Last month a 5-year-old Bradenton girl died of an apparent accidental drowning. Sadly, she wasn't unusual. Florida — a state with over a million and a half swimming pools and 825 miles of beach — is ...

The death of 8-year-old Ryan Amichette, who drowned this month in a neighbor’s pool in Fort Lauderdale cast a tragic spotlight on a public health issue for young children nationwide but especially in ...

One proposed bill would give free swim lesson vouchers to kids 4 and under in low-income families. Whitney Fullington looks back at her mother, Ashley, as she climbs out of the pool during a drowning ...

Update 4/17/2024: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 544 into law on April 15, creating a voucher program for free swimming lessons for children in Florida. The original story follows below. Florida ...

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation held swim lessons Thursday across Charlotte to address drowning risks among children as summer pool season kicks into high gear. At Double Oaks Family Aquatic ...

NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND BRINGS US TO THE MIDPOINT OF SUMMER, AND ALREADY DOZENS OF CHILDREN HAVE DIED FROM ACCIDENTAL DROWNINGS HERE IN FLORIDA. AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE CONTINUING TO RISE ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A firefighter and a swim ...

A 2-year-old child has died in a drowning that occurred June 7 in a Boynton Beach community, city police said. Police did not identify the child by name or gender. According to a prepared statement, ...