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Child Drowning Dangers Trigger Recall Of Popular Backyard Pools
Thousands of above-ground swimming pools are being recalled because a design feature could allow children to climb in and drown. The recall affects about 4,000 Evajoy above-ground pools that are 48 inches tall or higher, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Feb. 26. The problem stems from a compression strap that wraps around the outside of the pool and over the vertical support poles. The strap can act as a foothold, allowing a child to climb into the pool even if the ladder has been removed, according to the CPSC. No injuries or incidents have been reported. All …
Police & Fire
Woman Dies After Falling Through Ice At Cape Beach; Husband Remains Missing
Update: Police have identified the two as a retired couple who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year. Click here for more information on the case. Original: A woman died after falling through the ice on a Cape Cod beach Saturday morning, Feb. 14, and the search remains ongoing for her husband, who authorities say may have also fallen into the water, too. Police received a report at 9:07 a.m. of a loose dog in the First Encounter Beach parking lot in Eastham, local police said. The caller reported the dog was wet and appeared to be in distress. An Eastham offi…
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Swimmer Heard Screaming Before Drowning In NJ Rip Current: Reports
A 39-year-old man drowned Tuesday, Sept. 2, after getting caught in a rip current at an unguarded beach at the Jersey Shore, multiple news outlets reported, citing local police. According to NBC10, the man, from Totowa, was heard screaming for help before being pulled from the water several minutes later. He was pronounced dead, the outlet said, citing local police. NJ Advance Media says the incident happened at the New York Avenue beach just before noon, and that the man was found partially submerged in the water about 25 yards away from the shore. He was taken to Comm…
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Hot Tub Drowning: Fatal Incident Probed In Sussex County, Prosecutor Says
A 66-year-old woman was found unresponsive in a hot tub in a Sussex County home early Tuesday, Aug. 26, authorities confirm. The Montague woman had been seen alive the night before, according to Assistant Prosecutor Jonathan E. McMeen. Emergency responders, the New Jersey State Police crime scene investigators and the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office processed the scene on River Road. "At this time, officials say there are no immediate signs of foul play, and the cause of death will be determined following an autopsy," McMeen said.
Police & Fire
Decorated Army Veteran Remembered After Drowning Off Fire Island
A Wyandanch native who drowned at Sailors Haven on Fire Island is being remembered as a decorated combat veteran and kind soul who dedicated his life to service, friends told Daily Voice on Sunday, Aug. 24. Ishmoile Mohammed, 59, died after being pulled from a rip current at Sailors Haven on Saturday, Aug. 23, Suffolk County police previously announced. He was airlifted to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead. Mohammed grew up in Wyandanch, where he attended Wyandanch Memorial High School, according to his Facebook and LinkedIn profiles. Friends remembe…
Police & Fire
Man Drowns On Fire Island Just After Beaches Reopen From Hurricane Erin: Police
Long Island's beaches hadn't been open for more than a few hours after Hurricane Erin forced them closed when a South Carolina man drowned Saturday, Aug. 23. Ishmoile Mohammed, 59, was swimming at Sailors Haven on Fire Island in the ocean when the current pulled him west around 2:45 p.m., according to Suffolk County police. Lifeguards pulled him from the water and, with the assistance of Fire Island National Seashore employees, began life-saving efforts, police said. Mohammed was airlifted to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, according to the relea…
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First Time Belmar Beach Trip Ends In Tragedy, Report Says: Jersey City Teen ID'd As Victim
A 13-year-old girl who drowned off a Belmar beach Friday evening, Aug. 15, has been identified as Sameeha Sultana, according to the Muslim Center of Middlesex County and NJ Advance Media. Sameeha, of Jersey City, was on a trip organized by Young Muslims of Jersey City, her mother, Ishrath Parveen, tells NJ Advance Media. She said Sameeha and her 12-year-old sister “weren’t strong swimmers” but had really wanted to visit the Jersey Shore because they had never been. The group arrived around 5:30 p.m., just after lifeguards went off duty, her mother told the outlet. At 6:36 p.m., Belmar…
Sports
Tragedy Hits College Basketball As 22-Year-Old Star Division I Player Drowns
A college basketball player has died after drowning while swimming over the weekend, officials confirmed. Police in Herriman, Utah, said emergency crews were called to a reservoir around 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 after a swimmer went under and did not resurface. A bystander tried to help but was unable to pull the man from the water. The bystander was hospitalized and is expected to recover. The victim was identified as University of Nebraska at Omaha men’s basketball forward Deng Mayar, age 22, a resident of Salt Lake City. Mayar had just joined the Mavericks program this past offsea…
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Drowns Off NJ Beach Despite Rescue Efforts, Police Say
