Bahamas, State police and drownings in Orange County
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Separate accidents at Harriman State Park and Walton Lake over the weekend showed no signs of foul play, State Police said.
Spike in drownings prompts VDH Hampton and Peninsula Health District to offer free CPR and AED training throughout August
As Hurricane Erin loomed, two drowning tragedies happened at Carnival Cruise Line’s new resort destination on Grand Bahama on Aug. 15.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A push is underway for additional safety measures at a Clarksville park. It comes following recent drownings at a Billy Dunlop Park, which runs along the Red River. On Sunday, a 10-year-old girl’s body was recovered by first responders after she drowned.
Two people died Saturday in separate drowning incidents in Orange County, New York. The first incident happened around 11:45 a.m. at Turkey Hill Pond in the Town of Highlands area of Harriman State Park. According to New York State Park Police, a 22-year-old man was hiking with a friend, then decided to take a dip in the pond to cool off.
Panama City Beach is working to fill eight open lifeguard positions. "We're a small team. I can see the team feeling the effects."
Shahin Gheblehshenas and Nina Fathizadeh have an Aug. 25 preliminary hearing for several felony child endangerment charges in the tragedy that ended with two toddler deaths.
Double red flags above the Seaside Heights boardwalk on Monday signaled no swimming allowed. “We do have heavy rips, we have large surf,” said Jay Boyd, Chief of Lifeguards for Seaside Heights. “We have very close timing of the waves,