WA Firefighters Swim to Rescue Couple in Sinking Vehicle Poulsbo firefighters were treated for hypothermia after diving into Liberty Bay to save two people who were trapped upside-down in their crashed vehicle. SYDNEY BROWNSTONE DECEMBER 15, 2019 THE SEATTLE TIMES Firefighters swam into Liberty Bay...
GRAFTON (CBS) — A Grafton man saved the life of a teenager Friday night when he rescued her from a car sinking into a river. Grafton police said they received a call just before 10 p.m. about a car crash near...
by Rebecca Robledo Another man has died after allegedly contracting the brain-eating amoeba at a waterpark. Eddie Gray, 59, was on a trip with his church at Fantasy Lake Water Park in Hope Mills, N.C. when he contracted Naegleria fowleri, known as...
by Phillip Reese July 22, 2019 California Healthline Some welcome news at the height of summer swimming season: Children are far less likely to drown in California than they were in the 1980s — and child drowning rates have continued to fall even...
June 6, 2019 The Data Identified June as the Deadliest Month for Drowning Fatalities Involving Children Younger than 15 WASHINGTON – A new report released today by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) highlights the need for continued vigilance in combatting drowning, which...
Survival chances increase when EMT-trained firefighters are dual-dispatched with EMS units, as shorter response directly correspond with survival rates....
By Ashley Collman A 28-year-old California man is lucky to be alive after crashing his car into a frigid river and surviving nearly five hours in the submerged vehicle. Michael Finn told rescuers that he crashed his car into the Klamath River...
The Ultimate Disaster Kit Checklist What to Put in an Emergency Supply Kit Water: The general wisdom is one gallon per person per day for a minimum of three days. Food: Keep a supply of nonperishable food (such as cans) for a minimum...
This article was brought to my attention by Lily, a Girl Scout Troop Leader, and Lydia, one of her girl scouts. They've asked me to post this on our website. This is Part I. A second Part will be included as...
by Joshua Rhett Miller New York Post A mother in Tennessee is heartbroken after her twins were found unresponsive in the deep end of a babysitter’s swimming pool, saying she’s “not sure how to live with this pain.” Amelia Wieand, the mother of...
NEW YORK (REUTERS) - The drownings of 17 people when a "duck boat" in which they were riding sank in a storm over a Missouri lake on Thursday (July 19) was reminiscent of an accident involving the amphibious tourist vessel...
Drowning is generally defined as “an asphyxia death in which the body is deprived of oxygen as a result of impairment of oxygen exchange ultimately within the lungs after partial or complete submersion in a liquid, usually water, with subsequent...
By Ariel Scotty, New York Daily News She's a survivor. Eden Carlson's near-fatal fall into her family pool left her brain damaged in February 2016 — but doctors have now significantly reversed the trauma in the tenacious toddler. Physicians used a series of...
By Kathleen Doheny webmd.com June 15, 2017 -- Many swimmers and boaters make water safety a priority, but one danger that's still often overlooked is electric-shock drowning. Electric-shock drowning occurs when an electric current, typically low-level AC current from boats, docks or lights, "escapes"...
Story by: The Canadian Press TORONTO — Relatives of two Ontario men who lost their lives during firefighter training exercises five years apart wiped their eyes as a coroner’s inquest that began Tuesday heard details of the fatal incidents. The inquest into...
Lifeguards who oversee open waters, such as oceans and lakes, may be able to deliver CPR effectively in a moving inflatable boat, according to a small study in Spain. Surf-lifeguards provided the best cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on land but also delivered...
TWO BOYS, age 11, are ice skating at a local pond. Suddenly, the ice cracks and one boy falls through into 34 degree Fahrenheit water. His friend runs to his aid, and potential tragedy grows as the second boy is...
by Caitlin Nolan - Inside Edition Two Indiana children playing on a frozen-over pond died after the thin ice broke, leaving the pair struggling for at least a half hour before first responders were able to pull them from the water,...
As of December 13, it was recorded that 71 Florida children have died from drowning since the start of the year. According to the Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida loses more children under the age of 5 to drowning than any other...
BEN BENTON ON DEC 14, 2016 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY Dec. 14--Four people are dead, two are hospitalized and another is still missing this morning after a car plunged into the Coosa River in Leesburg, Ala., Tuesday night. Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said...
At least four (4) electrocution incidents have been documented during 2016 - two were fatal, two were not. NBC News published a story in 2014. We encourage our readers to view that story on line. According to Aquatics International magazine, "with so...
The November/December 2016 issue of Aquatics International magazine has an excellent article making the argument against single-guard facilities. We encourage our readers who have responsibilities for operating aquatic facilities to view this article....
A 6-year-old child drowned at a community swimming pool with 4 Lifeguards on duty. The child had been left unattended for several minutes in the shallow end of the pool while her guardian was in the locker room with another...
Two children, ages 9 and 11, gained access to one of the swimming pools at an apartment complex in the middle of the afternoon on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. The children were not residents of this apartment complex,...
