Category: Safety
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Three Year Old Boy Nearly Drowns in Swimming Pool
See wxxv25.com A three year old boy had a close call on Monday. He nearly drowned in a swimming pool. Eye witnesses say one minute a small boy was playing and the next he was floating lifelessly in the pool just outside his apartment. It happened at around 2:30 p.m. Monday. According to the eyewitness,…
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Great White Shark Attacks Inflatable Boat
From back in April A Great White Shark attacked our boat last week in S.A. – a tough inflatable zodiac! One of the pontoons popped and it started to sink. Watch the amazing attack. http://youtu.be/SCUc3U8WVMo
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After tragedy, Lincoln family continues to help thousands learn water safety
See klkntv.com This June, it’ll be six years since the accidental death of Joshua Collingsworth. At two-and-a-half years old he drowned in his family pool. “We thought we had all the things in place to protect our son with the pool,” his mother Kathy said. “But, it was just a false sense of security.” In…
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Tragic Weekend: Two teens drown in Phoenix swimming pools
See myfoxphoenix.com There is so much focus on drowning prevention involving little ones that we do not often think of teenagers drowning especially in pools. But this weekend a terrible reminder as two teens drowned in pools; one at a home in West Phoenix and the other in the pool at an apartment complex. Everyone…
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Swimmer rescued by Minehead RNLI
Read This Is The West Country A swimmer who got into difficulties during a Sunday morning dip off Minehead couldn’t have chosen a better moment – for there were three lifeboats in the area at the time. The teenager found himself being carried out to sea by a falling tide yesterday (May 4), and tried to attract the…
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Water safety event educates parents about drowning dangers
See abc7 Twin baby boys were found lying facedown in a Port Charlotte swimming pool. One died at the pool. The other died three days later. Their father and Cape Coral officials don’t want another parent to see a day of fun turn tragic. Whether on the beach or at a swimming pool, one dad…
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Toddler hospitalized after rescue from swimming pool
See WSVN A 1-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after she was pulled from a backyard swimming pool, Sunday. Police said the toddler was found floating in the pool of a home located on the 7300 block of 35th Court in Lauderhill. “Our preliminary investigation is indicating that the child may…
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Diving Under The Ice with Zaragoza’s Fire Brigade
Diving under the ice with The Water Rescue Unit of Zaragoza’s Fire Brigade. “Buceadores de la Unidad de Rescate Acuático del Cuerpo de Bomberos del Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza”. Awesome!
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Anthony Ervin and Rowdy Gaines Make A Splash in Godfrey
Read The Telegraph A pair of Olympic gold medal-winning swimmers will teach area residents about the importance of learning to swim as part of the Make A Splash Tour Tuesday at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey. Each year more than 3,400 people die from drowning in the United States, 700 of which are…