DROWNING

JSO is investigating a death outside a residential pool on Collins Rd.

This video is hard to watch, but it’s full of live-saving information for parents who have little ones that don’t know how to swim yet.

A 2-year-old girl drowned Friday in a pool in the backyard of a home on Quan Drive in the Hillcrest area of Jacksonville’s Westside, police said.

A 4-year-old child drowned Tuesday at a Glynn County hotel pool despite multiple life-saving efforts, according to the Glynn County Police Department.

Within two weeks - 11 people have died in rip currents along the Gulf coast. That’s according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service.

News4JAX is digging deeper into racial disparities when it comes to swimming, starting with the stories of news reporter Hope Bartlett and 5-year-old Kareem Green.

News4JAX is digging deeper into racial disparities when it comes to swimming, starting with the stories of news reporter Hope Bartlett and 5-year-old Kareem Green.

A vacation that was supposed to be fun and relaxing for a family visiting from Virginia--- turned into a nightmare. The family’s 16-year-old son Cameron Brown drowned in their vacation rental’s pool.

A heroic rescue ended in tragedy overnight, as a young man tried to save 3 others in Neptune Beach, ultimately giving his life for their safety.

A toddler was found unresponsive in a family pool in the Jacksonville Heights neighborhood Saturday afternoon, The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said at a news briefing.

The drowning death of prominent attorney Page Pate is demonstrating the dangers of currents in the ocean and inlets.

The family of the young girl who drowned in a swimming pool at Madelyn Oaks Apartments is sharing information about her.

News4JAX confirmed Monday that an 11-year-old girl who nearly drown in a swimming pool at Madelyn Oaks Apartments Thursday has died.

A 14-year-old boy from Altamonte Springs died after he went missing while swimming in the ocean off Daytona Beach, according to Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a child drowned in an apartment complex pool on Saturday night.

A student at commercial diving school CDA Technical Institute drowned Thursday in the Trout River while doing low visibility underwater welding training, authorities said.

A student at commercial diving school CDA Technical Institute drowned Thursday in the Trout River while doing low visibility underwater welding training, authorities said.

Jacksonville has seen a number of fatal drownings in just the last couple of months. The many misconceptions about child drowning.

Bystanders at a Florida beach saved a man from drowning.

CPSCs new data shows residential locations, such as a childs home, a family or friends house or a neighbors residence, made up 71 percent of the reported fatal drowning incidents. There were, on average, 379 reported pool-or-spa-related fatal drownings per year for 2015 through 2017, involving children younger than 15 years old. Our latest report confirms that most child drownings take place at home during the summer months. I urge everyone to take critical safety steps to reverse the upward trend in fatal child drownings," said CPSC Acting Chairman Robert Adler. Child drownings remain the leading cause of unintentional death among children ages 1 to 4 years old.

Florida man dies after being pulled from ocean off Crescent BeachPublished: May 18, 2020, 10:40 pmA 26-year-old Florida man died after he was pulled from the ocean off at Crescent Beach on Saturday, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and family.

CRESCENT BEACH, Fla. – A 26-year-old Florida man died after he was pulled from the ocean off at Crescent Beach on Saturday, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and family. A search began and they found good Samaritans, Tracy Yuro and a fisherman, bringing Miller out of the water near the Crescent Beach ramp. “We were praying, praying, praying, praying because I saw his wife come up as we were doing it," she said. Saturday afternoon, a father and his teenage son had to be rescued from the water near the border of Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach. Lifeguards say to keep yourself safe, check beach conditions before you go, and then when you arrive, look for the color of warning signs and flags.