An elderly man behind the wheel of an SUV may have suffered a medical episode before crashing through a fence and into a backyard pool in Walnut Creek, according to authorities.
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Guests Jump in to Rescue Handler Bitten by Alligator | FOX 13 News Utah
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Sharks Spotted at Beaches in Spain and New York City | Inside Edition
Imagine being out for a swim and seeing a fin in the water come closer and closer. Then imagine finding out that fin belongs to an 8-foot-long shark. That’s exactly what happened to beachgoers at Benidorm’s Western Beach in Spain, when a female blue shark got a little too close for comfort. On the other side of the world, New Yorkers can relate. Waters off New York City’s coast have been filled with sharks lurking underneath. Inside Edition Digital’s Stephanie Officer explains.
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“I Will Do Better In Paris Olympics,†Says Sajan Prakash | NNIS Sports News
Sajan Prakash is the first Indian male swimmer to make it to Olympics through A standard. However, this is the second time the Kerala-born swimmer Sajan Prakash represented India after Rio Games in 2016. He finished second in his Heat but that was not enough to advance to the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly event at the Tokyo Olympics. In a special chat with NNIS Sports, Sajan Prakash says that he will give a better performance at the Paris Olympics.
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‘There’s More To My Story’: Minnesota Olympian Regan Smith Already Thinking About Paris | WCCO – CBS Minnesota
Katie Steiner spoke with the swimmer about her three-medal performance in Tokyo and what her plans are for the immediate future (3:52). WCCO This Morning — Aug. 16, 2021
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Three Fishermen Drown In the Indian Ocean in Mpeketoni, Lamu County | Kenya Citizen TV
A multi-agency team is conducting a search operation to retrieve the bodies of three fishermen who drowned on Sunday morning while fishing at the Indian Ocean. The tragic incident comes a week after seven people drowned after their vessel was overpowered by waves leaving them stranded for three weeks. And as Laura Otieno reports, residents in 13 counties in Northern Kenya have been urged to exercise caution against extreme weather conditions.
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California Boy Dies of Amoeba, a Rare Brain-Eating Parasite, After Swimming in Lake | USA Today
A child infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Northern California lake died in a hospital, his family confirmed Friday.
David Pruitt, 7, of Tehama County, died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, on Aug. 7, said his aunt, Crystal Hayley.
The boy was rushed to the emergency room on July 30 and then flown to UC Davis Medical Center where he was on life support with severe brain swelling, Hayley said in a fundraising site she created for the family to raise funds for his care and funeral.
The infection is extremely rare, and there have only been 10 cases reported in California since 1971, the Tehama County Health Services Agency said in an Aug. 4 news release. It said the boy was likely infected in a lake in Tehama County but didn’t identify the boy or say where he got infected.
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Search For Possible Missing Swimmer In Carlsbad | FOX 5 San Diego
Liberty Zabala has the latest on the possible missing swimmer in Carlsbad.
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Body of Missing Child Found in Pond | WWLTV
A tragic end to a story about the missing special needs child, in Covington.
The body of Avani Cook, who was described as non-verbal and suffers from medical conditions that inhibit her ability to get around was found around 7:30 p.m. St. Tammany sheriff deputies said they found her in a nearby pond.
The heavily wooded scene was clear after hours of searching for the child as deputies wrapped up their recovery efforts.
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