Category: Safety
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Father who doesn’t know how to swim dies rescuing 3-year-old daughter from pond
An Indiana father is dead after saving his young daughter from a car that had rolled into an Indianapolis pond. According to The Associated Press, Anthony Burgess Jr., 24, parked his car at an apartment complex Sunday and left the engine running as he went to talk to a friend. His 3-year-old daughter tried to…
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Update: Swimmer dies after trying to save 2 kids from drowning
News 5 has confirmed the Good Samaritan who helped save two children from drowning in Navarre has died. According to Fire Chief Danny Fureigh with Navarre Beach Fire Rescue, the man died Saturday at the hospital. Fureigh states in a news release: On Saturday March 24th at 6:14 pm, Navarre Beach Fire Rescue was dispatched to lifeguard tower…
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Police shoot down drone close to Commonwealth Games exclusion zone
Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski has confirmed they shot down an unauthorised drone flying close to a Commonwealth Games exclusion zone. The incident, which occurred yesterday, gave the the security operation put in place for the event an early test after Gold Coast 2018 chairman Peter Beattie claimed the “safest place in Australia during…
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Missing La Jolla Cove Swimmer was Sea Lion: Lifeguards
A sea lion’s bark sounded a lot like a man’s cries for help, apparently. That’s what San Diego lifeguards determined might have been what a caller heard when they reported a man calling for help Saturday night. The call came in around 10:45 p.m. after a caller heard what was thought to be a man’s…
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Swimmer critical after saving 2 kids from Navarre Beach
A good Samaritan is in critical condition after helping to save two children from drowning at Navarre Beach early Saturday evening. The children were having difficulty swimming after they went too far into the Gulf waters at about 6 p.m. Saturday. Two nearby surfers spotted the kids and were able to pull the children to…
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A Boy Who Saved 17 Lives Gets a Big Surprise
In partnership with the film Wonder, SoulPancake surprises 13-year-old hero, Virgil Smith, who trudged into the Hurricane Harvey flood waters with an air mattress to transport his stranded neighbors to safety. We’d say that deserves a Standing Ovation! As a thank you to Virgil for choosing kindness, he was awarded an Auggie Award! This was…
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Places You Should NEVER EVER Swim
When the hot summer rolls by, there’s nothing better than having a dip in the ocean or in a sparkling, crystal-clear blue swimming pool! After watching this video today, you’ll probably want to keep choosing the swimming pool option over the beaches because as inviting as what some of these beaches look, they are also…
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United Nations Drowning Prevention Group launched on World Water Day 2018
Ambassadors from across the world have highlighted the need for global drowning to be tackled if the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals are to be met by 2030. In an open letter on World Water Day (22 March), members of a newly formed UN group on drowning prevention, launched today, have called on the international…
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Man on bike jumps off Sunset Cliffs, nearly hits swimmer
A man caught the whole incident on video.