Category: Safety
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Mosul Resident Offers Swimming Lessons in Makeshift Pool
Mosul resident Mahmood Muafaq is teaching kids to swim in a makeshift pool he built, in the hope of reducing drowning incidents in the nearby Tigris river.
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2 Swimmers Reportedly Missing at Lake Travis Saturday | KXAN
Two swimmers are reportedly missing at Lake Travis on Saturday afternoon, according to a tweet from Austin-Travis County EMS.
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Facing Fear: Legacy of Family Tragedy Overcome by Filipino Domestic Helper Learning to Swim | South China Morning Post
Jessica Segovia Tubola forced herself to confront her biggest fear by learning how to swim. The 29-year-old Philippine native from the city of Bacolod on the northwest coast of Negros Island has been afraid of water since the death of her five-year-old brother, who drowned when Jessica was just eight. Five years after moving to…
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Family Shares Carbon Monoxide Warning After Daughter, 21, Drowns on Boat Trip | TODAY
Every year, thousands of people seek emergency care for poisoning from carbon monoxide — an odorless, colorless gas produced when fuel is burned. It can be deadly for humans and animals who breathe in the fumes. Most people think of carbon monoxide as building up indoors, but it can also be a lethal danger out on the…
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Naked Baby on Nirvana Album Cover Sues Band Over Photo | Inside Edition
Nirvana’s “Nevermind†is as iconic for its songs as it is for the picture on the album cover. The naked baby boy swimming underwater chasing a dollar bill on a fish hook was number six on Rolling Stone’s list of greatest albums of all time. But 30 years later, that image is now embroiled in…
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Marine Experts Issue a Warning After a Dolphin Plays With Swimmers in Cornwall | SWNS
Marine experts have issued a warning after a dolphin was seen playing with swimmers off Cornwall. The group of tourists and paddle boarders were delighted when the animal joined them for a swim. They couldn’t believe their luck when the dolphin swam over to them and joined in the fun at Hayle Harbour on Sunday…
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Lake Norman Drowning Victim Identified | WCNC
A South Carolina woman drowned while swimming in Lake Norman Sunday afternoon, officials said.
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Swimmers Warned About Rip Currents Along Coast | WMUR-TV
Lifeguards said there were some people in the water Monday, but they didn’t have to conduct any major rescues.