A 13-year-old swimmer drowned off a Jersey Shore beach Friday evening, Aug. 15, despite rescue efforts, police said. At approximately 6:36 p.m., the Belmar Police Department received several 911 calls reporting a swimmer in distress off the 8th Avenue beach, police said. When officers arrived, it was relayed to dispatch that one person was out of the water, but another juvenile swimmer was missing, according to police. Belmar Water Rescue units arrived on scene and entered the water to search for the 13-year-old, police said. At about 7:29 p.m., the victim was found unresponsive in the wate…
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Dad Pleads Not Guilty In NY Drowning Murder Of 9-Year-Old Daughter Melina Frattolin
A Montreal father accused of killing his 9-year-old daughter during a trip to upstate New York has formally denied the allegations. Luciano Frattolin, 45, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in Essex County Court on Wednesday, July 30, in the death of his daughter Melina. The case stems from a July trip in which Frattolin allegedly brought Melina across the U.S.-Canada border for vacation. He told the girl’s mother they were returning to Montreal, according to New York State Police. Hours later, Melina was found dead in a pond in Ticonderoga. Invest…
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Hershey Wave Pool Drowning: Autopsy Reveals 9-Year-Old Sophia Subedi's Cause Of Death
The Dauphin County Coroner’s Office confirmed Monday, July 28, that Sophia Subedi, 9, of Harrisburg, died from freshwater drowning after being pulled from Hersheypark’s wave pool on Thursday, July 24. The coroner ruled the manner of death accidental and stated that Subedi did not suffer a medical event that caused the drowning. Officials noted that, as the decedent was under 18 years old, identifying information would not typically be released. However, Sophia’s identity had already been confirmed publicly by her community. The Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg continues to mourn her loss …
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Melina Frattolin Death: Dad Drowned 9-Year-Old In NY Before Claiming Abduction, Police Say
Authorities released a cause of death for a 9-year-old girl believed to have been murdered by her father in upstate New York. Melina Frattolin died from asphyxia due to drowning, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, New York State Police revealed Tuesday, July 22, citing an autopsy report. Frattolin was found dead in a shallow part of a pond in Ticonderoga on Sunday morning, July 20, nearly 12 hours after an AMBER Alert was issued out of Essex County, as Daily Voice reported. Her 45-year-old father, Luciano Frattolin, of Montreal, initially claimed a possible abduction, police sai…
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Cosby Breaks Silence On Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Death:'It Felt Like Losing Ennis All Over Again'
The death of Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner continues to send shockwaves through fans, colleagues, and family — including Bill Cosby, who has publicly mourned the loss of the actor he called “my son.” Warner, 54, drowned while swimming during a family vacation in Costa Rica on Sunday, July 20, authorities and multiple outlets confirmed. He was best known for playing Theo Huxtable, the only son of Cliff and Clair on the iconic NBC sitcom. “It felt the same way,” said Cosby’s longtime spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, comparing the news to the 1997 murder of Cosby’s real-life son, Ennis, in st…
Police & Fire
3 Drownings, 1 Weekend: 44-Year-Old Dies In Wayne Pool Party Incident, Cops Say
A third drowning that happened over the weekend in Passaic County has been reported. Wayne police say this incident involved a 44-year-old Queens, NY man, who had drowned in a backyard pool on Rutgers Court. Officers responded to a home on Rutgers Court around 10:36 p.m. Saturday, July 19, after a report of a car crashing into a swimming pool. When they arrived, they discovered it wasn’t a crash, but something far worse, according to Police Capt. Daniel Daly. A house guest had drowned in a backyard pool, Wayne police said in a statement. The victim, a 44-year-old man from Queens, NY, had …
Police & Fire
Boy, 5, Dies After Being Found In Wayne Pool, Prosecutor Says
A 5-year-old boy died Friday night, July 18 after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool in Wayne, officials said. Officers responded to a home in the area of Armstrong Avenue and Maple Lane around 6:30 p.m., on a report of a possible drowning, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a news release. According to witnesses at the scene, a 5-year-old boy had been located floating in a pool after he had left his residence unaccompanied by an adult at about 5:30 p.m., Valdes said. The child was taken to Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, where he was pronounced dead at 7:44 p.m. …
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Woman Drowns At North Jersey Beach: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old woman drowned at a New Jersey beach on Sunday, July 13, authorities said. At 5:50 p.m., first responders responded to Cedar Lake Beach in Denville after the woman was observed unresponsive by other swimmers, who called 9-1-1, a spokesperson for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman, who was not identified, was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment and pronounced dead, authorities said. No foul play is suspected, authorities said. The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.
