Month: July 2020
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Swimmers Rescued From Inflatable Swan
The FDNY had to rescue two people after they fell off an inflatable swan in the East River.
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Boy escapes close encounter with shark thanks to police officer
A boy escaped a close encounter with a shark thanks to a police officer, and it was caught on camera.
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12-year-old boy injured while climbing fence to get to Antioch swimming pool
A 12-year-old boy was airlifted to an East Bay hospital after he was impaled while climbing over a fence to get to a swimming pool. The Contra Costa County Fire Department, EMTs, and Antioch police rescued the boy at Deer Valley High School. Some pools in the county are still closed because of the See…
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Olympics: Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japan
A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training after documenting the experiences of over 800 athletes in 50 sports. The 67-page report released on Monday titled “I Was Hit So Many Times I Can’t Count†looks at Japan’s history of physical punishment in…
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Young boy in hospital after nearly drowning
First responders encourage swimming safety for children and swim lessons. Twelve other drowning incidences have happened this year, so far.