Blog Posts in April, 2011

Fisherman Possible Drowning Victim in Lake Lagonda

Lake Lagonda, Florida deputies found the body of a man who may have drowned in the lake last earlier last month, reports say. A 911 call came into emergency services and the Interlachen Police Department, with the caller saying a man was drowning in the lake, reports say. When emergency crews arrived they found no body. But divers searched the lake and eventually found 39-year-old Charles Skeen in ...

Man Guilty of Drowning Two-Year-Old

A Cleveland County, Oklahoma jury found Donald Reeser guilty of murdering two-year-old Allie Croom by forcing Allie's head under water at Lake Stanley Draper, causing her to drown. The girl was the daughter of his girlfriend. Reeser was led to prison in handcuff, sentenced for life without parole for the drowning death. The jury took just over five hours to come to a decision. Prosecutors released ...

Race Safety Lax During Swimmer's Death

The death of open-water swimmer Fran Crippen during an October race in United Arab Emirates has been investigated and have publicly stated there is a need to improve the sport's safety standards, reports say. Crippen, a six-time U.S. national champion, died near the end of a 10-kilometer marathon World Cup event. He slipped beneath the surface of the water and his body was not found until two ...

Facebook Mom Sentenced in Drowning

A northern Colorado woman who was spending time on Facebook while her 13-month-old baby drowned in a bathtub was sentenced last month to prison. Shannon Johnson, 34, of Fort Lupton, Colorado, was sentenced to 10 years in prison recently after pleading guilty in March to negligently causing the death of her child. Johnson left her son in the tub for his bath unsupervised as she went to another room ...

Second Trial Finds Man Guilty of Drowning Wife in Bathtub

Ryan Widmer, 30, of (???), was recently convicted of killing his wife, drowning her in the bathtub of their home. Widmar was convicted in February in the death of his wife, Sarah, who died in August 2008. The incident was immediately suspect when emergency crews arrived because the scene of the accident was dry. There was also significant bruising on Sarah Widmer’s body, which the defense said was ...