(NEW YORK) -- With summer upon us, beach safety officials are warning people this season to be on guard as they head to the water. A young girl on a rubber dinghy was rescued by lifeboat crew on ...

When we first began taking our toddler to the pool, I noticed that almost as ubiquitous as moms slathering pasty white sunscreen on squirmy kids was the presence of "puddle jumpers," a combination of ...

(CBS4) - Paddleboarding is becoming very popular, and officials with Colorado Parks and Wildlife want to remind paddlers to wear personal flotation devices for safety. Over the last several years, ...

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A mother is urging action on the part of Chicago officials after her son drowned in Lake Michigan earlier this month. Maria Diaz, whose son Miguel drowned in the lake earlier this month, is calling ...

A new safety alert issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urges vessel owners and operators to provide each crewmember with a personal locator device. These devices improve a ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - The Southport Fire Department released a statement Aug. 12 that two young girls at Caswell Beach had been saved by a recently installed safety device. Per the SFD, rescue ...

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Ocean Isle Beach is urging citizens not to remove flotation devices or safety flags from stations on the beach. The town states the items are in place in ...

“The North Spit sees more than 250,000 visitors each year, making water and shoreline safety a critical concern for both ...