Category: Safety
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Experimental Wearable Pops Its Top to Send Drowning Alerts
While lifeguards serve a vital purpose, it can sometimes be difficult for them to keep an eye on all the swimmers, all the time. An experimental new device has been designed to help, by sending an alert if its wearer is drowning. Currently in rather chunky prototype form, the wrist-worn gadget is being developed by…
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Secret Santa Helps Young Widow Whose Husband Died While Swimming | East Idaho News
The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local Secret Santa give $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Every day, from now until Christmas, we will post videos of the recipients being surprised with these life-changing gifts. Sierra’s husband, William, passed away suddenly on Labor Day from cardiac arrest. One minute…
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Emergency Response Beacons for Beach Swimmers | 7NEWS
You might know about EPIRBs for boaters and hikers, now there are emergency response beacons, or ERBs, for beachgoers. The instant communication devices are being installed at drowning hotspots along the coast and, they’re already saving lives.
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Enjoy Cold Water Swimming Safely This Winter | Beyond Swim | Triathlon England
Yes, winter is indeed coming, as it always does every year – but that doesn’t mean you have to stop Open Water Swimming! Beyond Swim is here to support your open water experience, whether that’s a summer dip or the cold plunges of winter. Learn more about Cold Water Swimming at https://beyondswim.org/discover/
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Container-Turned Swimming Pools Help South African Children Learn Drowning Prevention Skills | Switch TV News
The national sea rescue and survival swimming centers have a new and unique approach to combat the dangers facing school children such as drowning. Youth are being given the skills to be confident around bodies of water and are taught to self-rescue if the need arises.
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Rescue Drone Trial Hopes to Save Lives at Sea | BBC News
A new rescue drone is being trialed in the UK, aimed to help people who have got into difficulty at sea. The drone, which is waterproof and has a camera attached to it, can fly, float, and carry a buoyancy aid, which can then be remotely dropped into the water. Researchers think the device will…
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Pilot Program Helps Overcome Swimming Fears | WCNC
There isn’t much swimming happening in this weather, but it could be the perfect time to learn at your local YMCA. The American Red Cross says about 80% of adults claim to know how to be able to swim but more than half also admit they’d fail a basic swimming test. A pilot program at the YMCA of…