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  1. www.who.int › westernpacific › news-roomSeconds to save a life: How to prevent drowning

    2 days ago · Nearly a quarter of a million people in the world lose their lives to drowning every year, with about 82 000 of them children aged 1 to 14 years. While drowning can happen to anyone, it is almost always preventable. The tragedy is most prevalent in the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions, with more than a third of all drowning deaths occurring in the ...

  2. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaFuneral today for 14-year-old boy who drowned in Port Stanley

    6 days ago · (Supplied by Buz family) A funeral is being held today for Omer Buz, the 14-year-old boy who drowned in Lake Erie after a family beach outing with his family in Port Stanley. Buz was at the...

  3. link.springer.com › article › 10Preventing beach goers from drowning: analysis of ... - Springer

    4 days ago · Rescue data from Surf Life Saving Queensland’s Lifesaving Incident Management System and Operations Console for 54 wave dominated beaches in South–East Queensland, Australia, from July 1st, 2016 to October 6th, 2021 was linked with wind speed and direction, air temperature, phase of tide, wave height and period, beach type, beach hazard rating, and beach swimmer numbers.

  4. www.abc.net.au › news › 2024/07/18Perth mother Karen Hall still unpacking her grief after the...

    6 days ago · Perth mother Karen Hall still unpacking her grief after the drowning of her six-year-old son Joey - ABC News. By WA disability affairs reporter Nick McAllister. Posted 12h ago, updated 5h ago. Karen Hall and her daughter Jamie are still coming to terms with the death of little Joey, who drowned more than two years ago. (ABC News: Aran Hart)

  5. www.latimes.com › california › storyTwo die after being swept off rocks in Santa Cruz

    6 days ago · Santa Cruz coastline. Two people died after they were swept into the ocean by a “sneaker wave” in Santa Cruz this week, according to authorities. Multiple witnesses reported that two people ...

  6. www.nydailynews.com › 2024/07/22 › body-found-in-nyc-rockawayMan dies in latest apparent drowning in NYC Rockaways - New York...

    2 days ago · A city Medical Examiner autopsy will confirm his cause of death. On June 21, Elyjha Changler, 16, and Christian Perkins, 17, drowned at Jacob Riis Beach in the Rockaways, their bodies found a week ...

  7. news.yahoo.com › news › las-vegas-swimmers-actions-examinedLas Vegas swimmers’ actions examined by psychology expert, amid...

    6 days ago · Stephen Banning, a UNLV psychology associate professor, sat down with 8 News Now to watch a redacted video depicting the drowning death of 58-year-old Leticia Triplett at a Las Vegas Athletic...

  8. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaPort Stanley drowning puts focus on swimming safety at Lake Erie...

    6 days ago · A lifeguard tower at Port Stanley's main beach on June 3, 2024. (Matthew Trevithick/CBC News) The drowning of a teenage boy off Port Stanley's main beach on Sunday is reigniting conversations ...

  9. www.gx94radio.com › 2024/07/22 › drowning-prevention-weekDrowning Prevention Week Highlighted For Saskatchewan Provincial...

    2 days ago · The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed July 21-27 as Drowning Prevention Week, highlighting water safety in provincial parks. In 2016, Saskatchewan Provincial Parks, in partnership with the Lifesaving Society, launched the Lifejacket Loaner Station program.

  10. www.yahoo.com › news › man-critical-rescuing-2-kids-220101655Man dies after rescuing 2 kids from drowning in prohibited area...

    6 days ago · MAYS LANDING, NJ - A man has died after authorities say he rescued two boys from drowning in a New Jersey river on Wednesday afternoon. Officials say two boys, 8 and 12, went swimming in a...