Category: Safety
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Police: Drunken jet skier pins swimmer against pontoon
West Bloomfield Police and Oakland County Sheriff marine deputies arrested a Royal Oak woman for drunken boating Sunday after she struck a swimmer with a personal watercraft, pinning him against a pontoon boat on Middle Straits Lake. The victim, a 60-year-old West Bloomfield man, suffered multiple broken bones. He was taken by ambulance to Huron Valley Hospital where…
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4 Ways to Prevent Pool Drownings in the Off-Season
Guest post by Vee Cecil Summer may be officially over, but the risk of drowning doesn’t end with it. In fact, it happens at such a high rate that, according to the National Safety Council, 7,000 people die from drowning each year. And here’s another statistic from the NSC that should give parents pause: it…
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GoPro Footage Captures Dramatic Rescues by California Lifeguards
GoPro Video Shows Dramatic Rescue Of Frantic Swimmer Caught In Rip Current |The compilation video was posted ahead of the Labor Day weekend to warn swimmers to use caution while in the ocean. https://youtu.be/-Rp867W-Cq4
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Surf Survival Course
Nearly every surfer has experienced the sensation: pinned to the ocean bottom, trying to swim for the surface, desperate for a few quick gasps of air to avoid what might happen if they don’t. It’s a scary moment and therefore, a tough time to stay composed — even the pros say so. According to Kurt…
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3-year-old boy dies after been pulled from pool at Swim America in Clovis
Clovis police have confirmed a 3-year-old boy, who was pulled from the pool at Swim America during a preschool activity on Thursday, has died. Police are investigating exactly what happened to the boy. The swim school was closed on Friday, as were the associated dance school, tumbling school and the preschool the boy attended. His…
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Hawaii’s Waikiki beaches shut after 500,000-gallon sewage spill
Desiree Smith would’ve loved to dip into the water off Honolulu’s famous white-sand Waikiki beaches. The 500,000-gallon sewage spill, though, was a deal-breaker. https://youtu.be/U08ZG4bgaJU
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10-year-old girl bitten by shark, escapes, jumps back in to rescue 6-year-old
Kaley was in the ocean with friends and family Wednesday afternoon and was taking a break from surfing and was wading in waist-deep water when she said she felt a bite, and then saw the shark. “She turned and yelled to her friend get out of the water! It’s a shark! So this little girl…
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The dangers of swimming in restricted areas
If you’re looking to cool off from the hot weather, you need to know what waters are safe to swim in, which ones you should stay away from.
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Korean wind surfer hospitalized after swimming in Rio water
South Korean wind surfer Wonwoo Cho got his first ride in an ambulance the other day, taken to a Rio de Janeiro hospital with dehydration, vomiting, a headache and dizziness. Cho is one of four athletes to have “officially” fallen ill so far at the week’s Olympic sailing test event in Rio de Janeiro’s polluted…