Category: Safety
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First Responders Working on Recovery Operations After Swimmer Goes Missing in Lady Bird Lake | KXAN
Recovery efforts are underway for a swimmer that went underwater and did not resurface in Lady Bird Lake on Saturday. Read KXAN
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Making $1,000 A Month Teaching My Community To Swim | On The Side
Paulana Lamonier, 31, is teaching Black Americans to swim. According to a 2021 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black Americans are 1.5 times as likely to die from drowning as white Americans. Lamonier is the founder of “Black People Will Swim,” a swim school for all ages based in New York’s…
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Divers Find Body of Missing Swimmer in Clarksville | WKRN News 2
The search is over for a swimmer who went missing at Billy Dunlop Park in Clarksville.
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Man Drowns at Lake Mead After Struggling to Swim Back to Boat | FOX5 Las Vegas
A man drowned at Lake Mead after he struggled to swim back to a boat, according to the National Park Service. See FOX5 Las Vegas
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Authorities Warn of Extremely Dangerous Conditions at Calaveras County Swimming Hole | KCRA News
Calaveras County authorities are warning people about a particular swimming hole, especially as Labor Day weekend brings the potential for record-high temperatures. The sheriff’s office says they have rescued six people in the past two weeks from Candy Rock Swimming Hole along the Stanislaus River due to tough terrain and heat. It’s almost a two-mile…
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Migrant Boat Intercepted off Hollywood Beach, 3 People Swim to Shore | WPLG Local 10
Officials intercepted a suspected migrant vessel headed toward Hollywood Beach Thursday afternoon.
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Olympic Swimmer Elizabeth Beisel Becomes Lifeguard | WTHR
Talk about being highly qualified for a job.
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Prevent Falls by Removing Slippery Pool Slime with These Tips
You walk quickly down to your home pool, excited for a short swim before you need to head out to work. In a couple of strides, you’re in the pool. But as soon as you step foot in the pool…swoosh and thud! “Ow!” you say. Before you knew it, the wind was knocked out of…