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Tips on how to escape a rip current in Lake Michigan, and how to help a struggling swimmer without putting yourself at risk.
Dangerous currents are common in the Great Lakes, especially in Lake Michigan, where rip currents are especially dangerous and can cause drownings.
A woman seen Saturday floating down the American River was pulled from the water in Carmichael and later pronounced dead. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District responders launched a “full water rescue ...
Middleburgh, N.Y. (WNYT)- Fire crews in Middleburgh were dispatched to a water rescue in the falls near Guinea Road Saturday ...
A severe drought this summer in the Balkans has left over 1,000 cows and horses without water on a mountain in southeast ...
First responders in Maryland needed to conduct multiple water rescues on Saturday, July 19, when heavy rain prompted a Flash Flood Emergency for communities north of the nation's capital.
Three grieving families' lawsuits against the city of South Haven may finally bring lifeguards back to the deadliest lake in ...
Juan Heredia, a scuba instructor from Stockton, has developed a strange specialty: He has found the bodies of a dozen drowning victims in California rivers after authorities had either given up or ...
A California mom and son were stranded in the woods after GPS led them off the path, but quick instincts helped rescuers find ...
As the Cape Fear River's waters surge, so do the dangers, warns veteran guide Ilya Smirnov. With four fatalities in Chatham County alone, Smirnov emphasizes the importance of boating safety measures.
Nashville-based nonprofit Beacon Rescue is helping Texas search and recovery teams as they look for the more than 100 people still missing after 4th of July flash floods.
An 18-year-old surf instructor was attacked by a shark in New Smyrna Beach on Friday. Sam Hollis sustained a shark bite on ...