The body of a man who fell over a waterfall at a popular swimming spot east of Pinecrest was recovered Thursday, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office reports. Gabriel Castaneda, 38, fell into the south fork of the Stanislaus River on Sunday, June 23. He’d been hiking with friends near the upper portion of Cleo’s Bath […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Shana Ferguson heard the questions, saw the negative comments on social media and completely understood the confusion. A U.S. Olympic swimming trials, after all, had never been held in an NFL stadium before. The naysayers were worried about what would happen with the pools that were built inside Lucas Oil Stadium, not to […]
Britons were urged to stay out of the water to avoid fatal cold-water shock as summer finally arrived, bringing soaring temperatures. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office jointly issued a yellow heat-health alert for England between Monday and Thursday, warning of “significant impacts” of the expected hot weather this week. The […]
Pool parties, beach trips, lakeside getaways, river rafting, water parks — the summer is full of aquatic adventures. But with that comes being aware of the risks that water poses. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the number one cause of death for children ages 1 through 4, with adults […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Renee Jent was up early on that chilly, crisp, dark January morning. It was barely 4:30 a.m. and she was worried about Michael, her 16-year-old son, who was already up, too, getting ready for his 5:30 a.m. swim practice. He seemed tired and groggy, which didn’t really surprise Renee. Michael had just been […]
In 2020, on June 7, a Sunday, a 33-year-old man floating in a kayak on Lake Norman flipped over and drowned. The following Sunday, on the same lake, a 28-year-old man jumped from a boat and vanished. Authorities found his body about a week later. Later in June, a 27-year-old driver of a pontoon boat […]
Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky could tie or break the all-time record for Olympic gold medals won by a U.S. woman at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But first, she has to officially qualify for Team USA. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images) The 2024 Paris Olympics are swiftly approaching, but before we dive into 16 days of […]
Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky could tie or break the all-time record for Olympic gold medals won by a U.S. woman at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But first, she has to officially qualify for Team USA. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images) The 2024 Paris Olympics are swiftly approaching, but before we dive into 16 days of […]
Staying safe while swimming in New York this summer may be more complicated than you think. That’s because the stakes of deciding where — and when — to swim have risen, as climate change supercharges storms that send untreated sewage and other pollution spilling into New York waterways and heated lakes and the Long Island […]
A Forest Hill man was convicted Monday of raping an 18-year-old woman behind her family home near the Rock Spring Swim Club in Bel Air in 2023. Kareem Parker, 30, was convicted of first-degree rape, second-degree rape and sexual offense in the third degree in Circuit Court, according to the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office. […]
Jun. 10—TRAVERSE CITY — A bar fight at a downtown spot early Sunday ended up with the suspect jumping in the Boardman River in an attempt to evade police. At 12:32 a.m. Sunday, a security guard from Encore 201, the Front Street dance club, called police and said a 28-year-old Traverse City man was trying […]
Many Bay Staters will flock to beaches along the coast later this with heat and humidity expected to build, but the shift in the weather also brings water concerns. Save the Harbor Save the Bay, a non-profit harbor advocacy group, is slated to release its annual water quality report card on Monday. The water quality […]