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NFL star whose daughter died by drowning honors her after scoring 1st career touchdown

(NEW YORK) -- When Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett scored his first NFL career touchdown Sunday against the Chicago Bears, he was seen on camera blowing a kiss to the sky.The kiss, Barrett later said, was for his 2-year-old daughter Arrayah, who died ...
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July has the highest number of drowning deaths. Here’s how to prevent them

(NEW YORK) -- The month of July has seen the highest number of unintentional drowning deaths since 2018, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Provisional data shows that nearly 800 people died in 2022 from an accidental drowning. According to ...
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Boys hailed as heroes for saving 7-year-old drowning in pool

(NEW YORK) -- Two Michigan boys are being hailed as heroes for saving another boy from drowning in a swimming pool.Noah Roche, 12, and his brother Weston Woods, 8, were at an apartment swimming pool when they noticed 7-year-old Griffin Emerson.Griffin had been playing ...
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Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning in Gulf of Mexico

(DESTIN, Fla.) -- Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett has died in an apparent drowning off the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said.The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and first responders were called to a beach in Destin, Florida -- approximately 50 miles east of Pensacola in ...
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Mother charged in drowning deaths of her 3 children

(NEW YORK) -- A New York City mother police said is suspected of drowning her three children while in the throes of a postpartum breakdown is now facing homicide charges.The mother, 30-year-old Erin Merdy, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder, according to ...
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Olympian, swim groups look to turn the tide on the country’s racial gap in drowning

(NEW YORK) -- For generations, Black Americans have grappled with a troubling reality when it comes to swimming.Black Americans drown at a rate 50 percent higher than their white counterparts, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.It’s a grim statistic rooted ...
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10-year-old twins help rescue dad from drowning

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) -- A father from Alabama is counting his blessings after his twin sons' quick thinking helped save his life last month.Brad Hassig was doing underwater meditation exercises at his home swimming pool, something he said he'd done numerous times before."We were just ...
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Granger Smith’s wife speaks out 3 years after son’s drowning death, shares water safety tips

(NEW YORK) -- Amber Smith, the wife of country music star Granger Smith, is opening up about grief, living with loss and water safety three years after her son River died following a drowning accident.In 2019, the Smith family were outside their home when ...
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Texas National Guardsman dies while trying to save drowning migrants. His family wants answers.

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- When she opened the door that one day in April, Sgt. Bishop Evans’ aunt, Felisha Pullen, said she knew instantly that her family’s worst fears had been realized. The 22-year-old Bishop they knew and loved was dead.“The military doesn't show up ...
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A teen has died after falling into a Rankin County pond and drowning.

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (Ben Caxton) --It happened Friday, September 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Holly Bush Road. Police received a call from a woman saying that her grandson had fallen into the water while ...