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Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested a Stover, MO couple in Camden County in after reports say they filed a false report of a drowning incident on the Missouri River at Franklin Island in Howard County. The couple, Robert T. Gabauer, 44, and Michelle L. Miesner, 43, both of Stover, were arrested for felony attempted commission of fraudulent insurance act and filing a false police report, reports say. Reports also say that on May 7, the pair called the Missouri…

The parents of a child who drowned in an Indio, CA pool could face criminal charges, reports say. Although neither the family nor the deceased child have been identified by police yet, reports say charges are probably forthcoming, with child endangerment or child neglect charges most likely. The incident occurred when a young girl was pulled from a swimming pool at about 5:50 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon during a family gathering at her home. The case will be based…

A Maryland man was honored as a hero recently for jumping into a creek to save a boy from drowning. The man, Jack Severn, 71, of New Market, MD, was given a Heroism Medal from the Marine Corps League at the Maryland chapter’s annual convention in Ocean City, reports say. The man was at a Park in Frederick with his wife and granddaughter last month when a young boy fell into Carroll Creek. Severn jumped into the shoulder-deep water and…

  A man drowned late last year in Lake Travis while parting on the water on what’s referred to as a “party barge.”   The accident, which occurred in the water off of Hi Line Drive in Hudson Bend near Carlos and Charlie’s, happened when the victim, 32-year-old Paul Mathis, jumped into the lake to cool off. Although he was wearing a personal flotation device when he entered the water, he did not appear on the surface after going in….

Reports say that passengers on the cruise ship Norwegian Jade, a part of the Norwegian Cruise Lines fleet, became ill on a sailing early this year. Passengers reported several shipmates were sickened and the liner was evidently concerned enough to change all buffet areas from self-serve to cafeteria-style. The system reportedly remained in place for the entire cruise. Passengers also reportedly noticed new NCL sanitizing systems, including hand sanitizers in elevators and antibacterial hand spray at the entrance to each…