Michael Jones, Eric's brother, testified
he, Eric, and their cousins
went to the beach to have a good
time. Eric wanted to learn to swim.
It was Michael and Eric's first time
at the beach. They went into the
water about chest deep. At some
point, Michael slipped and grabbed
Eric, who was by him. Their cousin
then grabbed Michael and swam
him to more shallow water. When
this happened, Michael lost contact
with Eric. Michael looked for Eric
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but could not see him. He called to
a lifeguard, Denis Caveny, and told
him his brother was under the water
and could not swim.
The lifeguard got in the water,
and Michael told him where he
had lost contact with Eric, which
was close to where Michael was
standing. The lifeguard started
looking for Eric, but not in the area
Michael told him to look. Michael
was hollering at the lifeguard and
pointing to where Eric had been.
The lifeguard, however, did not
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hear Michael and swam out by the
seawall to start searching for Eric
because " Eric's friends had said
they saw bubbles out by the seawall
and gestured toward the seawall. "
Darcy Woodrum and her husband,
Travis Woodrum, both testified
they were at the beach on the
day in question but were outside
the fenced area when they noticed
a commotion. They ran back to the
water when they realized something
serious was happening. Darcy
called 911 because she believed
someone was missing. She heard
a boy arguing with a lifeguard,
screaming someone had gone
down in the water. The lifeguard
had told the boy to check the beach
house for the missing person.

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