Recent Posts in Boating Accidents Category
Posted on Aug 15, 2011 By Drowning Lawyer
The names of drowning victims who died in boating accidents on the Fourth of July weekend in Waupaca County, Wisconsin were released recently, according to reports. Daniel Nolan, 57, of Manawa WI ...
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Posted on Aug 9, 2011 By Drowning Lawyer
Morrow County, Oregon Undersheriff Steve Myren pulled a Walla Walla man from the chilly waters of the Columbia River during a Fourth of July celebration, earlier this month, after filling in at the ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Drowning Lawyer
Four males, tossed into the water at Illinois' Rock Cut State Park when their canoe capsized, were the source of an emergency call when one of the men went missing. Illinois Conservation Police were ...
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Posted on May 4, 2011 By Drowning Lawyer
More than a dozen Somali refugees drowned while crossing the Gulf of Aden this week while a naval boat ignored cries for help, reports say. Nearly 100 people have drowned in the first months of the ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By Drowning Lawyer
Former police officer Kenneth Reda, 38, pleaded guilty earlier this month to second degree homicide by vessel, tampering with evidence, violating the oath of a police officer and three counts of ...
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Posted on Nov 13, 2010 By Drowning Lawyer
At around 6 a.m. last Thursday, the Carnival Splendor glided into the Port of San Diego, pulled by a group of tug boats. The 4500 passengers and crew were ecstatic the trip was over and they would be ...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2010 By Drowning Accident Lawyer
Officials in Connecticut have identified a 31-year-old man drowning victim. The man, whose body was recovered in a pond after a boating accident in the Jewett City section of Griswold, had been ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2010 By Drowning Attorney
A worker on the Seaspan Shipping terminal in Delta, Vancouver, Canada died last month after he fell into the Fraser River and drowned. The man, who was only identified as a mid-forties worker, was ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2010 By Drowning Accident Attorney
An investigation was being conducted late last month to probe the circumstances under which 77-year-old longshoreman, Delmont Blakeney, of Oakland, CA died. Reports say fellow workers have blamed the ...
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