Category: Safety
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Freedive and scuba diving don’t mix
Noteworthy warning from Feargus Callagy of FreediveIreland.com, that you can risk getting the bends if you mix scuba diving with freediving. Read Deeper Blue
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The Swimming Coach Who Changed Lives
South African swimming coach Sthembiso Madiya kept his township pool open through years of violence and influenced a generation of local youngsters. He’s joined on Outlook by one of the boys he taught, lifeguard-turned-actor Sihle Xaba; and film-maker Sara Blecher, who used Sthembiso’s story as the starting point for her award-winning film Otelo Burning. Listen…
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Helicopter crashes at Copacabana Beach while trying to rescue swimmer
This shocking footage was caught on the mobile phone of a man on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, when a rescue helicopter plunged into the sea in front of horrified beachgoers, as it attempted to rescue a man caught in a dangerous current. Crew and swimmer were eventually rescued, thankfully. Venue of the Rio 2016…
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Almost a dozen people rescued after falling into frozen California lake trying to rescue man
A slip on thin ice led to chain reaction panic in Wrightwood, California, with close to a dozen people falling through. It took close to ten minutes, but bystanders helped pull everyone to shore. Fortunately, they are all okay. Read 6abc.com via Arbroath http://youtu.be/MxW9Xeky6Po
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Manatee ride goes bad
“Manatee ride ends badly. As a FYI; Manatees in Florida are protected by both state and federal law. They are protected by two federal laws: The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Manatees are also protected by the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978.” http://youtu.be/EISt5nFFSuE
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Leading environmental advocate Rebecca Tarbotton dies in swimming accident
Rebecca Tarbotton, Executive Director of the environmental organization Rainforest Action Network (RAN), a lifelong human rights activist and one of the nation’s most prominent female environmental leaders, died on December 26 on a beach in Mexico while vacationing with her husband and friends. The coroner ruled cause of death as asphyxiation from water she breathed…
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Standoff evacuates highschool swim meet
Nagara County Sheriff’s Office responded to a mental health call in the Town of Lockport Friday night. According to a woman, her 33-year-old husband, who had access to several firearms, made threats to harm himself. Due to the incident being so close to the Lockport Highschool that happened to be hosting a swim meet, the…
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Stricken Sidmouth Boxing Day swimmers thank rescuers
A stricken swimmer has praised rescuers who pulled him from choppy seas as he battled to save his niece during Sidmouth’s traditional Boxing Day dip. Barry Curwen, 53, described how a “freak†tide pulled him and his young relative 100 feet across the beach and swept them onto rocks. Read more here on the Sidmouth…