Category: Safety
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Swimming For Their Lives | I Shouldn’t Be Alive
Two groups. Two disasters. One impossible choice: Leave your partner behind or die together. From the freezing “Witch’s Cauldron” in the Pacific Northwest to a plane crash in the shark-infested Sea of Cortez, these are the incredible true stories of survivors who had to gamble everything on a desperate swim for help.
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Cleveland Instructor Addresses Drowning Disparities Through Swimming Lessons | 19 News
Cleveland instructor addresses drowning disparities through swimming lessons
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Water Safety – School Swimming | Scottish Swimming
Scottish Swimming is the national governing body for swimming in Scotland, representing clubs, swim schools, aquatic disciplines, athletes, coaches and thousands of talented and committed volunteers across the entire swimmer pathway from development and participation through to performance. Our vision is to ensure that every single person in Scotland has access to quality swimming programmes,…
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Camden, New Jersey Mayor, Fire Chief Mourn Firefighter Who Fell Into Delaware River | CBS Philadelphia
Camden, New Jersey, officials including Mayor Vic Carstarphen and Fire Chief Jesse Flax mourned a firefighter who fell into the Delaware River at the Wiggins Park Marina on Thursday.
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Drowning of 4-Year-Old Girl Was Avoidable, Michigan Sheriff Says | CBS Detroit
A 4-year-old girl who drowned at a private club swimming pool in Southeast Michigan was with other children, but no adults, at the time, deputies reported.
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Monaghan Mother ‘Amazed’ at Son’s Bravery in Sea Rescue | RTÉ News
The Irish mother of an Australian boy who swam for four hours through choppy waters off western Australia to get help for his family has said she is “amazed” at her son’s bravery and added she “knew he could do it”. 13-year-old Austin Appelbee made it across 4km of ocean to raise the alarm after…
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Teen Speaks After ‘Superhuman’ Swim to Save His Family Swept Out to Sea | ABC News
Austin Appelbee, 13, swam four kilometres to shore to get help for his family, who were rescued after spending up to 10 hours at sea. Read ABC News
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Investigation Into Girl Drowning in Swimming Pool | CBS Detroit
The Oakland County (Michigan) Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 5-year-old girl drowned in a club swimming pool and died.
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‘Not Today’: Teen Swims 4km to Save Family Stranded at Sea | 7NEWS
A 13-year-old Western Australian boy swam four kilometres through dangerous seas for four hours to save his family after they were swept out while kayaking. Austin Appelbee removed his life jacket partway through the swim, then ran another two kilometres to call for help after reaching shore. His mother, 12-year-old brother, and eight-year-old sister were…