Families Cbc: David Medina and Jhonalyn Javier

families cbc: Grand Beach drowning victims David Medina and Jhonalyn Javier mourned Both children had immigrated to Canada from the Philippines with their families, according to CBC. CBC has not be able to confirm yet whether the children knew how to swim or whether they took swimming lessons. The drowning of two children, David Medina, 12, and Jhonalyn Javier, 11, at Grand Beach on Monday highlights how quickly peril can strike in the water. David Medina, left, and Jhonalyn Javier, right, are shown in this photo taken at Grand Beach on Monday, before they went missing. New Canadian tweens more likely than their peers to be unable to swim: study Chris Love, Lifesaving Society Manitoba water smart co-ordinator, said swim classes for immigrants are something that could help save lives. "We don't have that funding yet in Manitoba, and it is something that we continue to work towards," Love said. A 2016 report by the Lifesaving Society of Canada says new Canadians age 11 to 14 are five times more likely to not know how to swim compared to their Canadian-born counterparts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.