Category: Safety

Missing 3-year-old child with autism drowns

A missing 4-year-old boy with autism died Tuesday after he was found in a retention pond in a Baymeadows subdivision, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO is investigating the circumstances surrounding how the child went missing, but Lt. Adam Blinn said these situations are sadly not uncommon.

Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the drowning.

Seven-month-old Angel Josiah Rodriguez died after he was left unattended in a bathtub on Oct. 6, of 2024. Since then, the East Haven Police Department’s Investigative Services Division was assigned to the incident. According to police, the investigation showed that the child’s father, Angel Marcus Rodriguez left two young children unattended in the bathtub, including…

NamPower has issued a warning to the public and tourists to avoid the Kunene River, stressing that no one should attempt to swim in it due to the high risk of drowning.

One person died while kayaking in Benbrook Lake.

A Northern Cape family of one of the teenage boys who drowned in Hartsrivier in Delportshoop on Wednesday is blaming the South African Police Service (SAPS) for not responding swiftly. Fourteen year old Falake Bebeza and thirteen year old Tlotlo Baranye attempted to swim in the river and unfortunately drowned. Their bodies were retrieved by…