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  • Sight-Seeing Tours and Drowning Accidents

    Even though the eastern seaboard states have seen more than their share of bad weather in the last several months, bad weather is not known to interfere with the vacation or business plans of many families and business organizations. In today’s post, our drowning accident lawyer will discuss two recent accidents and how the victims and/or survivors of such accidents may need the services of an ...
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  • Beach Accidents - What to Do When They Occur

    Having a day out at the beach is something that's a tradition for a lot of families. There are quite a few resorts that are close to the beach intentionally other than simply having the pools and spas. Being so close to the beach is something that attracts guests more regularly. Most often the beaches are patrolled very carefully and by lifeguards that are fully trained for any situation and to ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • Boy Rescued After 20 Minutes Under Water

    A 12-year-old boy suffered a near-drowning recently after a hectic 20-minute rescue effort by several Marion County Lake neighbors who helped lake staff rescue the boy at the lake's swimming beach. The boy was reportedly with two other youths who were playing with a dog in the water when one of the boys went under. Emergency services were called, but before crews arrived, lake visitors began ...
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  • Sunbather Saves Man From Downing

    A Michigan man was saved from drowning late last month when a nearby sunbather who knew CPR rescued the man from the water and single-handedly resuscitated him. Michael Flowers was relaxing on a Wolf Lake beach when Joshua Huddlestun, 25, of Egelston, Mich., somehow inhaled water and was motionless in the water. Flowers, who knew CPR, helped restrieve the man. She then began to work on the man, ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • Father of Twins Dies from Injuries Suffered in Lifesaving Attempt

    The father of the twin nine-year-old girls who drowned near the Texas City dike earlier this month has died, reports say. Hector Suarez-Palacios died Friday morning after being on life support following an unsuccessful attempt to rescue his twin daughters when they were swept out to sea while swimming. After seeing them struggle, Suarez-Palacios jumped into the water - but was caught in the same ...
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  • Twin Girls Drown in Texas City Accident

    Twin nine-year-old girls drowned earlier this month when they were swept away by water currents near the Texas City dike, just south of Houston, TX. Reports say the girls, Alexandra and Samantha Suarez, were swimming near the dike Sunday morning when a current pulled them out into the bay. The girls' father attempted to rescue them but he was also swept out by the current, according to the ...
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  • Harlem Teen Drowns On Field Trip

    Pressure for answers mounts in the drowning of a Harlem who died while on a school field trip. Criticism has increased against inexperienced chaperones involved in the trip, mainly three adults who accompanied 24 students on the bus to Long Beach, and who reportedly ignored signs that advised lifeguards were not on duty on that stretch of the beach. Reports say the students had travelled from ...
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  • Florida Man Drowns While Saving Four Children

    A Gainesville man drowned attempting to save four children off Key Biscayne early last month. Reportedly, four children were standing on a sandbar just before when it washed away. Douglas Frank Butler, 47, was one of two men who rushed into the water to save the children. The children, who were all between 3 and 15 years old, were all plucked from the surf, all in need of medical attention, and ...
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