Business
Deadly Pool Cover Flaw Prompts Large Recall From Northeast Manufacturer
An eastern Pennsylvania company is recalling more than 11,000 manual retractable pool covers due to serious drowning and entrapment hazards. The recall was issued for about 11,500 Endless Pools manual retractable pool covers sold in the US and another 480 sold in Canada, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, June 12. Endless Pools is based in Aston, about 30 minutes southwest of Philadelphia. The pool covers have a design flaw that could pose a deadly risk to children. They can leave a gap larger than 4.5 inches between the cover roller and the pool su…
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NJ Dad Drowns Trying To Save Kayakers In Poconos Lake: 'A True Hero To The Very End'
A Norwood, NJ father of three died a hero, diving into a Pocono lake to save two relatives whose kayak flipped in the wind, police and community members said. Bibin Michael, 40, had been staying with family and friends at a long-term rental home on Sir Bradford Road in the Camelot Forest neighborhood of Blakeslee when the tragedy unfolded just after noon on Sunday, May 25, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police. Two adults from the group had taken a kayak provided by the rental and were wearing life vests. But minutes into their paddle, the wind picked up and overturned their kayak, p…
Police & Fire
Mystery Surrounds Body Found In Submerged Car Of NJ Retention Basin
A body was pulled from a vehicle recovered from a retention basin in New Jersey over the weekend, authorities said. The Manalapan Township Police Department responded around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, after receiving a report of a vehicle submerged in the water off Comtois Road, according to Deputy Chief Michael Hoppock. When officers arrived, they saw the open trunk of the vehicle above the water line, while the front end was completely submerged, Hoppock said. Water Rescue Teams were dispatched to the scene and located one subject deceased inside the vehicle, authorities said. …
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Drowns In Hillside Pool: Police
A 3-year-old drowned in a pool in Hillside on Monday, April 14, authorities said. The drowning occurred in a pool on Elmer Place, Hillside police said. Hillside police declined to release further details, citing an ongoing investigation.
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Body Of NYC Financier Washed Ashore In Spain Weeks Ago – But Desperate Family Kept Searching
A New York City banker who vanished during a sailing trip to Spain earlier this year was found dead – though his desperate family continued searching for weeks before getting the devastating news. Grant Barr, 37, disappeared on Tuesday, Jan. 28, while visiting friends and family in Estepona, a coastal town along Spain’s Costa del Sol. The discovery of his passport, boating license, and pants near a beach that same day sparked a desperate search. But on Monday, April 7, Barr’s father, Michael Carr, shared devastating news on Facebook: “It is with profound sadness that I speak of the passing…
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Drowns In Pond, Found 50 Yards From Family's NJ Home: Police
A 4-year-old child drowned in a pond behind a home in Middlesex County on Wednesday, Aug. 27, authorities said. Police were called to a Monroe Township home around 6:50 p.m. for a missing child, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Monroe Township Police Chief Griffin M. Banos said. A search for the 4-year-old ensued. The child was found in a pond 50 yards from the back deck of the family’s home, and wasn’t breathing, police said. Authorities performed CPR on the child, who was rushed to Princeton Medical Center where they were pronounced dead. The incident…
Police & Fire
NJ Man, 39, Drowns In Delaware Water Gap
A New Jersey man's body was discovered in the Delaware River, authorities said. The 39-year-old Lakewood man was found dead in Bushkill, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Aug. 26, a National Park Service spokesperson said in a news release. His body was spotted about 20 to 30 feet from the shore at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Rangers and divers responded to the drowning call at Bushkill Access at around 1:45 p.m. The man's body was recovered in about seven feet of water at around 3:07 p.m. This is the second person of the summer to drown at th…
Police & Fire
Kayaker Who Drowned In NJ Lake Wasn't Wearing Life Preserver, Investigators Say
