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Arizona Police Officers Who Looked On as Man Drowned Placed on Leave

June 7, 2022
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Three police officers from Tempe, Arizona, have been placed on leave following an incident during which they watched a man jump in a lake and drown last month. “Tempe has asked the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Scottsdale Police to examine the Tempe Police response to the drowning,” a June 3 news release by…

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Good Samaritan and Teen Driver He Tried to Save in Canal Identified as South Florida High School Students, Reports Say

April 23, 2022
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By Angie DiMichele From South Florida Sun-Sentinel SUNRISE, Fla.—The families of two South Florida teenagers are grieving their losses after one boy got lost in Sunrise and drove into a lake, and the other’s last act was an attempt to rescue the driver from the sinking car. Venkata Krishnamurthy, 18, was driving to a Taco…

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Massachusetts Officer Dies Trying to Save Drowning Boy

June 5, 2021
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A police officer from a Massachusetts city died Friday while trying to save a drowning teen, who also died. “The City of Worcester has lost a hero,” Worcester police chief Steven Sargent said during a news conference, referring to the tragic drowning of Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia. According to the Worcester Police Department (WPD), officers responded…

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Drowning Warning Ahead of Steamy Australia Day

January 25, 2021
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Most parts of NSW and the ACT have sweltered through a second consecutive sweltering night, as thousands head to the beach seeking relief from the heat on Australia Day. Temperatures across most of southeast Australia have spiked over the past three days, with a cool wind change on January 25 delivering milder conditions in South…

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