Category: Safety
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Tongan Lisala Folau Survives 27-Hour Swim After Tsunami | Reuters
A 57-year-old Tongan man, Lisala Folau, is being hailed a real-life ‘Aquaman’ for surviving 27 hours at sea after the devastating tsunami struck his island. Folau told Reuters he went under nine times before latching onto a log and making it to safety.
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Man Missing After Boat Overturns Near Manly | 7NEWS
A man is missing in Sydney Harbour after his tinnie over-turned off Manly during a nighttime fishing trip with a friend. Both men clung to the boat for hours before the 49-year-old drifted away.
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‘Zack’s Law’ Proposed to Warn Swimmers of Cold Water Shock | KING 5
Zack Rager drowned in the Chehalis River last March. A coroner determined the teen suffered cold water shock, which made him unable to swim.
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This Tongan Man Managed to Survive a 27-Hour Swim After the Tsunami | TRT World
They’re calling this 57-year-old Tongan man a “real-life Aquaman†after he reportedly survived 27 hours at sea following the devastating tsunami.
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New Focus to Provide Swimming Lessons to Underserved Communities | WPTV News – FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast
Drowning death rates for Black people are one-and-a-half times higher than whites, but the disparity is even greater among children.
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Father Dies in Grange Beach Tragedy After Trying to Save Young Daughter From Drowning | 7NEWS
There has been a beach tragedy at Grange where a Seaton father has lost his life trying to save his daughter.
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Swimmer Hoi Yu Chan Missing After Disappearing in the Hawkesbury River at Laughtondale | 7NEWS
The family of a man who disappeared in the Hawksbury River at Laughtondale are refusing to give up hope. Offering a $3 million reward to find him.
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Mother’s Warning After COVID-19 Stopped Kids Swimming | A Current Affair
A mother of five is warning other parents to check their pool gates ahead of the summer, after her daughter almost drowned. (Broadcast November 30, 2021)
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Man Drowns at Coolangatta Beach After Its Reopening to Swimmers | 7NEWS
A man in his 60s has drowned on a Gold Coast beach, hours after it reopened to swimmers following ex-tropical cyclone Seth’s huge swell.