Month: January 2023
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Large Crocodile Spotted in Popular Queensland Swimming Spot | 9 News Australia
Danger could be lurking at a popular tourist swimming spot at Queensland’s North Stradbroke Island after a large saltwater crocodile of up to three meters was sited in the area. Visitors have been warned to stay away until investigations have concluded.
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Swim Lessons in Honor of Malik Ramirez | WMFY News 2
A Greensboro mother is taking action to teach kids to swim. Her son, 15-year-old Malik Ramirez, was a student at Page High School when he drowned in a private lake. He was swimming with two other students when he went under. His mother told said, Malik never learned to swim. See WMFY News 2
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Melbourne’s Dangerous Summer on the Water Takes Another Tragic Turn | 7NEWS
A rescue mission is underway to find a missing swimmer, feared drowned in the Yarra River. The 39-year-old man disappeared on a day out with friends in Melbourne’s north-east.
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Lifesavers Concerned Nippers Are Entering Surf Lacking Swim Skills | 7NEWS
There are concerns that many nippers are entering the surf without basic swim skills.
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LEN Learn to Swim Commission Report Released – Major Conference Planned for the Summer of 2023
The LEN Learn to Swim Commission has published its first report sharing the results of a major consultation process into the issue of Learn to Swim and the prevention of drowning.
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Initiative to Fix a Neglected Wentworth Swimming Pool: Pastor David Usher | SABC News
A pastor from Wentworth just outside Durban in KZN has joined forces with fathers from the community to fix the local swimming pool which has become neglected and overrun by rats and other vermin. And they are prepared to do it out of their own pockets. It seems the only problem is, the local municipality,…
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Parents of an 18-Year-Old Who Drowned off Mission Beach Said San Diego Lifeguards Failed to Prevent His Death | CBS 8 San Diego
Parents of Woodlain Zachee filed a legal claim against the city of San Diego, alleging city lifeguards were understaffed and failed to warn swimmers of dangers. See CBS 8
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Peyton Hillis on the Road to Recovery After Swimming Accident | NBC Sports
Former NFL player Peyton Hillis has been hospitalized for the last week after a swimming accident, but he is showing improvement. Hillis’s girlfriend, Angela Cole, wrote on Instagram that Hillis went into the water to save his children from drowning. Hillis was in intensive care and on a ventilator but now doing well enough that he no…