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The video is heart-wrenching. One by one, parents explain how their child drowned, holding their pictures and saying their names. It’s part of a public service announcement . . .
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4/27/23
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Summer should be a time of joy, spent hanging out at the beach and barbecuing in the backyard. Too often, however, summer turns tragic when it needn’t.
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7/15/21
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An Island Park woman was found dead in a backyard pool float on Friday, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
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By Mike Smollins
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7/13/19
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Friday, June 21 is the official start of summer. The season should be a time of joy, spent hanging out at the beach and barbecuing in the backyard. Too often, however . . .
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6/13/19
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Summer is finally here. It should be a time of joy, spent barbecuing in the backyard and hanging out at the beach. Too often, however, summer turns tragic when it needn’t. The American Red Cross offers the following guidelines . . .
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6/21/18
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Whether it’s the shimmering water of a backyard pool, a lake or the ocean, having fun there necessitates a cautious approach to help ensure that children and adults remain safe. Year after year . . .
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6/22/17
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Public and private pools are busy all over Long Island’s South Shore, and the Atlantic Ocean is finally warm enough for comfortable swimming. In any of those settings, an emphasis on safety . . .
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7/13/16
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Oceanside firemen responded to a call for a man in the water on Jan. 25, but it was finding him that was the hardest part.
Chief J.T. Madden said the man was apparently fueling a boat at the Bay …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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1/26/16
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A father and son police team rescued a drowning man in Oceanside.
On Jan. 25 at about 4:45 p.m., a 50-year-old man from Franklin Square was refueling his duck boat at the Bay Park fishing station dock at the end of Weidner Avenue when he fell into the water, which was approximately 37 degrees Fahrenheit.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry and Rebecca Melnitsky
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1/26/16
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Swimming in a pool or the ocean is some of the best fun that summer has to offer, but the dangers are ever-present — in the Town of Hempstead alone, lifeguards make more than 2,000 rescues each summer . . .
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6/25/15
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