Category: Safety
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2 Triathletes Drowned During the Swimming Leg of an Olympic Distance Race
Two participants of the Port Dickson International Triathlon in Malaysia recently drowned during an Olympic distance race. https://youtu.be/TX0NXCVa4yY
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Where is it safe to swim in Toronto?
Not all of Toronto’s beaches and waterfront locations are monitored for water quality and safe swimming. Dilshad Burman has more.
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Hero grandad rescues Commonwealth Games legend from swimming pool
A 78-year-old West Dunbartonshire grandad has become a hero after coming to the rescue of a former Olympian. Benjamin Scullion, 78, pulled Lachie Stewart, 75, from the bottom of a swimming pool when the Commonwealth Games gold medallist fell unconscious in the water. Benjamin’s quick thinking saved the sporting legend who is now recovering in…
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Former NHL goalie Ray Emery drowns in reported swimming accident
Former NHL goalie Ray Emery died Sunday in what authorities, per reports, described as an accidental drowning while swimming. Emery, whose 11-year career ended in 2015 and included a share of the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2013, when his Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, was 35. According to police in Hamilton, Ontario (via the Hamilton…
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Taipei City closes pool after falling ceiling hits woman
Taipei City closed down a swimming pool at its Nangang Sports Center after part of the ceiling collapsed and hit a woman, reports said Saturday. At the time of the incident Saturday morning, two people were present in the spa area, the Central News Agency reported. Falling steel elements hit a woman aged about forty,…
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Video: Thai boys didn’t swim out of the cave; they were rescued on stretchers
Now that the 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach are safely out of the cave where they were trapped for just over two weeks, we’re learning more details on how the rescue mission was carried out. Up until Wednesday, Vox — and other news outlets — were reporting that the boys swam out of…
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Local couple rescues swimmer in distress
When Mr. and Mrs. Gentilozzi came to Porpoise Point Monday, they thought they were just going to have a nice time at the beach. They didn’t realize they would become a rescue team.
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Thailand Cave rescue: 12 boys and their coach are out
The Navy Seal team in charge of the rescue says that the 12 boys and their coach who were trapped in the cave have been brought out, completing an extraordinary and arduous rescue operation that captivated the world.