Tag: child drowning

4-Year-Old Boy’s Body Found in California River, Day After Sister Found Dead

May 22, 2023
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SANGER, Calif.—A search crew found the body of a 4-year-old boy in a surging California river May 22, a day after his 8-year-old sister died when the siblings were swept away by the current, authorities, said. Searchers in a boat spotted the boy’s body caught against a tree in the Kings River about 1.75 miles…

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Top 10 Ways to Prevent Kids From Drowning

May 16, 2023
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Adults are being reminded of the best ways to make swimming activities safe for kids, in light of statistics showing that most young children who drown in pools were last seen in the house less than five minutes before the drowning occurred. There is no substitute for your undivided attention, according to Jennifer Rubin, Safe Kids…

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3-Year-Old Twin Who Drowned in Los Angeles Swimming Pool ID’d

April 24, 2023
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PORTER RANCH, Calif.—The coroner’s office April 23 released the name of a 3-year-old boy pulled unresponsive from a backyard swimming pool in Porter Ranch with his twin brother and taken to a hospital, where he died and the other was listed in critical condition. He was Kai Bernabe, the coroner’s office said. The boys were…

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4-Year-Old Twin Boys Found in Porter Ranch Swimming Pool; One Dies, One Critical

April 22, 2023
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PORTER RANCH, Calif.—Two 4-year-old twin boys were pulled unresponsive from a backyard swimming pool in Porter Ranch April 21 and taken to a hospital, where one of them died and the other was listed in critical condition. Paramedics were sent to the 10000 block of Des Moines Avenue, just east of Tampa Avenue north of…

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COVID-19 Lockdowns Leads to ‘Tragic’ Surge in Child Drownings: New Australian Report

September 8, 2021
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New research by Australia’s water safety authorities reveals that COVID-19 lockdowns may be the reason for a “tragic increase” in child drownings, with “exhausted” working-from-home parents failing to supervise their children and swimming classes suspended. There were 294 drowning deaths in the past 12 months across Australia’s coastline, inland waterways, and pools, a 20 percent year-on-year…

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