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No Charges In Child's Great America Drowning

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Nov 8, 2007 1:07 pm US/Pacific

No Charges In Child's Great America Drowning

SANTA CLARA (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: The entrance of the Great America amusement park in Santa Clara.
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Santa Clara authorities said there won't be any criminal charges filed against the mother of a four-year-old boy who drowned at Great America amusement park last summer.

In announcing that the death of Carlos Alejandro Flores in July in a wave pool at the park won't lead to charges against his mother -- Yolanda Flores -- a Santa Clara police spokesman calls the incident "an unfortunate accident."

An autopsy report by the Santa Clara County coroner's office has officially ruled Carlos' death was an accidental drowning.

A spokeswoman for Cal-OSHA said the agency's investigation into the July 12th incident remains open.

The boy drowned in a pool known as the Great Barrier Reef.

The pool was allowed to reopen in August after agreeing to a series of changes, including a rule that the smallest swimmers be accompanied by an adult at all times.