CONWAY, Ark.- A central Arkansas woman created a memorial foundation to honor her husband who drowned, hoping to make sure his legacy is never forgotten. Melanie Brindley said the mission of the Ken Brindley Memorial Foundation is to advocate for water safety education and provide scholarships for swim lessons & general education, as well as […]
PANAMA CITY BEACH − Vacations to Bay County have ended tragically for the families of seven tourists. As of Tuesday, seven beachgoers had drowned so far this year while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Bay County. Here’s what we know about each victim and the situations that lead to their […]
SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) — A town in Washington will pay the parents of a teenage boy $15 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit they filed after he drowned during a town summer camp outing. Darrell “DJ” McCutcheon, Jr., disappeared underwater in Florence Lake on Anderson Island southwest of Seattle on July 15, 2022, according to […]
Jun. 25—Authorities on Tuesday identified the woman who drowned near St. Mary Falls on the east side of Glacier National Park as 26-year-old Gillian Tones of North Apollo, Pennsylvania. Park officials initially said that Tones went into the water above St. Mary Falls on June 23, but clarified Tuesday that she likely slipped on wet, […]
One man drowned Sunday afternoon at Skaggs Bridge Park. Deputies responded to the park, located near Highway 145, of reports of a drowning after four men entered the water just before 4 p.m. Deputies and EMS arrived and found one man on the shore in need of medical attention. He was rushed to the hospital […]
Three young men from Alabama have drowned in the Gulf of Mexico in Bay County, the sheriff’s office announced. According to a Facebook post from the agency, the men, whose ages and hometowns have not yet been listed, arrived in Bay County Friday evening and went swimming. The sheriff’s office said it received a call […]
Zaire Ellis was only 21 years old when he drowned in the Connoquenessing Creek a week ago. He was an Ambridge High School graduate and had recently received his HVAC degree along with a job offer. Friday night, those who knew and loved Zaire gathered outside of his alma mater for a balloon release in […]
Neighbors of Brian Warter, 51, and Erica Wishard, 48, were stunned to learn the couple drowned Thursday after being sucked into a rip current while on vacation with their six kids in Florida. “It seems like a great relationship,” a friend of the Pennsylvania couple, Lauren Aldridge, told WPVI. “So, we are at a loss […]
A 33-year-old man is believed to have drowned in the Ocmulgee River Friday afternoon while trying to save a group of children, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The man came with the children to the river to swim, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. When he saw […]
A young swimmer apparently drowned Thursday in the Genesee River near Oramel in Allegany County, multiple emergency agencies reported. Belfast Central School said a district student was involved in the swimming accident and the child had not been found. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the student. (The school) will […]
The completed autopsy for University of Missouri student Riley Strain confirmed that he died as a result of drowning and heavy drinking. Strain attracted national attention after he went missing in early March for two weeks following a night out with his fraternity brothers in Nashville, Tennessee. His body was eventually located in the nearby […]
BROCKTON − Family and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil for a 2-year-old boy who drowned in an above-ground swimming pool. Police received a 911 call about 9:15 a.m. on June 8 reporting that a 2-year-old boy was found unresponsive in a backyard, above-ground swimming pool at 111 Ardsley Circle, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s […]