Category: Safety
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Family questions ‘strong’ swimmer’s fatal snorkeling proposal
The family of a Louisiana man who died after popping the question while snorkeling doesn’t believe the man drowned. Steven Weber Jr.’s relatives said he was a “strong†swimmer who had been snorkeling multiple times before he died Thursday proposing while on vacation in Tanzania. Though a cause of death hasn’t been provided, his sister Mandy Hoffman…
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Two swimmers in distress rescued from waters near Bob Hall Pier, transported to hospital
A dramatic rescue was caught on camera Wednesday morning after emergency crews were rushed to Bob Hall Pier on Padre Island when two people were spotted struggling
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Niagara University facing gender discrimination suit
Three women swimmers say the coach failed to stop males from bullying and humiliating them.
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The language and culture of Australian swimming pools
Swimming is life skill for Australians. And while the numbers of drownings in Australia are reducing, on average they still claim the lives of at least four people per week. One of those four is generally someone who was born overseas. In this Brisbane swimming pool, they’re doing something about it.
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Brockton Homeowner Uses Swimming Pool Water To Knock Down Fire
Flames broke out a Brockton home on Elmwood Ave. early Monday morning. But thanks to a quick-thinking homeowner, the bulk of the work was done before firefighters arrived. Jean Etienne was able to use water from his outdoor swimming pool to knock down the majority of the fire in the kitchen. “It’s fortunate, I went…
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American drowns after proposing to his girlfriend underwater in Tanzania
A Louisiana man has drowned after proposing to his girlfriend underwater while the couple was vacationing in Tanzania. Steven Weber and Kenesha Antoine were staying in Pemba Island, CNN affiliate WBRZ reports, in a wooden cabin with a bedroom submerged in the ocean off the east coast of Africa. Weber proposed Thursday by swimming underwater…
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Tropical disturbance to cause waves in Brevard
Brevard lifeguards said only experienced swimmers and surfers should be at the beach this weekend.
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Woman’s 50-foot waterfall plunge caught on camera
Heather Friesen, 26, fell more than 50 feet down a waterfall in Hawaii and suffered a collapsed lung, ten broken ribs and a fractured scapula.
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Bhopal: Boat capsizes during Ganesh immersion, 11 dead
In a freak accident, at least 11 people drowned when a boat capsized during Ganesh immersion on the Khatlapura ghat in Bhopal on Friday morning. Officials said that 5 people were rescued. The incident happened around 4:30 am on Friday. Professional swimmers and State Disaster Relief Force personnel were deployed in the rescue operation. Chief…