A swimmer was left with a severe injury after they were struck by a boat propeller while swimming off Wareham Sunday.

First responders were called to Bourne Cove around 11:45 a.m. where they found the swimmer on the shoreline. “The WDNR (Wareham Department of Natural Resources) Officer immediately began lifesaving first-aid to control bleeding. Wareham EMS and Fire arrived on scene and stabilized the victim, who was transported to Tobey Hospital,” said the WDNR.

The boat’s driver did stay on the scene and was trying to help the swimmer before first responders arrived.

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Two men thrown into the water when their boat capsized during overnight storms managed to survive after swimming a mile to shore.

The men, aged 51 and 48, were sleeping on the anchored boat on Big Kandiyohi Lake, south of Willmar, when turbulent weather rolled in during the early hours of Sunday morning.

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Nine people were injured after a tree came crashing down as a result of a lightning strike at a swim club in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on Sunday.

It happened just before 5 p.m. at the Dolphin Swim Club located on the 200 block of West Bristol Road in Feasterville.

Authorities said a tree crashed onto a tent pavilion injuring two adults and seven children. Lightning struck the tree moments before the incident.

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A group of migrants have tried to swim from their aid boat to the shore of the Italian island Lampedusa.