Category: Safety
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1 dead, 1 missing after swimming in ‘very hazardous waves’ on lakefront
A 52-year-old woman went missing and a 46-year-old man died after they went swimming in hazardous waters in Lake Michigan on Sunday. The unidentified woman, from Elgin, and man, from Itasca, were part of a group of about 10 people in a “cold-weather†swim group that went in the lake near Highland Park as dangerous…
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How to Make the Pool Area Safe for Kids
The clouds are finally clearing and temperatures are back into double figures. Winter is over and you can finally enjoy that glorious sunshine and your swimming pool. But before you take that winter pool cover off, you should be aware of some of the risks. According to the CDC, children between the ages of 1…
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RNLI rescue pooch struggling to swim to safety | SWNS TV
This adorable video shows an RNLI crewman wading through high tide to rescue a Highland terrier – as the dog struggled to swim to safety after being cut off by the tide. Little Bella the terrier can be seen desperately paddling along the sea wall to keep herself afloat, as the RNLI lifeboat crew approached…
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Drivers ticketed for crash that ended with school bus in swimming pool
An Orange County school bus driver is one of two people being blamed for a crash that ended with a school bus in a swimming pool.
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How to Survive in Open Water: 7 Basic Swimming Skills Everyone Should Know
Drowning is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Learning how to swim can be scary when you don’t know what you’re doing. Don’t worry though — there are things you can do to make learning how to swim less daunting. Once you get the hang of it, swimming will be a…
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This Is the Only Proven Way to Deter a Great White Shark | The Swim
Ben Lecomte was followed by a shark for five days during his Atlantic swim in 1998. As he plans to venture into Pacific white shark habitat this time around, can the crew of The Swim expedition lower his odds of a dangerous encounter using deterrent technology?
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Free Afterschool Swim Camp for Bridgeport Youth
Mayor Ganim joined the Director of the Cardinal Shehan Center Terry O’Connor today to kickoff a free afterschool swim camp for 500 Bridgeport youth. The water safety and swim lessons are made possible through a $152,000 Pool Safely Grant Program (PSGP) awarded by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). “The staff in the Grants…
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Almost half of parents worried about baby health in public pools
Health risks make up over half of parents’ concerns about taking babies swimming in public pools, according to survey findings. Fear that the baby might pick up a bug was voiced by a quarter of respondents (25.5%), while a further 22.7% were worried that chlorine would irritate the infant’s skin. The baby might pick up…