Category: Safety
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Desperate Search for Missing Swimmer at Treacherous Melbourne Beach | 9 News Australia
A desperate search is entering its second night after a 20-year-old man disappeared beneath the surf at Gunnamatta beach on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne’s north.
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Young Boys Remain in Serious Condition, Search Underway for Missing Swimmer | 9 News Australia
The nine and 10-year-old boys who survived the horror mid-air helicopter crash on the Gold Coast, which claimed four lives, remain in serious conditions today at the Queensland Children’s Hospital. In other news, a desperate search is underway for a young man missing in the waters off Mornington Peninsula’s dangerous Gunnamatta Beach near Melbourne.
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Peyton Hillis Hospitalized After Saving Kids From Drowning | Inside Edition
A former Cleveland Browns football star is fighting for his life after saving his young children from drowning in Pensacola, Florida. Peyton Hillis is reportedly unconscious in the intensive care unit after rescuing his 10-year-old son, his daughter, and two other adults. The incident happened on the beach at Portofino Island Resort after the two…
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First Responders Urging Caution After a Series of Accidents and Deaths in Water | 9 News Australia
First responders are urging caution from swimmers after a man has been thrown overboard, and several other tourists injured, after a charter boat was battered in rough seas off the Far South Coast of NSW.
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Rivers and Lakes ‘Pose a Higher Risk of Drowning’ | Sky News Australia
Rivers and lakes “pose a higher risk of drowning” due to their absence of lifeguards and lifesavers, as well as how isolated they often are, says Royal Life Saving National Manager of Research Stacey Pidgeon. Ms. Pidgeon said, “there’s a lot of rivers and lakes that are very full at the moment because of flooding…
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Swimmer Missing in Victoria’s Lake Eildon | Sky News Australia
Search crews are trying to locate a missing Victorian man after he disappeared yesterday afternoon while swimming in Lake Eildon. The man was with his friends near Jerusalem Creek Track when they reported he went under the water and did not resurface. Emergency personnel is conducting a search operation.
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Instructor Charged in 4-Year-Old’s Burke County Drowning | WRDW News 12
An arrest warrant has been issued in the June drowning death of a 4-year-old boy on his second day of swimming lessons. The family of Israel Scott said District Attorney Jared Williams met with them Friday to tell them an arrest warrant would be issued for the instructor of the lessons at a home on Deer…
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Premier Dominic Perrottet Speaks About the Increased Water Rescues Across NSW for the Holiday Period | 7NEWS Australia
With millions across NSW heading into the water over the holiday period, people are being urged to put water safety first by taking simple steps such as swimming between the flags and following the directions of our lifesavers. Premier Dominic Perrottet said this holiday period continues to be a high-risk time for swimmers, surfers, and…