Category: Safety
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Families Urged to Have Emergency Plan if Swimming at Unattended Beaches | Sky News Australia
Surf Life Saving Australia Chair of Lifesaving Chris Jacobson has urged families to have a plan for if things go wrong while swimming at unattended beaches. “Have you got a plan with your family for if someone is caught in that rip?” he asked Sky News Australia. “And then what you are going to do…
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Montreal Teen Drowns During Training at Swim Camp in the U.S. | CTV News
A 17-year-old Montreal boy has drowned during training at a swim camp in Florida.
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Missing Swimmer, 17, Found Dead off Florida Shore After Drills With Swim Team | FOX News | WFLA
The body of a missing 17-year-old swimmer was recovered off the coast of Florida on Wednesday after the teen failed to return from drills with his team, authorities said. The teen was identified as William Zhang, who was visiting from Quebec, Canada, with his swim team for a camp in Indian Shores, the Pinellas County…
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I Can Do Brave Things: Caroline’s Swim Story | YMCA of Greater Houston
At the YMCA of Greater Houston, we believe that learning to swim is about more than just strokes and kicks; it’s about building a foundation of confidence that lasts a lifetime. With each stroke, our students learn resilience, develop trust in their abilities and gain the courage to face new challenges. It’s not just about…
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Pinellas Fire Chief: Missing Swimmer May Have Been Caught in a Rip Current
A swimmer who went missing off the Pinellas County coast on Wednesday may have been caught in a rip current when they disappeared. Read more on WFLA.com
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Sinking Driver Pulled From Car After Crashing Into Swimming Pool | Independent US
This is the moment a police officer pulled a driver from her car after she suffered a medical episode at the wheel and crashed through a fence into a swimming pool. Police bodycam footage shows officers smashing a car window to reach the woman inside the car in Kennesaw, Georgia. After breaking the window, officers…
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SANParks Donate 10 Temporary Swimming Pools to Addo Community to Prevent Canal Drownings | SABC News
The South African National Parks has handed over ten temporary swimming pools to Addo town, under Sundays River Valley Municipality in the Eastern Cape. The plan is to avert the drowning of children in the canals in the area. Countless drownings of children in the canals have been reported in the area during the summer…
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Learn to Save a Life: Local Swim School Offers Free CPR Classes | FOX31 Denver
Each year, about 4,000 people in the U.S. die from accidental drownings, but experts say many of those deaths can be prevented by being prepared. Alliyah Sims reports that it’s the reason Goldfish Swim School in Superior is holding free CPR classes.
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Oakwood University Student Dies After Swimming Incident | WAFF 48
Jeavonn Barracks, a sophomore at Oakwood University, died after a recent swimming incident.