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A month after her 17-month-old child drowned in a pond on her family’s property last month, a mother wants the water drained and the pond filled in to keep others from suffering the same fate. Clayton Smith was found late last month in a pond behind his family’s property in Interlachen, Florida after the toddler wandered off and into the pond. Mrs. Smith saw the toddler as he walked around the corner of the house and disappeared and ended her…

The body of Hallie Jenkins, a 4-year-old girl missing since her father’s car plunged into a north Houston drainage ditch that killed four other children, has been found, according to reports. The body was discovered along Greens Bayou near Beltway 8, and officials believe it to be the one missing soul from the accident, since the other children’s bodies had already been recovered. Houston’s Chanton B. Jenkins, Hallie’s father, was arrested and charged recently with four counts of intoxication manslaughter. He tested at…

One fisherman died after another fishing boat rear-ended his boat last month, throwing him into the Cal-Sag Channel in Illinois, reports say. The Orland Park man, whose name was not released,  drowned when the second boat swerved to avoid a log and hit his fishing boat, which was not moving at the time, Oddly, the fisherman thrown into the water could not swim and was not wearing a life jacket, reports say. Identified only as a 41-year-old man from Orland…

As some members of two-year-old Brandon Luna’s family spent time making funeral arrangements following the toddler’s tragic  drowning death last month, others were complaining about the lack of a fence around the pond and the warning that others may die without changes. Brandon Luna drowned in a retention pond near his home. Reports say Brandon’s father has stated that his son’s death could have been prevented and wants a fence built around the pond to keep others from suffering the…

An Ohio man accused of  drowning his wife in their bathtub almost two years ago faced retrial last month as jury selection marked the start of 29-year-old Ryan Widmer’s ordeal. Widmer is accused of killing his wife, 24-year-old Sarah Widmer, at the couple’s home in Hamilton Township in southwest Ohio in August 2008. Originally convicted in April 2009 of killing his wife, Widmer’s conviction was set aside by a judge after allegations of juror misconduct during deliberations. Widmer has been…