Tragic Loss of Twin Toddlers Due to Grandmother’s Alzheimer’s: A Reminder of the Importance of Child Safety Around Water

The death of young children is truly a heartbreaking event that can leave a family shattered. One family recently experienced this immense pain when a small mistake led to a tragic outcome. The heartbreaking story involves twin toddlers who drowned in their family’s pool after their great-grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s, apparently left the door open.

The family lived in their Oklahoma City home, where the mother, Jenny Callazzo, found her 18-month-old twins, Locklyn and Loreli, at the bottom of the murky pool on their property. Unfortunately, both children were already unconscious when their mother discovered them. Despite the best efforts of emergency services, both toddlers were pronounced dead two hours later.

Jenny Callazzo is a stay-at-home mother who runs a boutique and lives in the $565,000 home with her husband, Sonny, a 42-year-old marketing executive, her six children, and her grandmother. According to a relative, Callazzo’s grandmother suffers from dementia and left the back door to the home open, which the twin toddlers saw and slipped out undetected.

At present, the police are conducting an investigation into the matter, but they have not found any evidence of foul play in the tragic deaths of the young twins. The local media took aerial shots of the family’s home and discovered a murky pool covered with green algae, where it is believed that the twins drowned.

The devastating passing of Locklyn and Loreli underscores the paramount significance of ensuring child safety, especially in and around water. It is crucial to take every necessary measure to protect children from harm, particularly when they lack the ability to comprehend the perils of their surroundings. Our heartfelt condolences are with the mourning family, and we hope they find the strength to bear their loss. We also urge other families to learn from this distressing incident and take appropriate steps to avert a comparable tragedy from happening to their own loved ones.

Just a few days prior to the heartbreaking incident, Jenny Callazzo, a mother of twins at the age of 37, had shared a photo on social media of her toddlers enjoying their time outside with the caption “just want to play outside.” Little did she know that this moment of innocence and joy would soon be followed by a series of unfortunate events that would forever change the lives of her and her family.

Neighbors recount the heart-wrenching scene of seeing the mother being rushed to the back of an EMS vehicle in despair as emergency workers worked tirelessly to revive her children. The family has set up a GoFundMe account to assist with medical bills and end-of-life expenses.

Laura Gamino, an injury prevention coordinator for trauma at OU Health, hopes that parents understand the dangers of water bodies for young children. “Anything can happen in an instant,” she cautioned, adding that drowning can occur suddenly and silently, particularly among young children who are attracted to water but lack the skills to get out of it.

To prevent similar tragedies, Gamino advises parents and caretakers to erect fences at least four feet high around pools and install gates that young children cannot open.

The loss of Locklyn and Loreli is a deeply tragic incident, and our hearts go out to the family as they cope with their immense loss. We urge everyone to offer their support and to pray for strength and comfort for the grieving family during this challenging time. Let us all learn from this devastating incident and take every possible precaution to protect our children from harm.