Each year, the number of accidental drownings spikes in July, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In July 2024, the latest provisional data available from the CDC, ...

Older adults can also be at risk of drowning in backyard pools due to medical incidents, such as a heart attack, or ...

With swimming season around us and some drownings reported, Janine Urwin shares how drowning incidents should be handled.

TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) -- More than 100 kids spent Monday morning splashing in the pool at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Mercer County. But it wasn't all fun and games on a hot summer day. These ...

This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. How did you assemble this report — the first from WHO on how to prevent drowning. We had 139 countries who voluntarily said, yes, we ...

The number of fatal child drownings in Arizona declined sharply in 2025 after a spike in the tragic incidents the previous ...

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(CNN) — Hurricane Erin is barreling along the Atlantic seaboard and bringing with it dangerously high water levels, waves and rip currents. The safest move is to avoid the water altogether, but ...

A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young... Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC ...

In so-called dry drowning, water does not enter the lungs. Instead, inhaling water triggers a reflex spasm of the vocal cords ...

For Upul Rathgama, who grew up inland in Sri Lanka's crowded capital, drowning once seemed like a distant danger — something ...