Category: Safety
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Firefighter Helps Keep Families Safe on Lake Lanier | 11Alive
One local firefighter is spending his summer making sure families enjoying the waters of Lake Lanier are doing so safely.
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Tampa Mom Credits Swim Lessons With Saving Toddler’s Life | 10 Tampa Bay
Doctors said BJ trod water for about four minutes before tiring out.
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Local Officials Remind Us to Avoid Swimming in Canals | KIFI Local News 8
The weather is continually warming up, with the afternoon heat bringing the temptation for many to cool off in the water. Local officials are encouraging the idea but are asking for caution, especially where it applies to the many irrigation waterways or canals all throughout the region. “We do have a robust canal system here…
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Swim School Instructor Inspired by Childhood Water Emergency | CBS Miami
Teri Hornstein reports when Alvaro Nunez, who runs Little Swimmers in Kendall, was a boy he helped save a little girl in a pool.
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New Orleans Seeks Lifeguards for Swimming Pools Over Summer | WWLTV
The city is offering $16.72 an hour for lifeguards at New Orleans’ pools for children to have a place to cool off and have fun over the summer.
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Teen Swimmer Presumed Drowned After Jumping off Footbridge Near Columbia River | KGW News
Officials have been searching for the swimmer since early Wednesday afternoon. The search was suspended Wednesday night and will resume Thursday focusing on recovery, Hood River Sheriff’s Department deputy Joel Ives told KGW.
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Georgia’s New ‘Izzy’s Law’ Aimed At Making Swim Lessons Safer | 13WMAZ
It’s named after Izzy Scott, a 4-year-old child in Burke County who tragically drowned during a backyard swim lesson.