Category: Beach Life
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Del Mar Shark Incident | Scientists Use Water Samples and Victim’s Wetsuit to Test for Shark Dna
A 46-year-old swimmer was bitten in the torso, left arm and hand. He is expected to survive. He was swimming with the North County Ocean Swimmers at the time of the incident. “He was shouting, ‘I’ve been bitten by a shark!’ We could see blood in the water, he said he had been bitten on…
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Evanston Beaches Shut Down When It Was Believed a Swimmer Went Missing | FOX 32 Chicago
A search for a missing swimmer at an Evanston beach was called off on Monday after police said it is “unlikely” anyone disappeared in Lake Michigan.
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Tasmania’s First Dark Mofo Nude Swim Attracted 300, This Month There’ll Be 2,000 | ABC Australia
In Tasmania on June 22, 2013, the Dark Mofo winter festival nude swim attracted around 300 participants and was expected to become an annual winter tradition. The event was held at Long Beach in Sandy Bay in temperatures of about two degrees celsius, followed by a more modest ‘prude swim’ featuring swimmers in bathing costumes.…
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Swimming Beach at Lake Catherine State Park Temporarily Closed Due to Sewer Overflow | THV11
Officials with Arkansas State Parks announced that the swimming beach at Lake Catherine State Park is closed until further notice.
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How to Stay Safe When Swimming at the Beach | WQAD News 8
From sharks to rip currents, there are many hazards to be aware of when swimming in the ocean.
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NYC Beaches Officially Open for Swimming on Memorial Day Weekend | Eyewitness News ABC7NY
Janice Yu has more on New York City beaches officially opening for swimming.
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Hundreds spend Mother’s Day at Chicago beaches despite still being closed for swimming | FOX 32 Chicago
One of the best places to spend time relaxing, especially on Mother’s Day, is the Chicago lakefront.
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Coast Guard Officer Explains How to Stay Safe When Swimming in Open Water | News4JAX The Local Station
The weather is heating up, which is usually a sign for beachgoers to prepare to hit the waters.
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No Swim Advisory in Place After 43-Foot Whale Stranded on Venice Beach | 10 Tampa Bay
Swimmers are advised to stay out of the water at Venice Beach and locations south as sharks may be present. The no-swim advisory issued Monday by the City of Venice Emergency Management comes as a sperm whale became beached over the weekend on the Sarasota County shoreline. It’s in effect from the beach south to…