Blog Posts in August, 2011

Man Found Drowned in Skagit River

Reports say the body of a 61-year-old transient whose body was found in the Skagit River near a Mount Vernon, Washington park was a drowning victim. Jose Jimenez II was discovered by a city parks department employee earlier this month in the river, near Memorial Highway bridge, in the Edgewater Park area, reports say. Police are still investigating how Jimenez ended up in the river. Questions on a ...

Drowning Victims Finally Identified

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 drowned while trying to capture a boat that had drifted away from him at the Manawa Mill Pond. He was able to grab the rope that attached the boat to the dock, but it pulled him in and he was not able to ...

State Closes Day Cares Following Near-Drowning

Pennsylvania authorities shut down three different day care facilities in western Pennsylvania after a seven-year-old boy nearly drowned. The boy, who nearly drowned during an overnight camping trip, was rescued by a nine-year-old girl, who saw him when no other adults did and dove into the water to pull him out. The daycare, run by Kid Biz LLC, has reported that the centers have offered camping ...

Drowned Man Identified

A Newark, NJ man was identified by officials recently as the man who drowned last weekend while on a family outing at the Tomahawk Lake water park. The victim, Marc Broadus, 49, drowned in the swimming area of the 20-acre Brnum lake after being pulled out of the lake by patrons and lifeguards, who unsuccessfully performed CPR on him, police said. Police responded to the lake at about 3:30 p.m. on ...

Last-Minute Schedule Change Lets Sheriff Saves Drowning Man

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 last minute to help control an overcrowded marina event. Reports say that Myren got a late call to help patrol the marina during the fireworks show, but while on the boat, Myren spotted a woman with ...

Missouri Man Drowns

Eugene Smith, 26, of Dyersburg, MO, drowned earlier this month at a popular river in Missouri. Reports say Smith was attempting to swim across the river near Van Buren, MO. when he began to struggle in a fast-moving current about halfway across. He was evidently pulled under and never resurfaced. The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Missouri state troopers deployed divers to seacrch for Smith, ...

Boy Drowns After Swimming in Apartment Complex Pool

A 15-year-old boy drowned after being pulled from a swimming pool at an apartment complex in Portland, Maine, reports say. Emergency services were called earlier this month regarding a possible drowning at the Princeton Pines apartment complex on Forest Avenue. Upon arrival, the boy was pulled from the pool by firefighters and paramedics and taken to Maine Medical Center, where he was later ...

Three Unrelated Drownings Occur on Kern River

Amilcar Guardado, 37, of Los Angeles, was found floating face-down in the water near the Keyesville north campground on the Kern River at the beginning of the month, making him the first of three to die on the river in one day. According to reports, Guardado was swimming in the Kern River near the campground area when he tried to pull himself out by a rock. He was unable to hold on, however, and ...

Woman Found Competent for Trial

A 30-year-old woman accused of drowning her two-and-a-half-year old daughter has been deemed mentally competent to stand trial, reports say. The woman, Claudia Andrea Pedreros, is accused of murder in the death of her daughter, Sophia, as well as child cruelty, reports say. She has entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity, reports say. Investigators have reportedly said ...