Category: Safety
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Teen drowns while swimming in lake
A teen who went for a swim in a residential lake drowned Sunday. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
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Accused sex abuse swim coach Christopher Huott out on bail
See WUSA9 A Maryland swim coach is out on bail, one day after police arrested him on charges of repeatedly abusing a 7-year-old girl three decades ago. Christopher Huott put up his hood and had nothing to say after putting up $50,000 in bail money and walking out of the Montgomery County Detention Center. Prosecutors…
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Gainesville swim coach arrested again, accused of molesting boy over 3 years
See Gainesville.com and GTN News A teacher and part-time swim coach has been arrested on allegations that, over the course of several years, he sexually battered one boy he coached and coerced another into taking nude photographs and sexually explicit videos of himself. Gainesville police say it’s likely additional victims will be identified as their investigation…
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Kanawha County Families Cautious About Swimming After Chemical Leak
See wowktv.com Many kids plan on diving into the summer by taking a swim in the pool. But this year, many parents are saying not so fast. “I just don’t feel it’s safe,†said Miranda Dunlap, whose 5-year-old son loves going to the pool. “I know they say it is safe to drink, but I…
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Calgary firefighter gets Medal of Bravery for saving 4 people from drowning
See CBC News A Calgary firefighter was awarded the Medal of Bravery by the Governor General at a ceremony in Ottawa on Thursday for saving four people from drowning in the ocean. Brian McRae was in Veradero, Cuba, for a friend’s wedding three years ago when — twice in one day — he had to…
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Head of Maryland swim club arrested on child sex abuse charges
Read Reach For The Wall A Maryland swim coach was arrested on child abuse and sex offense charges Thursday morning after a former student accused him of engaging her in “sex acts†when she was a child, authorities said. Police have charged 53-year-old Christopher Thomas Huott, founder and owner of the Maryland Suburban Swim Club,…
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Wayward kangaroo rescued from pool
Via Arbroath A wayward kangaroo found itself in deep trouble when it jumped over a fence and into the backyard pool of a property in Victoria, Australia. The Eastern Grey kangaroo was found just in time. The large male had been fighting for his life for around four hours after jumping a fence and into…
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Car plunges into swimming pool behind Texas home
See KHOU SAN ANTONIO – A car crashed through a rock wall and a privacy fence before plunging into a backyard swimming pool on the city’s northwest side Wednesday evening.
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It’s never to late to learn to swim
Read abqjournalfit.com More than a third of American adults can’t swim the length of a 25-yard pool, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If you’re among the 37 percent of adults who can’t, you’re at greater risk for becoming one of the nearly 10 people who drown each day, on average.…