Lifesavers have pleaded for people to wear flotation devices when trying to save others from waterways after two fathers died rescuing their children from rips. Sergeant Peter Stone lost his life rescuing his son caught in a rip at a New South Wales (NSW) south coast beach near Narooma on New Year’s Day. Another father,…
Australian Off-Duty Police Officer Who Drowned on New Year’s Day Was Saving Son
The hero off-duty police officer who drowned on New Year’s day in Australia has been revealed to have been rescuing his teenage son from a substantial rip on the New South Wales (NSW) south coast. Police Rescue Office Peter Stone, 45, who was on an extended leave of absence for a holiday with his family,…
Australian Off-Duty Police Officer Drowns in Rip After Saving Teen
An off-duty police officer has drowned in a rip after saving the life of a teenage boy at an unpatrolled beach on the New South Wales (NSW) south coast. Emergency services were called after the 45-year-old became caught in a rip at Bogola Beach, south of Narooma, at about 1.30 p.m. on New Year’s Day….
Dramatic Bodycam Footage Captures Officers Rescuing Boy, 9, and Woman From an Icy Pond
Two Illinois police officers sustained minor injuries as they rescued a 9-year-old boy and a woman from drowning in an icy pond. Their efforts saved the pair and their dramatic rescue was recorded in its entirety on their body cameras. On Nov. 23, just before 4:30 p.m., a 9-year-old boy fell into the frozen section of…
Survey Stokes Fears of Drowning Risks Among Australian Children Ahead of Holiday Season
Australian experts are worried that more children across the country could be at risk of drowning this summer due to a jump in missing swimming lessons for kids and the significant number of parents lacking knowledge of water safety. The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne surveyed 2,036 Australian parents and found that one in six…
Bodycam Footage Shows Florida Police Officer Who Can’t Swim Rush Into Pond to Save Drowning Infant
Warning: Photos and body camera footage show CPR being performed on a non-responsive infant. Viewer discretion is advised. Responding to a call of a drowning infant, a Florida police officer ran from her squad car to a pond at an apartment complex and, despite not being able to swim, plunged into the water. Thanks to…
2 Drown When Panga Boat Capsizes Off Imperial Beach
November 26, 2022
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IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif.—Two people drowned Nov. 26 when a panga boat capsized off the coast of Imperial Beach, authorities said. At least 10 people were reported to be on the boat, with seven people rescued or reaching the shore. The U.S. Coast Guard, San Diego County lifeguards, sheriff’s deputies, and the U.S. Border Patrol were…
Mother Arraigned in Coney Island Drowning Deaths of 3 Children
NEW YORK—A mother charged with drowning her three children at New York’s Coney Island beach was arraigned on murder charges Friday, authorities said. Erin Merdy, 30, was charged with first and second-degree murder in the deaths of her children Zachary Merdy, 7, Liliana Stephens-Merdy, 4, and Oliver Bondarev, 3 months, a spokesperson for the Brooklyn…
Mother Charged With Murder in Drowning Deaths of 3 Children in New York’s Coney Island
A New York City mother of three, whose children were found drowned near a Coney Island boardwalk earlier this week, has been arrested on murder charges, officials have said. Erin Merdy, 30, has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of depraved indifference to human life, and three counts of murder with the victims…
Deaths of 3 Children in New York’s Coney Island Ruled Homicides, Says Medical Examiner
The drowning deaths of three children who were found unconscious early on Monday along the shoreline of New York’s Coney Island have been ruled homicides, the city’s medical examiner’s office announced on Tuesday. The bodies of three children, identified by police as Zachary Merdy, 7, Lilana Merdy, 4, and 3-month-old Oliver Bondarev, were found after…
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