Category: Safety
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Warning flag system for swimmers may return to Pere Marquette
The City of Muskegon eliminated lifeguards from Pere Marquette Beach in 2010, then shortly after the lifeguards were cut warning flags for swimmers were also removed.
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32-year-old transient man died in pipe at Eldorado Aquatic Center
Police say the man had to scale a fence to get into the locked facility and then climb the water slide and lower himself into the tube.
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Man died after getting stuck in pipe at Eldorado Aquatic Center
Aerial video showed a crane lifting a pipe that’s part of a water slide.
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Gilbert swim school raising money for Drowning Impact Awareness Month
August is Drowning Impact Awareness Month, and a Gilbert swim school is doing its part by raising money for the cause. Special T-shirts are for sale in the lobby of Swimhaus in Gilbert. Co-owner Jim Gleason says that this month was the perfect time to team up with the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona for their fundraiser. “All proceeds…
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Man died inside Eldorado Aquatic Center in Scottsdale overnight
A rescue mission turned into a recovery operation after a man died inside the Eldorado Aquatic & Fitness Center in Scottsdale overnight. Scottsdale firefighters were called to the scene northeast of McDowell and Hayden roads at about 1 a.m. Monday for a confined-space rescue. According to the Scottsdale Police Department, an officer heard the man…
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27-year-old man drowns in Lake Conroe after jumping off boat
A 27-year-old man drowned in Lake Conroe Saturday after he jumped off a boat.
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Missing Teen Swimmer In Critical Condition After American River Rescue
A missing teen swimmer was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being rescued from the American River on Saturday, the Sacramento Fire Department said. The department said the female swimmer was pulled from the river near 28th and B streets shortly before 9:15 p.m. A witness on the scene said the swimmer was…
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Texas twins offer free swimming lessons to children
As children who have been cooped up indoors seek refuge in the waters this summer, water safety becomes all the more important. That is why twin brothers Torrence and Thurman Thomas of Texas are providing free swimming lessons to kids, years after Thurman himself almost drowned. Janet Shamlian reports.
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Beware of swimming dangers as temperatures heat up in western Washington this weekend
It could be dangerous this weekend in waterways around western Washington as people seek refuge from the heat. There are a few swimming locations around the Seattle area, like Magnuson and Madison parks and Green Lake’s West Beach, where lifeguards are staffed. However, statistics from the American Red Cross show 63% of people swim in places without…