Thirty Texas children, most of them toddlers, drowned in June, making the month the worst for child drownings since the state began its annual count in 2005.

Among the young victims were a 2-year-old girl who drowned in a backyard pool on June 15 in Navarro County and a teenager who drowned on June 4 in Lake Georgetown while swimming with friends.

So far this year, 60 children have drowned, according to the state’s count.

"If you can't see a child, you can't save a child," said Sasha Rasco, DFPS assistant commissioner for Child Care Licensing.

"Children should never be left unsupervised for any length of time in or around water, because the results can be devastating."

This year is on track to be the worst since DFPS began tracking deaths.

In 2005, DFPS listed 66 drowning deaths. Seventy were recorded in 2006 and 63 were listed in 2007.

Last year, 82 children drowned in Texas.

Other Child Drownings In June

On June 11 in Austin, a four-year-old girl drowned in an apartment complex swimming pool. She was there with three adults and two other children, none of whom saw or heard her fall into the pool.

A four-year-old girl drowned June 6 in Harris County. She was attending a birthday party with her parents.

A two-year-old girl drowned June 7 in a backyard pool in Collin County.

In Andrews, a three-year-old boy drowned June 8 in the family pool.

A two-year-old boy drowned June 11 at an apartment pool in Fort Bend County.

On June 13, in San Antonio, an eight-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool. At the time, he was playing with several other children..

In Ellis County, a 19-month-old boy drowned June 15 in a backyard pool.

In Laredo, an 11-year-old boy and his 13-year-old brother both drowned in a backyard swimming pool. One boy died June 16, the other a day later.

A two-year-old boy drowned June 17 in the backyard pool at his home in Harris County after he slipped out the back door.

In Galveston County, a one-year-old boy drowned June 18 in the backyard pool of his home.

A 15-month-old boy drowned June 26 in Houston after he climbed onto the deck surrounding an aboveground pool and fell in. His family was visiting relatives from out of town,

A six-year-old boy drowned June 26 in a swimming pool in Dallas

In El Paso, a two-year-old girl drowned June 26 in a small portable pool filled with two feet of water. She was unsupervised.

Emphasis added by H4K Editor