Family of boy who drowned to use settlement money to start nonprofit promoting water safety

DJ McCutcheon, 13, was underwater for five to six minutes before he was airlifted to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.

STEILACOOM, Wash. — The town of Steilacoom reached a $15 million settlement with the family of a boy who drowned at a summer camp in 2022.

Darrell McCutcheon, Sr. and Tamicia Dont’e McCutcheon filed a wrongful death claim against the town in February 2023, nearly seven months after their son drowned. They alleged the town was negligent in his death. 

Micah LeBank, one of the attorneys who represented the McCutcheons, said the family brought the case to get justice for their son. Though the family

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