Blog Posts in January, 2011

Two-Year-Old Survives Near-Drowning - and Long Trip

Tairino Masters was found floating face-down in a lagoon at Spirits Bay, just after New Year's. The two-year-old was barely breathing when his rescuers dragged him from the water, reports say. To get aid to the child, the Spirits Bay camp manager drove mother and child to a landing where an emergency vehicle picked them up and drove them to where an ambulance met them. From there, the toddler was ...

Woman Found Dead in Boyfriend's Bathtub

The death of a 63-year-old woman who was found last Friday night bent over a bathtub with her face submerged in water is still being investigated by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, reports say. The woman, Claudia Brazington, was pronounced dead at the scene of her 70-year-old boyfriend's house on Woodway Avenue in Libby, Montana. She had only been dead for a short time, reports say. Her ...

Toddler Wins Nearly A million Dollars After Near-Drowning

Sean Ross McGowan, a six-year-old from Dublin who was left with 95% brain damage after he nearly drowned while on an outing in 2007, has settled a court action against for just under a million dollars, reports say. McGowan had wandered away from his group while the caretakers engaged in conversation, reports say. McGowan fell into a Ranelagh Park pond near where the group was walking, only having ...

Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Friend's Drowning

Former police officer Kenneth Reda, 38, plead guilty earlier this month to second degree homicide by vessel, tampering with evidence, violating the oath of a police officer and three counts of making false statements, according to reports. Reda, along with 35-year-old Brent Stephens and Shelly Powell, were returning from dinner at a lakeside dinner when their boat struck a pylon in the water. ...

Diver Dies off Galveston Coast

A diver who was found unresponsive after cleaning a ship's hull off the Galveston coast died earlier this month after crews were unsuccessful in reviving him, reports say. U.S. Coast Guard investigators are looking into how 30-year-old Matt Smock, 30, of Houston, died after working offshore from a service boat. When crews pulled him from the water, they performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...