Category: Safety
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How No Swimmers Noticed Toddler Drowning At Crowded Water Park Wave Pool
A heroic, eagle-eyed lifeguard came to the rescue of a 3-year-old swimmer that was drowning – and no one around the child even noticed what was happening. At Whirlin’ Waters Adventure Park, a wave pool in North Charleston, South Carolina, a little girl was struggling and a lifeguard sprung to action. In a video of…
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Two Australian Paralympic Team Members Robbed at Gunpoint in Rio
With about six weeks left before the start of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, problems are growing. Two members of the Australian paralympic team are recovering after being robbed at gunpoint near their hotel in Rio. There are also worries about the Zika virus, a newly declared state of financial emergency, Brazil’s impeached…
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Swimmer Pulled From Pool At Southlake Aquatic Center Dies
Friends and church leaders confirmed 13-year-old Elise Cerami died at the hospital. See for instance NBC DFW https://youtu.be/_Rh5yQyi3E0
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Twin Toddlers Die In Drowning Accident
In Easley, South Carolina two 3 year old twin boys fell into a backyard swimming pool and drowned. Emergency officials were called around 2:30 p.m. after the twins were discovered. According to a source, the second twin boy died shortly after the first. https://youtu.be/j9f5-reBGEo
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Six-year-old recovering from serious infection after swim in Virginia Beach
Newport News mother tells 8News sister station WAVY that her young child developed a serious bacterial infection after swimming at a local beach.
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Lonely Water (aka The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water) – British 1973 Water Safety Ad
Lonely Water is perhaps the best known and almost forgets itself in the hurry to warn children against playing in public waterways and turns into one of the classics of 1970’s British horror. Lonely Water was produced by Illustra Films and directed by Jeff Grant, having been commissioned by the COI as a result of…
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Teen Swimmer Seeks Stranger Who Rescued Him
A 15-year-old rescued from drowning wants to find the stranger who saved him, reports Jennifer Mayerle
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Swimmer rescued in Thames River after hours in water
It was at Mitchell College beach that the swimmer went into the water Wednesday night.
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Swimmer’s Caution: Hidden Dangers At The Lake
When the sun is out, the boats are charged up and in the water: but swimmers nearby could be in trouble.