Category: Safety
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13-Year-Old Migrant Nearly Dies While Trying To Swim Across The Rio Grande | NBC Nightly News
Hundreds of immigrants die each year along the border, either in stifling heat in the desert or in the water. Border Patrol Agents were able to save the 13-year-old migrant from Honduras who wasn’t breathing by performing CPR.
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Jackson church makes swim lessons possible for kids, adults
A local church is making swim lessons possible for kids and adults.
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City of Tracy: World’s Largest Swim Lesson 2019
City of Tracy World’s Largest Swim Lesson took place on June 20th 2019 at the Joe Wilson Pool.
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Chilling Video Shows Toddler Falling Into Fenced Swimming Pool Within Seconds
A South Florida father and his family members had the fright of their lives when a toddler sneaked through a swimming pool security fence and fell into the water on June 23. Albert Passavanti knew something could go awfully wrong when saw his son Rocco, 1, walking inside the fenced pool area and chasing an inflatable ball floating on the water…
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‘Swimming Should Not Be A Privilege’: Swim Club Takes Aim At Limiting Children Drownings, Particularly Among African Americans
Accidental drownings are always a major concern this time of the year during pool season, especially for African American children, with the drowning rate being substantially higher. Eyewitness News spoke with one local swim club trying to cut down on some startling statistics while teaching vital lessons along the way. Thursday was a hot and…
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21-year-old American tourist killed by three sharks in the Bahamas
An American family is grieving after a woman was killed by sharks in the Bahamas. Police in the Bahamas say 21-year-old Jordan Lindsey was attacked by three sharks while snorkeling off Rose Island Wednesday afternoon. Jericka Duncan reports.
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German tourists run over, killed at Washington swimming hole
Two German tourists visiting family in nearby Portland, Oregon, were run over and killed by a local man as they sunbathed by a swimming hole, police in Washington state said Wednesday. Police arrested David E. Croswell, 71, of Washougal, Washington, and held him on suspicion of vehicular homicide while driving under the influence of intoxicants…
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Water safety with Swimtastic Swim School
Swimtastic Swim School offers water safety tips for all ages as most Southwest Floridians head to the beach or pool this summer.