Category: Safety
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Water Safety Series: Natural Bodies of Water
Open water presents many challenges, even to the experienced swimmer. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, adolescents comprise three-quarters of drownings in natural water settings, and give this age group the 2nd highest drowning rate. Here are some tips to keep you and your child safe in open water.
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Water Safety New Zealand & ACC Working Together To Deliver Water Skills for Life
ACC is partnering with Water Safety NZ to keep children safe in and around water, as the new naming rights sponsor of the Water Skills for Life programme.
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Swimming lessons in the APY Lands | 7NEWS
No school – no pool. That is the strict rule in the state’s APY Lands. It is sending attendance rates soaring and increased the need for surf lifesavers to keep swimmers safe.
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Jamal Hill is Teaching 1 Million People to Swim | The Social Kick
Over 300,000 people a year die from drowning globally, mostly in developing countries. 3500 Americans a year die from drowning, mostly from low to middle income and black and brown communities. Contributors factors: access to pools and other bodies of water, fear of water, cost of learning to swim programs. Our guest in this episode…
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Thin Ice: Europeans Warned Not to Skate on Thawing Canals After Spate of Accidents
There are bellyflops, and then there is skating, while half-naked on a half-frozen river, into a melting patch and landing face-forward into a mix of ice, slush, and very cold water. Read The Guardian
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Swimming and Diving First Aid! 🏊 | Science for Kids | Operation Ouch
We love the water, but it can sometimes be a dangerous place to be! The Doctors demonstrate some wet water rescues!
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Crews Recover Body Of Missing Swimmer In Wareham Pond
Dive teams were able to recover the body of a missing swimmer in an icy pond in Wareham around 12:30 p.m. Monday. The recovery efforts took hours. Assistant Wareham Fire Chief John Kelley said providing closure for the family of the man was important. “They were present during that timeframe while all the agencies worked…
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Ocean Safety Rescues Swimmer at Waimea Bay
Honolulu Ocean Safety rescued a 29-year-old swimmer who was apparently swimming out to the jump rock at Waimea Bay on Wednesday, Feb. 17.