Drowning

Minorities At Risk For Drowning

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Black Communities, Black, Video, Hispanics, Drown, Minority, Minorities at Risk, Drowning, Minorities, Latino Voices News

MIAMI -- Safety advocates urging parents to be aware of swimming pool safety before the summer heats up also say more efforts are needed to teach blac...

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The Problem With Our Approach To The Obesity Epidemic

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.19.2012

Fundamentally, we have converted a world in which calories were relatively scarce and hard to get and physical activity unavoidable into a world where physical activity is scarce and hard to get and calories are unavoidable.

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Kayaker Drowns After Swan Attack

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Video, Anthony Hensley, Swan Attack Death, Drowning, Bad News, Swan Attack, Kayak Accident, Kayak Swan Attack, Amy Hensley, Man Drowns After Swan Attack, Crime News

Family and friends are trying to cope today with the death of an Illinois man who drowned Saturday after getting attacked by the swans he was employed...

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WATCH: Drowning Homeless Man Rescued By Good Samaritan

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Rescue, Homeless Man Drowning Rescue, Good Samaritan, Drowning, Oregon, Drowning Rescue, Video, Good News News

A homeless man almost drowned Sunday while attempting to swim to a public dock on Oregon's Willamette River. Fortunately, the quick response of a good...

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Drowned Inmate's Family Sues Puerto Rico Officials

AP | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Negligence, Puerto Rico, Video, Hector Cruz Santiago, Drowning, Juan Huertas Cumbas, Puerto Rico Justice Department, Inmates, Drown, Justice Department, Prison Inmates, Suing, Latino Voices News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The family of one of eight inmates who drowned last year in Puerto Rico while shackled inside a state van caught in flood wat...

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'Housewives' Reunion: Russell Tried To Drown Taylor

Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Reality TV, Video, Drowning, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Tv Replay, Russell Armstrong, Bravo, Taylor Armstrong, TV News

In the final hour of the three-part reunion special for "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" (Mon., 9 p.m. EST on Bravo), Taylor Armstrong opened up...

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30 Feared Drowned In Deadly Footbridge Collapse

AP | By WASBIR HUSSAIN | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: India, Kameng Bridge Collapse, Kameng River, Drowning, India Kameng River, Bridge Collapse, Kameng River Drowning, India Bridge Collapse, Footbridge Collapse, World News

GAUHATI, India -- Army divers joined police and paramilitary forces Sunday searching for victims who fell about 40 feet (12 meters) into a remote Indi...

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Boy, 9, Pulls Drowning Toddler From Pool

AP | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Swimming, Child Drowning, Good News, San Jose Boy Saves Toddler, Drowning, Pool Safety, Impact News

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Associated Press) -- A 9-year-old California boy has saved the life of a toddler found unconscious at the bottom of a San Jose apart...

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Popular Hawaii Swimming Hole Is A Deadly Tourist Trap

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Hawaii Swimming Hole, Swimming, Video, Deadly Swimming Hole, Drowning, Tourist Traps, Hawaii, Vacation, Travel Blogs, Tourists, Green News

LIHUE, Hawaii (Associated Press) -- Travel guidebooks call Kipu Falls "a glorious little hidden place" and a "swimming hole extraordinaire." But the a...

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Second Death In Staten Island Pool Accident

nytimes.com | ELISSA GOOTMAN | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Pool Accident, Staten Island, Ny News, Drowning, New York News

A second man has died from injuries he received while participating in a training exercise at a Staten Island public pool last Wednesday, according to...

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Casey Anthony Trial: Jurors Left With Scant Evidence

Yahoo! News | KYLE HIGHTOWER | Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Caylee Anthony Murder, Cindy Anthony, Drowning, Casey Anthony Trial, Caylee Anthony Death, Casey Anthony Evidence, Caylee Anthony, George Anthony, Crime News

Kyle Hightower, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — After more than 33 days of testimony, 400 pieces of evidence and sweeping promises from attorne...

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Worst Nightmare: 911 Dispatcher Learns Drowning Victim Was Her Son

Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Rockton Illinois, Drowning, Chicago, Rock Cut State Park, 911 Dispatcher, Illinois, 911 Dispatcher Son Drowns, Dispatcher, Chicago News

Emergency dispatcher Tracy Wilson experienced true horror earlier this week, when she learned that the victim in a call she handled was in fact her 17...

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Are You an Apple or Banana?

