Category: Safety
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Olympian Hannah Miley talks about overcoming her ‘huge’ fears in Aberdeen charity event
With the tank plunged into darkness, alarms sounding, and wind and waves pounding at her, Olympian swimmer Hannah Miley was forced to face her greatest fear. The Commonwealth gold medalist is no stranger to water in the pool but the claustrophobia brought on by undertaking Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) was a different matter. Confined…
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Cape Cod National Sea Shore Looking For New Ways To Protect Swimmers
Cape Cod National Sea Shore is looking for new protection for swimmers from sharks. WBZ-TV’s Bill Shields reports.
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Swimmers Save 4-Year-Old From Drowning In Quarry Park
Earnestine Williams took her kids to the waters at Quarry Park near St. Cloud Saturday to beat the heat, Bill Hudson reports (2:01). WCCO 4 News at 6 – Sept. 17, 2018
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Two men drown trying to rescue swimmer who was saved by police
Authorities say two swimmers drowned while trying to rescue another man who was saved by police. The men were all swimming in the Thornes Creek in Hazlet, N.J., when one of them started yelling for help around 2:40 p.m. Sunday. The two other men went to help the man who was struggling but they soon…
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Florence Hurricane: A Coast Guard rescue swimmer searches vehicles for survivors
Want to know what it’s like to be a rescue swimmer responding to Hurricane Florence? See what Petty Officer 1st Class Jordon Shevlin saw first person as he battled the weather to investigate a truck caught is some extremely dangerous flooding. In addition to coordinating with the local emergency operations centers and other first responders,…
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Seaside Heights: Swimmer killed by wave in front of wife and child
Detective Steve Korman said Sunday it’s still unknown what caused the man’s death. But Police Chief Tommy Boyd told the Asbury Park Press on Saturday a wave may have broken the man’s neck. See app and read nj.com Photo by SurFeRGiRL30
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RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification | Swim UK
The RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) is the most awarded lifeguard qualification in the United Kingdom. The NPLQ certificate is more than just a qualification as it can be a stepping stone into a career within the leisure industry.
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The Hannah Miley ‘HUET Challenge’
On Saturday 1st September Scottish swimmer Hannah Miley, along with fellow British Olympian Ellie Faulkner and 10 other volunteers, took on Helicopter Underwater Escape Training at the Survivex training centre in Dyce, Aberdeen in aid of local charity ‘Sands’.