Nicole Hughes and her family had taken the same summer trip six times before.
The University of Tennessee alum and Bristol, Tennessee, resident stays with her husband and children in a beach house in Fort Morgan, Alabama, the same week in June every year, vacationing with a group of friends. This year there were six families, totaling 17 kids and 12 adults.
The vacation was a special moment each year for the family of five, including 9-year-old Lily, 5-year-old Reese and 3-year-old Levi.
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Levi’s Legacy
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Fast facts
* Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional death in children. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)* 69 percent of drowning incidents involved children who were not swimming but were found in the water (Consumer Product Safety Commission)* 77 percent of drowning victims had been out of sight for less than five minutes. (Consumer Product Safety Commission)* Nearly 80 percent of drowning victims are male. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Source: www.levislegacy.com