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I think the resort needs to held liable for setting their temp at 105. This is above the temperature anyone recommends - Doctors, American Heart Association, Hot Tub manufacturers, etc. Not saying a big litigation needs to be started, but they need to be held accountable for what happened to your dad. Thank heavens he is okay.
Held liable? How about informed so that they can lower the temp, change the limit on the timer, and make sure their warning signs are adequate to prevent this from happening to anyone else? A public tub at 105 may not be a good idea, but I don't see it as gross negligence.
Sorry, not an attorney here, so I guess I used the wrong word. I did say I didn't think a big litigation needs to be started. However, it is incumbunt upon an operator of a swimming pool or spa to know the risks and dangers to its guests. It is their responsibility to find this information and follow the guidelines.
The exact same thing happened to my mother in law! Well, almost exactly. She had drank a fifth of Wild Turkey and then passed out. Oh, she also wasn't in the hot tub. We found her asleep on top of a pile of coats in the bedroom.Ok. It might have not been my mother in law. It might have been me. Some of the details are kind of fuzzy.