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News regarding the Seacor accident has taken an even grimmer turn over the weekend. On Saturday evening it was learned that the owner of the Seacor Power, an oil rig lift boat, ordered the watercraft to take to the sea despite perilous warnings from the National Weather Service that tropical storm strength winds and “suddenly higher waves” were imminent. A few hours later and a mere eight miles from the shore, catastrophe struck. Hurricane strength wind gusts combined with crushing…

Two Iowa State University students are dead after a drowning accident on Little Wall Lake north of Ames, Iowa, the home of the school. The two deceased young men were among five members of the Iowa State University crew club who were rowing on the lake in near-freezing temperatures and at a time when wind gusted up to 30 miles per hour. The boat, technically known as a shell, carried four rowers and a coxswain. Emergency services were immediately called…

The Fourth of July holiday should be a time of celebration for family and friends. Such was not the case for Kyle Allen, a 5-year-old boy in Columbus, Ohio. Kyle and his 3-year-old brother were left home alone by their mother for an extended period of time during the afternoon. At some point while they were unattended, the two boys walked over to the neighborhood pool. The pool was approximately a block away from the boys’ home. Evidently the pool…

New Jersey Mother Dies Trying to Save Drowning Children A New Jersey mother is dead after trying to save her drowning children at a Cape May County public beach. The family was in North Wildwood on vacation. The death of the mother, and the facts surrounding the multiple drownings, is now under investigation. There is no indication as to when the results of the investigation will be made available to the public. With that said, there are some essential facts…

Courageous Detroit Firefighter Loses Life after Saving Three Drowning Girls Sivad Johnson, a 26-year veteran of the Detroit Fire Department, was enjoying time on Belle Isle with his 10-year-old daughter, Hayden, on Friday evening, August 21, 2020, Belle Isla is a 982-acre island park situated in the Detroit River. Johnson’s time with his daughter was interrupted when he heard other people nearby sound alarm about three girls in the water drowning. In response to the calls for assistance with the…