drowning

A swimmer of any skill level might need your help, and preventing a drowning takes closer supervision of the kids than you might think. The distress signs can be subtle and quick.

Wildlife officials have removed 250 alligators from Disney properties in the five years since a 2-year-old boy was killed by one of the reptiles at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.

Florida deputies believe they have found the body of a good Samaritan who tried to rescue a father and son who drowned off a Tampa Bay area beach last week.

Florida deputies are searching for a Good Samaritan they say jumped into the waters to rescue a man and a child who had been swept away by a current and later were found dead.

Officials say rescue crews on Friday recovered the body of a teen who fell off a Jet Ski he was riding with a friend a day earlier on Lake Down in central Florida.

It's the last day of school in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, and officials are putting an emphasis on water safety for the summer.

Florida leads the country in drowning deaths in children under the age of four and as the warm weather is driving kids to the pool. One swim school is saving lives.

Water safety classes will be offered at YMCAs throughout Central Florida. It's part of an initiative to reduce childhood drownings.

July 4th: a chance to kick back, hit the beach, fire up the grill, and relax. But maybe not if you’re an emergency room doctor. Dr. Christopher Hunter joins Intersection to talk about what keeps an ER busy in summer- and why Orlando’s position as a tourism hub brings a unique set of patients through the hospital doors.

Former Olympian Rowdy Gaines is trying to turn the tide on drowning. Gaines heads the YMCA of Central Florida's aquatics program, where he's trying to get more kids involved in swim lessons.