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Dimwits in Sacramento were jailed after firing gun and jumping into a canal. Cops arrested Reuben Amaro and Robert Solorio after circling their would-be escape with helicopters.
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Surfers save swimmer at Wrightsville Beach
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Charles Crews, who was swimming at Wrightsville Beach, said he learned just how strong rip currents can be and what it feels like to be caught in one.
“It was pushing me outward, away from the wall basically, and it was coming downward onto me and pushing me under. As I was swimming, I was trying to stay afloat. And, whenever I would try to get close to the wall, it would crash onto me and pull me down under,” Crews said.
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Mystery rescuer Kevin Vorse talks about saving panicked swimmer
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The mystery swimmer who saved a local man from drowning has been revealed.
Second grade teacher Kevin Vorse was the man who hustled out to rescue a panicked swimmer at the Lake Worth pier Monday. […]
He says he’s never thought of himself as a hero, he was just in the right place at the right time.
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Katie Ledecky to attend Stanford
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Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky plans to swim for Stanford after she graduates from high school next year.
The 17-year-old from Bethesda, Maryland, announced her commitment Thursday. She is a junior honors student at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in her hometown.
Ledecky will join Olympic champion Missy Franklin in the San Francisco Bay Area. Franklin is wrapping up her freshman year at California. She plans to swim during her sophomore year before turning pro leading to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Experts give safety tips for kids around water as temperatures in Bakersfield rise
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The drowning death of a toddler in Oildale on Monday shows how important swimming safety is as the weather starts to get hot.
Experts say drowning is the leading cause of death for children one to four years old, and the second leading cause for children up to age 14.
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Mystery man rescues swimmer
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Harrison Co couple teaches children survival swimming skills
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When the weather warms up, a lot of little ones love to hit the water. If your child happens to fall into a pool or river, would he or she know what to do to stay alive? A Harrison County couple recently started a program to help prevent drowning accidents. They’re teaching children not only to swim, but to survive.
You will find a bunch of children swimming in the Laneys’ pool this summer. Allison and Greg Laney operate Mississippi Gulf Coast Lil’ Shrimps Swim Academy at their home off Doc Lizana Road.
“Being an ER nurse for so many years and taking care of so many children who drowned in the ER, it really hit home when I had a child that I didn’t want him to be a drown victim,” said Allison Laney.
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Backyard swimming pool rules
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In just a few weeks Memorial Day will mark the opening of many public pools around the area.
And for those who have pools in their back yards, police want to remind you of some rules.
In Osage, the police department says you’ll need to make sure you have the pool fenced-in.
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Eamon Sullivan very much still active and chasing gold in Glasgow
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Despite most people, and even a few of his sponsors, assuming he’d hung up his Speedos, turns out Sullivan never actually uttered the “R†word.
“Even to this day people go: ‘Oh are you still swimming?’,†Sullivan says.
“It’s like: ‘yeah, got the Commonwealth Games in a couple of months, actually’.â€
