Category: Safety
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Marmaduke teen drowns in pond near city limits
See kait8.com A 17-year-old high school student drowned in a small pond southwest of Marmaduke city limits on Greene County Road 522, according to Greene County Sheriff Dan Langston. Langston told Region 8 News Trevor Potter was swimming with a friend in the middle of the pond Thursday night when Potter started having chest pains.…
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How a Giant Plus-Shaped Pool Could Make New York’s East River Safe For Swimmers
See FC As the heat of summer approaches, you might be seeking a refreshing dip in a local pool, pond, lake, or river, but jumping in to New York’s East River is probably not at the top of your list. However, designers Jeffrey Franklin, Archie Coates, and architect Dong-Ping Wong are working on a project called +Pool, a giant plus-shaped…
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Swimming at camp too dangerous for students, school says
See CBC A Toronto teacher says his Grade 8 students are unhappy that a three-day graduation trip to a nature camp in Bancroft, Ont., next month was cancelled due to the school board’s safety concerns over activities such as swimming and archery. Lenny Chiro, who teaches at Amesbury Middle School, was preparing his class for…
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Firefighters rescue swimmer stranded on rock
See Delaware Online Wilmington firefighters rescued a young man who swam out to a rock in the Brandywine Creek and got stranded there Thursday night. The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. in the Brandywine Creek in the vicinity of Brandywine Falls Road, said Wilmington Deputy Fire Chief Michael Donohue. The man was with friends…
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American Red Cross Stresses Importance of Swimming Safely
See KCWY13 This year marks 100 years of the American Red Cross educating the public on swimming safely in a new anti-drowning campaign; urging the importance of adults and children to learn basic swimming functions. Kristin Harns, Casper Aquatic Center supervisor says, “drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death for kids ages six…
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Marine officer relieved of command after private drowns at Camp Pendleton
Read LA Times A Marine major in charge of a training program at Camp Pendleton has been relieved of his command after an investigation into the drowning of an enlisted Marine concluded that the major had allowed unsafe conditions.
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Citing sex abuse cases, swimmers protest Hall of Fame induction
Read greenbaypressgazette.com A group of 19 women who say they were sexually abused by U.S. swim coaches have asked the International Swimming Hall of Fame to rescind the June 14 induction of USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus. The group, which includes long distance swimmer Diana Nyad, along with other current or former swimmers, coaches, family…
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Danish Police Let Kids Use Patrol Car as Pier Plunging Water Slide
So there, as fair weather hits Denmark, a pair of policemen decided to let kids use the hood of their police car as a pier plunging water slide. This at the popular park “Femøren” on the island of Amager outside Copenhagen. The brass has no problem with this, as quoted here on dr.dk: – Police…
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River Safety: 3 things to consider before taking a swim
See myfox9.com High water is slowing the efforts to find a missing man who leapt into the St. Croix River to save his nephew, but officials say the unfortunate ordeal is an opportunity to raise awareness about how dangerous fast-flowing waters can be. Calvin Vang, 11, was rescued by a Good Samaritan who jumped from…