Category: Safety
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Swimmer dies after Waikiki Roughwater Swim; other man collapses
A man who was hospitalized after nearly drowning in the 45th annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim event has died. Race director Kaia Hedlund tells KHON a lifeguard spotted the 49-year-old unresponsive in the water at Kaimana Beach just before 10 a.m. Monday. He was brought back to shore where CPR was administered until paramedics arrived. Hedlund…
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Pennsylvania Boy Killed by Lightning Strike While Swimming
A teenage boy was killed and another boy was injured by lightning strikes in Pennsylvania on Sunday night, according to officials. The boys were swimming with a third boy in a creek in Lancaster County when they were struck, according to LancasterOnline. The boys were transferred to the hospital, but one did not survive. Source…
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A Liquid Fear – New Yorker Faces His Aquaphobia, One Stroke at a Time
On the morning before he was to report to the pool, Attis Clopton sat in a storefront breakfast spot near his Brooklyn apartment munching a glazed doughnut. He was worrying. It was a glorious day, blue sky and hot. The kind when they say the only sensible place to be is in the water. But,…
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9-year-old boy fights off alligator while swimming in Florida
A young boy who survived a terrifying gator attack is now talking about that ordeal. James Barney, 9, was still recovering from surgery when he was wheeled into a news conference at Orlando’s Arnold Palmer Hospital. “It was a pretty big tooth,” he said. “They said the alligator was about 9 foot.” See 7online.com
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Officials: 3-year-old boy drowned in Volusia swimming pool
A Volusia County family is dealing with tragedy after a 3-year-old boy drowned in the backyard swimming pool.
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Sister: Brother who drowned was a good swimmer
Johnathan Cureton jumped from a bridge into Mountain Island Lake last week, but never resurfaced. Alivia Cureton said she knew her brother was adventurous and lived life to the fullest. But she said she had mixed feelings on July 31 when her brother told her he wanted to jump off the bridge to shoot a…
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Teenage Boy Dies In Lake Nokomis Drowning
A 15-year-old Minneapolis boy died Wednesday in a drowning at Lake Nokomis after he and a group of friends went out for a swim, Nina Moini reports. Courtesy of WCCO – CBS Minnesota on YouTube
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Every Child Can Swim – Team Scotland
Scottish Swimming would like to ensure that #everychildcanswim. Watch medallists from the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow talk about when they learned to swim and why it is important for every child to learn to swim.
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Swimmers ignore lightning threat, sharks for swim race
Swimmers competing in the Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim had more than just other competitors to worry about.