Category: Safety
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Valley YMCA Offering Free Swim Lessons to Non-Swimmers
The YMCA is offering free swim lessons in the Valley to children as young as six-months-old.
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Navy Swimmer Saves Lives
Over the weekend a boat sank off the coast of San Diego. Three people died and many others were hurt, but tonight we have the story of the man who jumped in to save lives that day. Leah Pezzetti has more.
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Air Force Member Disappears While Swimming at Surfside Beach in Brazoria County, Coast Guard Says
Coast Guard suspended the search for the U.S. Air Force member who vanished while swimming off Surfside Beach Monday
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Former Clay County Swim Coach Accused of Soliciting Teen for Unlawful Sexual Conduct
A former swim coach at a private school in Clay County is accused of soliciting a teenage girl online for unlawful sexual conduct and sending several lewd images, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Mitchell Bentz, a former part-time swim coach at St. Johns Country Day School, was arrested Monday and booked into the…
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Swimmer Dies Competing in the St. George Ironman
A competitor in the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship St. George died after suffering distress during the swimming portion of the triathlon. The Ironman Group confirmed the participant’s death in a news release published in the evening following the race’s conclusion on Saturday. “We are incredibly saddened to confirm the death of a race participant at the…
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Swimmer Drowns at Lake Tapps
A 24-year-old was trying to swim across the lake, but didn’t make it, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.