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HOUSTON (InvestigateTV) — A flotation device can give a child confidence in the water, but swim experts say it can also hide a dangerous gap in a skill most kids never learn: how to tell the difference between floating and sinking.
Two Indiana teenagers turned a frightening moment into an incredible rescue when they jumped into action to save a grandmother and her two young grandchildren from a retention pond, including a 2-year-old who was trapped underwater in a stroller. Brothers…
Florida’s swimming lesson voucher program provides free lessons for children ages 1-7 to help reduce drowning risks, the leading cause of unintentional death for young children in the state. Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 1 to…
A fifth-grade boy from Covina is being credited with saving his mother’s life after she began sinking in the family’s backyard pool, too gripped by a leg cramp to keep herself above water. Raymond Chen noticed his mother, Jade Chen,…
The A.C Lewis YMCA has partnered with East Baton Rouge Parish school system to offer free swim lessons to elementary school students. District Aquatics Director Stacey Adams the program allows kids to have fun while learning life-saving skills. “They see…
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CALDWELL, Idaho — As her daughter practices floating and acclimating in a swimming pool at the College of Idaho, Silvia Deanda isn't thinking about summer fun. She's thinking about survival. Deanda recently enrolled her daughter in water survival-focused swim lessons through…
KVOE The City of Emporia has announced the Peter Pan Park Splash Pad is now closed for the remainder of the season. The City sent out a notification on Tuesday that the splash pad is closed effective immediately due to…
Uganda is moving to tighten safety requirements for boats operating on its inland waterways, with proposed regulations introducing stricter licensing, mandatory life-saving equipment and penalties of up to Shs4 million or five years in prison for operating an unregistered or unlicensed…
Three children between the ages of 3 and 6 have died in separate drowning-related incidents across Central Florida this week, a grim toll that pushed local water safety experts back into the spotlight. The deaths come as the region continues to carry…