Experts say being sure there’s a lifeguard or making safety plans before swimming helps ensure that someone who gets in ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for ...

The unofficial start to summer was just two weeks ago, but the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project already reports eight drownings this year on Lake Michigan—and it can take a ...

Milwaukee County Executive Davis Crowley held a news conference on Monday, June 9 to stress the importance of recreational ...

Milwaukee County Executive Davis Crowley held a news conference on Monday, June 9 to stress the importance of recreational ...

May is Drowning Prevention Month. An average of 689 children under 15 dies by drowning each year in the U.S. Nearly half of all drowning deaths occur in June, July, and August. More than 12,588 ...

In April, about a third of the staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Injury Center, which included the drowning-prevention unit, lost their jobs. That team also worked with ...

A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services said the Trump administration was not ending its support for drowning prevention efforts and that HHS would continue to support them.

It can happen to anyone at any time there is access to water.The CDC has these tips for drowning prevention:Build fences that fully enclose pools: Construct and use a four-sided fence that is at ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Drowning is the leading cause of death for kids between the ages of 1 and 4, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Drowning Prevention ...

In the drowning-prevention community, we dread hearing the other “f-word”: floaties. These seemingly harmless toys can give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption ...