http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/17/national/main624289.shtmlFour members of a Chicago church group — including three children — drowned in a Fort Worth water park when one child jumped or slipped into a pool not designed for swimming and the others dived in to try to save her.
The victims were two girls, a boy and a man, all visiting Fort Worth for a bible school convention, reports Bob Crowley of CBS radio affiliate KLBJ-AM. Their hotel pool was closed for cleaning and it's thought that's why the kids went into the Water Gardens' 12-foot-deep center pool.
The Rev. Gerald M. Dew, pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, identified those who drowned Wednesday as Myron Dukes, 35; his daughter Lauren Dukes, 8; his son Christopher Dukes, 13; and an unrelated 11-year-old girl, whose name was not released pending family notification.
The 5.4-acre water garden, across the street from the Fort Worth Convention Center, features waterfalls, plants, fountains and pools. Each minute, 19,000 gallons of water courses through the garden, according to the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Center.