Central Florida teen apparently drowns in Gulf of Mexico
Officials say a central Florida teen apparently drowned while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend.
Read More…Swim class teaches survival skills for infants and toddlers
More young children drown in Hillsborough County, Florida, than in any other county in the country.
Read More…Pool Safety Tips
Pool Safety is a very important way to decrease drowning accidents. In Florida, drownings are not rare and should be taken very seriously, especially in households with young children. Here are a few pool safety tips to help you prevent drowning:
Read More…Fort Myers Aquatic Center event promotes water safety
In 2009, 63 children under 4 years of age drowned in the state. Four of those deaths that year were in Southwest Florida.
Read More…It’s Memorial Day So Here Are Expert Swim Tips for Swimming Pool Safety This Summer
Jumping into the swimming pool or hanging out at the beach every day is a rite of passage for most kids when summer vacation finally comes around. But inevitably every summer we also have news reports of boys and girls who needlessly drowned because of negligence, their own lack of skills, or inadequate protection. In order to avoid another round of tragic stories this year, the YMCA of Broward County wants to educate and inform parents and caregivers on how they can best protect children who just want to have fun at the swimming pool or beach without realizing the dangers that may face them.
Read More…Lessons Against Drowning: Tom Gillin’s Water Tutorials Before Schools Let Out for Summer
In West Virginia and Kentucky, it’s about track safety: children are taught from the youngest age how to be safe around train tracks, which crisscross coal country like blades of peril. In Florida, it’s about ocean and pool safety: aside from vehicle accidents, drowning is a leading cause of death among children, particularly in Florida, where water–pools, lakes, ponds, rivers, the ocean–is second only to concrete. The state leads the country in the drowning of children under age 5.
Read More…Safety Groups: Drownings Underreported
As a result of ongoing concerns regarding the underreporting of drownings in metropolitan areas, safety groups across the country are taking action.
Read More…Health officials stress water safety to keep kids from drowning
Last summer was especially deadly in Central Florida, as the number of drownings spiked across the region. In Orange County, there were 25 drownings in 2010 — 12 of them children.
Read More…Make sure children know how to swim
With summer rapidly approaching, it is imperative that we make sure our children’s swimming skills are up to par.
Read More…Sarasota County resident drowns in Boca Grande Pass
A Sarasota County man drowned this morning after strong currents swept him into the Gulf of Mexico.
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