Category: Safety
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Festive Season | Public Cautioned Not to Swim While Drunk | SABC News
To celebrate the festive season, many people will be spending time at the beach, pools, or dams. But with increased water activity comes increased risks. Adhering to water safety tips is important as many people indulge in water activities such as swimming during the festive season. National Sea Rescue Institute’s Andrew Ingram advises not to…
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Boy Dies After Being Found Unconscious in Swimming Pool | FOX 11 Los Angeles
An investigation is underway in Hacienda Heights Monday after a 5-year-old boy was reported dead, possibly from drowning in a backyard swimming pool, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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Australians Urged to Understand Their ‘Swimming Abilities’ as Summer Heats Up | Sky News Australia
Royal Life Saving CEO Justin Scarr has urged Australians heading to the beach this summer to understand their “swimming abilities” and to choose a location which suits the abilities of them and their group. With summer well underway, Royal Life Saving is reminding everyone to make safety a priority during the festive season to prevent…
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Why the End-Of-Year Period Is Australia’s Deadliest Time of Year for Drownings | ABC News (Australia)
The period between Christmas and New Year’s is the deadliest time of the year for drownings in Australia, with the data from Royal Life Saving Australia showing 26 per cent of deaths occurring during this period in 2023. The organisation’s CEO Justin Scarr says most of these deaths occur on the first day of the…
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Crawford High Students Learn Life-Saving Swimming Skills After Classmate’s Tragic Death | CBS 8
The Prevent Drowning Foundation says drowning deaths are preventable, yet they remain the leading cause of death in children under four. See CBS 8
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Man Almost Dies While Swimming but Is Saved by Lifeguards | 12 News
A Mesa man had a heart attack while swimming but was saved by lifeguards. Now he’s thanking them for saving his life.
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A Swim Lesson | Los Angeles Times
An ode to an everyday hero, Bill Marsh, a swim teacher who helps children discover their own power when submerged in an overwhelming unknown.
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Woman in Coma After Trying to Save Pro Golfer Brian Harman’s 6-Year-Old Son From Drowning | CBS News
Former British Open champion Brian Harman ends his season with a heavy heart as a close family friend remains in a coma from a near drowning while trying to save the golfer’s 6-year-old son. Harman had gone to the Macau Open last month when his wife took their children and family friend Cathy Dowdy to Ponte Vedra…
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Dartmouth Sorority, 2 Members of Fraternity Face Charges After Student Who Went to Party Drowned | CBS News
A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party this summer. Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had been reported missing in July after the party. State and local emergency responders searched the Connecticut River and…