That's why you have child safety set-ups all around the house (which believe me, I would. I don't want my child dying at all), and a barrier around the pool, making the possibility of them falling in without your knowledge, impossible.
well good luck with that. because not everyone has child safety setup around their house.
It doesn't matter if it was my dog, my cat, my fish, or something endangered to the point it's the last one on the planet -- I'd save the child every time.