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Think Twice Before You Dive
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Drowning is Silent
By Trish Van Pilsum, FOX 9 News In the past four months, four young people have drowned or nearly drowned in pools even though there are adults nearby. So, how do children drown in plain sight? A first-of-its-kind test shows why. “It was the same thing that happened to me,” Tyler Lazerte, who slipped under…
Safe Boating
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