Category: Safety
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Heroic piglet rescues baby goat trapped in water
Incredible footage has emerged of a heroic pig rescuing a distressed goat trapped in a pond at a US petting zoo. See Herald Sun
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Rick Curl banned for life, also CUBU coach Noah Rucker indicted
It is all over the news, USA Swimming has banned Hall of Fame coach Rick Curl for life for an improper relationship with a teenage swimmer in the 1980s, who ran one of USA’s largest swim clubs Curl-Burke near Washington, D.C., and coached 1996 and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Tom Dolan, the club most notable…
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Psy backs 14 El Monte lifeguards fired for making a “Gangnam Style” spoof
The 13 lifeguards and one pool manager fired over making a “Gangnam Style” spoof at El Monte city Aquatic Center in August are pleading to get their job back. The YouTube video with nearly 1.5 million views was made on their free time, but The Weekly has learned that the lifeguards were already in hot…
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Suit against former US national coach Schubert says he covered up sex abuse
Swim coach and philanthropist Dia Rianda claims she was wrongfully fired by former U.S. national coach Mark Schubert after she became aware of abuse allegations within his Southern California club. The lawsuit says she became aware of sexual abuse allegations against his close friend, Bill Jewell, and strongly objected to him working at the club,…
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Shark ‘saves’ man lost at sea for four months
On 27 May 2012, 41-year-old Toakai Teitoi had flown from his home island of Maiana to the Kiribati capital of Tarawa to be sworn in as a policeman. Instead of flying home he decided to join his brother-in-law Lelu Falaile, 52, on what was supposed to be a two-hour sea journey back to Maiana. But…
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Swimming Pool
“It takes seconds for a child to drown, and a lifetime to get over” Swimming Pool from FAMQ on Vimeo.
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Swimmers warned to stay away from Stinky the sexually harassing dolphin
It is a scene you never saw in an episode of Flipper but swimmers are being warned not to approach an over amorous male dolphin who’s been sexually bothering snorkellers, swimmers and scuba divers in the waters off Grand Cayman, in the Caribbean. Read more here on the Mirror Videographer Michael Maes was filming when…
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Fisherman survives 26 hours adrift in a 4-by-4 foot fishing crate
19-year-old Ryan Harris spent a night adrift in a 1-meter by 1-meter plastic fish bin after his boat was hit by big waves and overturned off the coast of Alaska, keeping his spirit up by singing “Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”. His fellow crewmember Stonie “Mac” Huffman managed to get…
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Heroes Wear Life Jackets
Heroes like these were out last night rescuing the crew of Polish yacht Rzeszowiak, here in Faroese waters. One of the first things they did, was to throw immersion suits down on the boat, in case the crew had to go into the water. Sadly, one crew member was dead before they could rescue him.…