Category: Safety
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Skills USA Conference Members React to Missing 16-Year Old Swimmer
A 16-year-old boy went missing Friday in the Gulf waters near Bob Hall Pier. Friday Afternoon Skills USA announced that the student was part of their conference. Our Briana Whitney has more. See 3kiii KiiiTV.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend KiiiTV.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend
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Swim safety begins with the attention of parents
If it’s springtime in Houston, that means pools and beaches will soon be open to the public. With the warm weather, fun in the water comes with the hidden dangers of drowning. It can happen in just a matter of seconds. Experts say when a child drowns, there is usually no splashing and they do…
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22 students rescued during San Diego long-distance swim
Almost two dozen teenagers had to be rescued from the water off a San Diego shore after nearly drowning. The students were members of a swim team that were visiting the San Diego coast to compete in a long-distance swim as part of their annual beach swim training, officials said Tuesday. That’s when a few…
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California Man Electrocuted After Jumping in to Save Daughter From Swimming Pool with Faulty Wiring
A California tech executive died Sunday after he jumped into a swimming pool to save his daughter, who was being electrocuted and turning blue in the water, PEOPLE confirms. Jim Tramel, 43, of Burlingame, California, saw his daughter, 9, struggling in the pool at a home in Palm Springs during a family gathering and leaped…
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University of Virginia Swim Team Hazing Lawsuit Dropped, Settlement Reached
A former University of Virginia swim team member has dropped the lawsuit against five upperclassmen, whom he have alleged of hazing him and other freshmen swimmers. This comes after a confidential settlement has been reached by both parties. In a report by ABC News, the attorneys of both parties have issued statements on Tuesday. The lawsuit…
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Barton County sheriff recommends charges in swim team sex assault case
The Barton County Sheriff’s Office found evidence for criminal charges against a suspect in the alleged sexual assault that happened Feb. 3 on a Great Bend USD 428 school bus that was heading back to Great Bend from a swim meet in Salina. According to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, they have concluded the initial…
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Exercise for a good cause, raising money for swim lessons for children
It’s good for the body, mind, and as two recent guests on Daybreak mentioned, it can also be good for others. Many Witmer and Terri McNeany, from the local Jordan YMCA’s MultiFit club, stopped by the studio to talk about a three-day triathlon and the cause motivating their impressive physical goal. Witmer and McNeany are…
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Hugh Jackman rescues swimmer and son from rip at Sydney’s Bondi beach
Hugh Jackman has engaged in his fair share of on-screen heroics playing the X-men character Wolverine. But the Australian actor is being hailed as a real-life hero after saving his son from strong currents at Sydney’s Bondi beach. The Nine Network showed video of the Australian actor bringing another swimmer to shore on Saturday before he had…
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