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Delayed drowning: man dies hours after pulling himself from water

A 60-year-old man fell into New York’s Long Island Sound, pulled himself out...
International Swimming Hall of Fame develops and sells the Safe Swimmer Float

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) has developed a lightweight...
Autistic Westborough child drowns in apartment complex swimming pool

A severely autistic 4-year-old boy who drowned in a murky pool at his...
AEDs missing near the scene of three-quarters of cardiac arrests

ScienceDaily (May 12, 2012) — More than 75 percent of cardiac arrest victims...
Turn Around, Don’t Drown bill passes Pa. House

HARRISBURG — A bill aimed at punishing motorists who drive around police...
Massachusetts closes slides following drowning review

Massachusetts officials will not open slides at state-run pools this summer...
Can teaching infants to swim curb state's child drowning rate?

The happy hullabaloo of eight young cousins frolicking one summer afternoon...
Drowning Raises Questions On Reliability Of Life Jackets

WACO (May 8, 2012)- Questions and concerns are being raised in the aftermath...
Dangerous Maneuvers

Chances are, you’ve heard of the Heimlich maneuver. Since Dr.
Lifesaving Resources graduates 11 new Swiftwater Rescue Technicians

Lifesaving Resources, LLC of Kennebunkport, Maine graduated 11 new...
Settlement reached in rescue airboat drowning case in New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H.—The children of a Vermont woman who drowned while being...
EMILY robots making beaches safer

Misquamicut: only beach on East Coast with EMILY
State releases final investigative report on Fall River pool drowning

FALL RIVER — The state Department of Conservation and Recreation failed the...
Deaths show dangers of children and pools

Linda Miller found a broken ink pen behind her granddaughter's bed, probably...
After deadly year, officials spread message to keep young swimmers safe

DAYTONA BEACH -- Three children younger than 5 swam, floated and plunged...
Lifesaving Resources to conduct Swiftwater Rescue training for First Responders in Keene, NH

Lifesaving Resources, LLC will be conducting a Swiftwater Rescue Technician...
Water Rescue Train-the-Trainer Academy to be conducted in Portland, Maine

Lifesaving Resources, LLC will be conducting an International Water Rescue...
Free APP for Water Safety Awareness Month

Stew Leonard III Children’s Charities today announced the launch of its new...
Illinois kayaker drowns after being attacked by swan

An Illinois man drowned in a pond after falling off his kayak when a swan...
Fort Bliss soldier dies in swimming accident

Army officials on Friday released the name of a Fort Bliss soldier who died...
Father's sailboat trip with his three young sons ends in tragedy after two die from hypothermia after the vessel capsized

A father's sailboat treat for his young sons ended in tragedy after two of...
More ADA Roadblocks Ahead

As federal officials grapple with a deadline extension — and new legislation...
Great Lakes Surf Rescue Product Becomes Chapter of National Drowning Prevention Alliance

The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project tracks Great Lakes drowning statistics,...
Georgia man drowns off Panama City Beach, 3 Alabama teens rescued from rip current

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — A man from Georgia drowned off Panama City Beach,...
Man dies trying to rescue couple that tried to rescue dog

TIMMINS, Ont.