Category: Safety
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Twin Toddlers Drown in Oklahoma City Family Swimming Pool | KFOR Oklahoma’s News 4
Two 18-month-old children died after drowning in a backyard swimming pool at a home in Oklahoma City, according to officials.
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YMCA: Leaders in Swim Lessons & Swim Safety | First Coast News
Megan Hansson, Regional Aquatics Director, shares why swim lessons are a must for everybody living on the First Coast. She puts Mike to the test at First Coast YMCA.
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Swimmer Ivan Korolev’s Body Found off Shore at Freshwater Beach | 7NEWS
There’s been yet another tragedy off our Northern Beaches. This time a teenager drowned at a popular spot. 18-year-old Ivan Korolev was swimming with mates last night, but he failed to return to shore.
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New Remote-Controlled Water Rescue Device Being Used Along Fort Morgan Beaches | WKRG
There are no lifeguards on Fort Morgan beaches. It is up to the volunteer fire department to answer the call of swimmers in distress. They now have a new tool that is already saving lives. An orange raft may look like the latest water toy but it is actually the latest lifesaving device now being…
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Italy: At Least 59 Migrants Drown Including 12 Children | Sky News
At least 59 migrants, including 12 children, have drowned after their boat broke up off the southern coast of Italy’s mainland. A ship carrying up to 150 migrants ran into trouble in rough seas at dawn on Sunday near the coastal town of Crotone, in Calabria, the Coast Guard said. Manuela Curra, a provincial government…
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Lifeguard Academy Offers Teens, Young Adults Pay For Taking Swim Lessons, Lifeguard Training | WLWT
The goal is to boost the number of lifeguards at city pools in the summer of 2023.
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Shark Attack Victim Named | 7NEWS
The Australian man killed in a shark attack in New Caledonia on Sunday has been named as Sydney software programming consultant Chris Davis. A 3-meter bull shark, believed to be responsible, has been caught.
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Recordings Capture Pursuit That Ends in Drowning Death of Child in Jacksonville | First Coast News
The suspect in this case has been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial.
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Morocco Family Travels 5,000 Miles to Marrero to Treat Kid Who Drowned | WWLTV
Drowning is the leading cause of young children dying in the U.S. Survivors are often left with severe impairment and brain damage.