NEW YORK -- Every summer, children drown at local pools, beaches and rivers. That's why CBS2 is dedicating this week to water safety. We begin our weeklong series with the troubling history around ...

Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for children, especially impacting minority communities due to historical and socioeconomic factors. Learning to swim is crucial for water safety and ...

WPBF 25 News spoke with Maui Goodbear, who is working to help kids who are at risk, along with kids in the African-American community of South Florida, to learn how to swim, surf, along with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. ST. LOUIS – The O’Fallon Park Makos Swim ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Aug. 2, 2010 is a day that many in the ArkLaTex will never forget. On that morning fifteen years ago, six African American teenagers’ lives were taken after they drowned in ...

Drowning is the #1 cause of death for kids ages 1-4 and 64% of Black kids can’t swim. Paulana Lamonier is a New York City native who tweeted a few years ago that she wanted to teach 30 Black kids to ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It is officially summertime and many of us are cooling off at the pool and the beach. Knowing how to swim is an important skill especially if you live on the Gulf Coast. Not ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and it’s why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us. In this “Swim ...

(CNN) -- Warmer weather is finally here in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it, many pools and beaches are opening for the summer. That's great for families who want to spend time by the water, but ...

In August 2010, six teenagers drowned in a river in Shreveport, Louisiana, while trying to rescue a friend in distress. None of them, ranging from ages 13 to 18, knew how to swim. Neither did the ...

COUNTY FREE OR REDUCED SWIMMING LESSONS ARE HERE FOR THIS SUMMER AS THE YMCA OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY RECEIVES FUNDING FOR ITS SAFETY AROUND WATER PROGRAM. HERE TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND ...