A mother in Florida has warned fellow parents about the dangers of so-called “dry drowning”, following an incident in which her four year old daughter was hospitalized after swallowing pool water. Elianna Grace was blowing water out of a pool noodle toy at her grandparents’ house in Sarasota, Florida, on a Saturday afternoon when she “dry drowned”. Elianna put her mouth to blow out at the same time someone blew in the end causing the water to shoot directly down her throat, the four year old vomited immediately afterwards but was totally fine 30 minutes later. By Monday, Elianna had developed a fever and slept for most on Tuesday. Elianna’s family took her to urgent care, hoping she had a common virus. Hospital tests revealed the Pool chemicals had cause inflammation and an infection in her body. Elianna was diagnosed with chemical pneumonitis, aspiration pneumonia and perihilar edema. Doctors hooked her up to oxygen to help her breathe.