Kristofer Eisenla | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Small Business, Capitol Hill, Government Shutdown, Drowning, PR Industry, Public Relations, Titles, Media, Communications, Widmeyer Communications, Public Safety, Business News

Titles are about pecking order and perceived importance - big deals in PR and in the District. But, we all know it's not really about the titles - it's about the work we do.

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Police: 5-Year-Old Girl Confessed To Drowning Toddler In Bathtub Because He 'Cried Too Much'

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Murder, Video, Juvenile Crime, Homicide, Crime, Drowning, Child Homicide, Missouri, Jermane Johnson, Kansas City, Home News

Police in Kansas City are investigating the recent death of an 18-month-old toddler allegedly killed by his five-year-old cousin because he would not ...

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Father Of Children Drowned By Their Mother: Don't Blame Me

AP | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Hudson River, Lashanda Armstrong, Hudson River Drowning, Jean Pierre, Drowning, Ny News, New York News

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — The father of three children who died along with their mother when she drove her minivan into the Hudson River said he is ...

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Distraught Mother Told Her Kids 'You're Going To Die With Me'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Mother Drowns Children, Lashanda Armstrong, Video, Escaped Son, Drowning, Suicide, Hudson River, Death, Hudson River Drowning, Deaths, Ny News, New York News

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Angela Gilliam called the police at 7:43 p.m. Tuesday. She was worried about her niece's well-being and said there was a domestic t...

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Woman Slips Into Uncovered Manhole, Drowns In Illinois

AP | AP / Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Springfield, Viaduct, Drowning, Third and Capitol, Flooding, Illinois, Leanna Pokora, Manhole, Chicago News

A 23-year-old woman has drowned after getting trapped in an uncovered manhole during heavy rain in Illinois. Springfield police say Leanna Pokora a...

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Indoors or Out, Keep Pool Safety in Mind

Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Water Parks, Swimming, Water, Drowning, Cpsc, Pool, Drown, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Swimming Pools, Pools, Healthy Living News

While the summer swimming season is behind us, many communities across the country still have their doors open to those looking to cool off in water p...

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Tourists Among 1/3 Of Drowning Deaths In Australia Last Year

Yahoo! News | Ã¢â‚¬â€œ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Australia Beaches, Australia, Australia Beach Deaths, Australia Downing Deaths, Drowning, Travel News

ADELAIDE, Australia -- A beach safety campaign including in-flight videos and brochures in eight languages was launched Thursday by Australian lifegua...

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Message In A Bottle: Author Finds A Frenchwoman's Love Letter To Her Dead Son

The Guardian | Phil Daoust | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Liebreich, Bbc, Anonymous, Drowning, Fallen Order, Memoir, Mother's Grief, Letter in the Bottle, Dead Son, Message in a Bottle, Investigation, Ocean, Books News

When a Frenchwoman wrote a love letter to her dead son, put it in a bottle and threw it into the sea, she never dreamed anyone would read it. But auth...

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A Teachable Moment: Take Simple Steps Now to Prevent Child Drownings

Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Boston, Swimming, Drowning-Accident, Louisiana, Twins, Drowning, Cpsc, Pool, Drown, Healthy Living News

While summer should be a time of fun and relaxation, it has sadly brought tragedy to far too many families. Within the past three weeks, a number of tragic and avoidable drownings have occurred.

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5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Drowning My Hometown, New Orleans

Iris Mack | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Worst of the Worst, Drowning, Scyler Bostick, Healthy Living News

The day after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast my hometown New Orleans drowned. Practically everything I knew as a kid was wiped out - my home, schools, some neighbors, etc.

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Pool and Water Safety: A Healthy Respect for the Danger

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fences. Dangers, Accidents, Swimming, Cpr, Children, Accidental Death, Drowning, Pool Safety, Los Angeles News

While the majority of adults were talking to each other at a Fourth of July party I attended, the children were frolicking in the pool. This got me thinking about water safety.

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Drowning Risks And Young Children (VIDEO)

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Kids Drowning, 5min, Drowning, Drowning Risk, Prevent Drowning, Parenting Drowning, Drown, Parenting, Healthy Living News

ICYOU's medical editor, Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, talks about the risk of drowning with young children. Dr. Mona also talks about what to do if you see so...

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Drunk Russians Drown Escaping Record Heat Wave

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russian Heatwave, Russia, Russia Hot Weather, Heatwave, Russian Summer Camp Drownings@Y:World, Summer Camp Drowning, Drowning, World News

Russians are flocking to local beaches to escape soaring temperatures in Moscow -- leading many, unintentionally, to their deaths. Area lakes and ...

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