N.C. Boy, 7, Drowns in Fla. Hotel Pool

in a nation of 300 million, there's an endless supply of child death stories ; the delicate news question is how many at once can the female dead-child audience handle without ceasing to be fascinated.

"The 7-year-old was very anxious to go swimming, so he took off ahead of his family and he went to the pool first," Lizasuain said. "By the time the family got down to the pool, they did not see him."