Category: Safety
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Earlier is better to teach kids water safety, swimming
Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children between the ages of 1 and 4, but the chances of a drowning accident are drastically reduced when kids are enrolled in formal swim lessons.
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Search for swimmer feared drowned off Yorke Peninsula | South Australia | 7NEWS
A large sea and air search is under way for a swimmer who is believed to have drowned off Yorke Peninsula.
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Drownproofing: A Safety and Survival Technique for Swimmers and Non-Swimmers | Vintage Survival Film
This film demonstrates the drownproofing method of water survival; original film created by Fred Lanoue. It includes step-by-step instructions for the techniques involved and shows demonstrations in both swimming pools and open water. Originally filmed in 1966, the techniques and skills taught are still relevant today. https://youtu.be/esR5AmUkiCM
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Hungary launches armed river patrols to catch swimming migrants
The river border between Serbia and Hungary is a key entry point of entry for people trying to gain access to the EU. Hungary is trying to stop that. See Euronews
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Search continues for missing teenage swimmer
Rescuers continue to look for a teenage boy missing off Dunedin’s Second Beach since Thursday.
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Thin ice claims two lives in N.J.
It’s not safe to go out on frozen lakes or ponds, police say. Two New Jersey teens died within hours of each other from falling through thin ice in two different towns Wednesday.
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Why Were Two Young Girls in the Water After Hours?
Jethro rescues two young girls just as lifeguards are about to leave the beach. Why were they out there alone?
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The Water Is Rising, and the Girl Must Swim
Eight-year-old Dulce is afraid of the water. But she has to get over it, her mother insists—it’s time to learn how to swim. In their coastal Colombian village, this is an essential rite of passage; Iscuandé is dependent on harvesting piangua shellfish, a type of edible mussel that’s a delicacy in nearby Ecuador. The village’s…