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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…

An Ohio woman drowned last month when information she was given from the 911 operator after floodwaters swept her Volkswagen Beetle into an Ohio creek kept her in the car instead of trying to save herself by getting out of the submerged vehicle. The woman, Lisa Roswell of Norwalk drowned February 28 of this year after she called 911 for help. On the recording of the call, the Norwalk police 911 dispatcher told Roswell to stay in her sinking car….

Police were called to the Delsea Gardens apartment complex in Millville, South New Jersey on a recent Monday night after a report of a child in cardiac arrest. Reports say the child’s mother left him only momentarily unattended in the tub with the water running and returned moments later to find the one-year-old underwater. Emergency services were called, but efforts to revive the baby were unsuccessful, and he was declared dead at South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center. The names…

An apparent drowning victim identified as a 60-year-old Lake Shore man, was recovered from the waters of Upper Gull Lake recently, reports say. The man, whose name wasn’t released, had apparently been working on his dock when he somehow fell into the water. He was never reported missing. But a few hours later, Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a body found in Upper Gull Lake near Point Narrows in Lake Shore. His body was discovered by…

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…