Category: Safety
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Florida Bills Propose New Rules for Pools, Vacation Rentals, Drowning Education | ‘A Silent Death’ | News4JAX
Florida once again is seeing a rise in child drowning deaths this year. Now, a trio of Florida bills — proposed by Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando — aims to bring that number down. According to the Florida Department of Children and Families, there have been 112 child drownings this year, well outpacing last year’s…
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Summer Starts With Warnings About Beach and Pool Safety to Avoid Drownings | ABC News
Queensland lifesavers have rescued more than 500 children this year with December and January the highest risk months.
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Teen Drowns After Sandbank Collapse at Central Coast | 7NEWS
An 18-year-old swimmer has drowned at Soldiers Beach on the Central Coast after a sandbank collapsed, sending four young men into the water and a dangerous rip current. Three of the swimmers were rescued, with two local surfers helping to save one of the teens, but one 18-year-old was swept out to sea despite extensive…
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Evening Swim Between Friends Turns Tragic After One Drowns off NSW Coast | 9 News Australia
A body has been found in the search for an 18-year-old swimmer who was swept away on the New South Wales Central Coast last night.
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Maui Leads State in Ocean Drownings, Still No Lifeguards at Busy Tourist Beaches | KHON2 News
New state data shows Maui leads the state in ocean drowning rates, and the deadliest beaches still have no lifeguards.
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UC Berkeley Student Dies After Suspected Frat House Party Drowning | KTVU
A UC Berkeley student has died after what has been described as a near drowning on Friday night at a fraternity house off campus on Greek Row.
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Vancouver Aquatic Centre Closure Causes Overcrowding at Other Pools | CBC British Columbia
It’s been two weeks since falling concrete forced the closure of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre. The debris fell into the pool but no one was injured. But as Troy Charles reports, regular users and other pool patrons are feeling the effects of the shutdown.
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Boy Drowns in Display Home Swimming Pool in Victoria’s North | 9 News Australia
An 8-year-old boy has drowned in a display home swimming pool in Victoria’s north.
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California Dad Who Drove Family Car Across Flooded Street to Get Home Charged When Son Drowns | New York Post
A careless California dad has been charged in the death of his autistic 2-year-old son after driving the family car directly into flood waters during a storm to get home — and the tot drowned, cops said Tuesday. Read New York Post