According to shanghaidaily.com, a 53-year-old French tourist was drowned and a 17-year-old French girl went missing Saturday in rough seas off Gozo, the second largest island in Malta, local media reports on Sunday. People on the scene raised the alarm at about 4:45 p.m. local time (1445 GMT) on Saturday. But rescue efforts were unsuccessful due to strong wind and high waves. Read article
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sandiego6.com reported a tourist drowned Monday while trying to come to the aid of his niece as she struggled to get back to shore during a swim in Mission Bay. The man attempted to rescue his relative near the entrance to Fiesta Island shortly after 2:30 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. She […]
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Victim reportedly intoxicated musavision.com reported…Sosua. – The early today drowned in the waters of Sosua beach a citizen of British origin vacationing in this city, while enjoying a bath with her boyfriend. Sian Louise Marshall 36 years of age, presumably died by drowning while she was enjoying a swim in at night in the waters […]
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Allvoices.com reports that the blue waters around Guam took the life of drowned diver yesterday. In the words of the Medical Examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola: “The body of a 74-year-old man was dragged limp from the waters of Tumon Bay on Tuesday. Espinola added that neither body has been autopsied. Read article
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According to birminghammail.com, a holidaymaker from Birmingham drowned after going for a swim in rough seas while on a Caribbean cruise, an inquest heard. Lloyd Schrouder, 54, of Glen Park, Ward End, was pulled out of the water but attempts to resuscitate him failed – as desperate relatives waited 45 minutes for an ambulance. In […]
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Dailystar.co.uk reports that the 16-year-old, who went missing off the south-west coast of France on Wednesday, was “caught by a strong undercurrent and was unable to make his way back to shore,” a Foreign Office statement said. The Foreign Office are providing consular assistance to the family of the boy. The statement added the family […]
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The New York Daily News reports that a pregnant woman and her pal rescued after getting lost hiking on a Maine mountain died just minutes later after accidentally driving into the ocean. Pregnant Amy Stiner, 37, was hiking at Roque Bluff State Park with friend Melissa Moyer, 38, on Tuesday night when a heavy downpour […]
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Greekreporter.com reports that there was widespread panic on Agia Marina beach in Chania when the wife of a drowning man started calling out for help. Her 71-year-old husband was unconscious when he was pulled out of the water just before one o’clock after noon. The elderly, who was from Norway, probably suffered a heart attack […]
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According to thestar.com.my, a South Korean woman tourist drowned while trying to save her husband during a snorkeling outing at Tanjung Langir, Pulau Perhentian Besar, near here on Sunday. Kim Dong Huk (pic), 52, who tried to save her husband who had difficulty breathing, died at the Pulau Perhentian Health Clinic after being rescued by […]
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Stv.tv reports that tributes have been paid to a 14-year-old girl from Glasgow who is believed to have drowned while on a family holiday in Wales. Hollie McClymont’s body was recovered from the sea near Barry Island three days after the teenager was seen getting into difficulty while swimming. Read article
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