Category: Safety
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Cleared storm drain turns into an unexpected water slide
A video from YouTuber Patricia Pink shows a terrifying series of events in which four men and a child are attempting to unclog a large storm drain. The boy begins to jump on the branches that are clogging the large drain in an attempt to push them through, but once they’re freed, he and one…
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Coast Guard rescues dog from icy Frankfort Bay, Michigan
Ice rescue crews from Coast Guard Station Frankfort, Michigan, rescue a dog from the ice in Frankfort, Feb. 2, 2015. U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Oliver Art Center.
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Stanford Rape Case: Attorney Says Charges Could Be Hard To Prove
A former star swimmer at Stanford University pleaded not guilty today to five counts of sexual assault for allegedly raping a drunk and unconscious woman outside an on-campus fraternity party last month, prosecutors said. Brock Allen Turner, 19, was charged last week with five felony counts of sexual assault. Deputies allegedly found him pinned by…
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Sink or Swim? The global drowning crisis
Every year, nearly 400,000 people round the globe die by drowning, making it one of the world’s most common causes of accidental death. Now several projects – from playpens to drones – are attempting to tackle the problem. Unlike malaria and malnutrition, there is no global programme aimed at reducing the death toll from drowning.…
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Dog dies after swimming in toxic Bay Area lake
Dog owners are being warned to be careful after at least one dog, and maybe more, died from swimming in a toxic lake. The conditions at Lake Chabot may have been brought on by the drought. It’s suspected that the slimy blue-green algae in the lake caused the death of a dog that played with…
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Ex-Stanford Swimmer Admits To Fondling, But Denies Raping Unconscious Woman At Frat Party
A former Stanford University student charged Wednesday with raping a drunk and unconscious woman at an on-campus fraternity party Jan. 18 admitted to sexually fondling her after consuming nine alcoholic drinks but denied raping her, according to a report from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Brock Allen Turner, 19, charged Wednesday in Superior Court…
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Man ‘cooked alive’ while using malfunctioning sauna
A woman has been left devastated after she found her father’s blackened, charred body inside a malfunctioning sauna. Dennis Antiporek, 68, left a note for his family saying he was going to relax in the sauna at his condominium complex in North Miami Beach, Florida, on Sunday. See Arbroath
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USA Swimming anger at decision to host open-water race in UAE
More than four years after the death of open-water star Fran Crippen, swimming’s international governing body plans to hold a World Cup race in the UAE. But USA Swimming has opposed the March 13 event in Abu Dhabi, saying it was “disappointed†that Fina, swimming’s world governing body, decided to return to the country where…