Category: Safety
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Over Holiday Weekend, VB Lifeguards Rescue 150+ Swimmers | WAVY TV 10
You can see the beach at the Oceanfront is packed with families enjoying the sun and waves — since 10 On Your Side was out here Monday, we saw two calls for revues in the water.
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4th of July Fun Continues at Jersey Shore; Experts Warn Swimmers to Stay Safe | 6abc Philadelphia
4th of July fun continues at Jersey shore; experts warn swimmers to stay safe
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Man Recalls Moment He Jumped Into Action to Help Save 2 Swimmers Pulled From Water at Mickler | News4JAX
St. Johns County Fire Rescue and Marine Rescue had a busy Sunday as crews had to help out multiple swimmers on the beach because of strong rip currents. This comes after two people were rushed to the hospital in critical condition at Mickler’s Beach on Saturday.
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2-Year-Old’s Swim Lessons Pay Off After She Jumps Into the Pool | WATE 6 On Your Side
A Knoxville mother drove to Bristol to have her daughter take swim lessons at the YMCA. Those lessons were put to the test a short time later.
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7 Beachgoers Die From Rip Currents at Panama City Beach | Inside Edition
Florida’s Panama City Beach is known for its beautiful white sand and crystal-clear water but now it’s being called the deadliest beach in America. In a month, there were seven drowning deaths attributed to dangerous rip currents on Panama City Beach. Lifeguards say beachgoers are ignoring their warnings and going into the water even when…
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‘Mother Nature Is Relentless’: Pensacola Lifeguards Encourage People to Use Caution | WKRG
Lifeguards from Baldwin County to Panama City Beach have been kept busy this season, as rip currents put swimmers in distress.
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Former NFL Star Ryan Mallett Dies at 35 After Apparent Drowning | TODAY
The sports world is mourning the death of former New England Patriots quarterback Ryan Mallett after an apparent drowning. Officials say the 35-year-old was in a group of swimmers who got caught in a riptide Tuesday on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
