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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A Queens man allegedly drowned in the body of water at Hempstead Lake State Park while paddleboarding, according to New York State police. On May 23, state police officers responded to investigate a …
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5/25/21
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The police responded to a distress call regarding an unconscious boy near a backyard pool from a residence on Imperial Drive in Baldwin Harbor at 12:09 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18.
The First Precinct …
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By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez
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5/19/21
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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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Long Beach police and fire officials said that the body of a man believed to be 30-year-old Neil Gibbons, who went missing during a late-night swim on Monday, was recovered on Wednesday morning. …
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By Bridget Downes
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6/28/18
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Dozens of family members and friends gathered on Edwards Boulevard beach on June 21 to honor the memory of Ramell McRae Jr., a 10-year-old boy who disappeared in the water last week while …
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By Bridget Downes
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6/28/18
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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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Sept. 23 started as just another beach day at Edwards Boulevard, in Long Beach, for Rhame Avenue Elementary School Principal Erik Walter and his friend Gregory Dressel. The two Long Beach residents were enjoying the uncharacteristically warm weather at around 3:30 p.m. when they heard a woman on the shore shouting for help.
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By Bridget Downes
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10/5/17
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