Category: Safety
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Staying Safe on the Water Amid Recent Arizona Drownings | Arizona’s Family (3TV / CBS 5)
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public to be careful after a body was found floating in Lake Pleasant is believed to be a missing boater.
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Florida Lawmakers Push for More Pool Safety to Prevent Accidental Drownings | WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando
State lawmakers are pushing for more safety measures when it comes to preventing accidental drowning deaths. According to state officials, at least 46 children had died as a result of an accidental drowning in Florida by June 2024. During last year’s legislative session, lawmakers pushed through a law that would provide swim lesson vouchers to…
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Family, Community Mourn Child Found Drowned In Trinity River After Car Went Into the Water | WFAA
The driver, a woman, was rescued by first responders Saturday night and taken to a nearby hospital, police said.
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Swimmer Rescued in Oak Island After Being Pulled 300 Yards Out Into the Ocean | WECT News 6
Rescuers saved a swimmer Sunday afternoon, according to a notice from the Town of Oak Island.
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Northern Kentucky Company Helping Autistic, Nonverbal Children Learn to Swim | WLWT
Northern Kentucky company helping autistic, nonverbal children learn to swim
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Swimming At Mugutha Dam Has Been Halted After Two University Students Drowned | TV47 Kenya
Swimming At Mugutha Dam Has Been Halted After Two University Students Drowned Authorities in Juja, Kiambu County have halted swimming and fishing activities at a dam where two university students drowned on Sunday. Juja Deputy County Commissioner Daniel Ndege said that the area security apparatus will conduct an assessment at the Mugutha Dam.
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High School Swim Coach Charged for Inappropriate Relationship | CBS Pittsburgh
Alaina Marshall, a former swim coach for the Riverside swim team, has been charged with 34 counts of sexual assault. KDKA’s Jessica Riley has the story.
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Teen Who Drowned at Winnipeg Pool ‘Paid With His Life’ for Changes at City Facilities, Family Says
A non-functioning radio, a delayed 911 call and an emergency alarm that took several attempts to turn on were some of the challenges that staff faced after an unconscious 14-year-old boy was discovered at the bottom of a city pool last year, an internal review says. Read CBC News
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Newcastle Municipality Warns About Swimming in Dams | Newzroom Africa
Despite several streets being opened in the Newcastle CBD area, the municipality is still warning residents about swimming in dams and rivers during heavy rainfall. This, after a 19-year-old male drowned on Saturday after attempting to fish at the Nkanjaneni dam in Newcastle.