Authorities have identified the Old Bridge man who drowned when his kayak capsized in Jackson Township. Search and rescue divers found the body of 29-year-old John Pereira in Prospertown Lake on Sunday, Aug. 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was first reported missing at around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. Witnesses told Jackson Township police that Pereira was not wearing a life preserver and they believed he drowned. The search was suspended in the evening due to severe weather and Pereira's body was recovered at around 3:55 p.…
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Police ID Drowning Victim At Dangerous NJ Lake As 18-Year-Old Trespasser
A teen swimmer has died after being pulled from a notoriously dangerous and privately owned lake in Manchester Township. Victor Arias-Peralta, 18, of Perth Amboy drowned at Crystal Lake on Monday, July 29, the Manchester Township Police Department said in a news release. Investigators said Arias-Peralta was with a group that trespassed on the Heritage Mineral property at around 6 p.m. Arias-Peralta and a friend tried to swim across the lake when Arias-Peralta suffered from "severe fatigue" and became distressed about 20 yards from the shore. Friends…
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Divers Pull Drowning Swimmer From Privately-Owned NJ Lake
Dive teams pulled a drowning swimmer from a privately-owned New Jersey lake Monday evening, July 29. According to Whiting Fire Company Station 33, multiple rescue agencies were called to Heritage Mineral's Crystal Lake in Manchester around 6:55 p.m. for a submerged individual. UPDATE: Police ID Crystal Lake Drowning Victim As 18-Year-Old Trespasser Whiting Fire divers and surface swimmers went into the water and, after a brief search, found the swimmer. The swimmer was turned over to EMS and the Ocean County Sheriff's Office took control of the scene. The victim's condition…
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Police ID Lake Garrison Drowning Victim As Guatemala Native, 19
Police have identified the 19-year-old swimmer who drowned in a New Jersey lake over the weekend. Daniel Miranda, of San Marcos, Guatemala, was taken to Inspira Hospital in Mullica Hill, where he was pronounced dead, Elk Township police said. Elk Township officers were called to Lake Garrison in Gloucester County for a missing person last seen in the water around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, July 20, Elk Township Police Chief Lance Hitzelberger said. Twenty-two minutes after police arrived, the swimmer was recovered lifeless from the water, according to the chief. Miranda's death was ruled a…
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Lehigh Valley Man Dies Tubing On Delaware River: Coroner
Officials have identified the Pennsylvania man who drowned while tubing in on the Delaware River on Saturday, July 6. Gary M. Conley, 53, of Forks Township, was on a tube on the Delaware River when he went into the water and "did not return to the surface," said the Northampton County Coroner's Office. Bystanders pulled him to the shore and performed CPR until he could be taken to St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus, authorities said. He was resuscitated at the hospital but died from complications from the drowning on Sunday, July 7, according to the coroner. His de…
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Passaic River, Police Say
A body was recovered from the Passaic River on the morning of Friday, June 28, authorities said. At 10:38 a.m., police responded to the Passaic River near Red Bull Stadium on a report of a body floating in the water, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police located the body near Riverbank Park at Raymond Boulevard and Brill Street, Fragé said. The victim is a male swimmer who had not surfaced since entering the water at 4:25 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, Fragé said. Multiple searches had been conducted for him, Fragé said. The swimmer has not been iden…
Police & Fire
Mom Killed Toddlers 'For Religious Purposes' In NJ Home: Police Papers Reveal Gruesome Details
A New Jersey mother told investigators that she killed her two toddlers for "religious" reasons while experiencing concerning thoughts while her husband was away on business, according to arrest records obtained by Daily Voice. Naomi Elkins, 27, of Lakewood, NJ was charged with two counts of murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. She was arrested after the one- and three-year-old girls were killed in a two-family apartment home on Shenandoah Drive on Tuesday, June 25. After her arrest, Elkins told investigat…
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Boy Who Drowned On First Day Of NJ Summer Camp Defied Odds Since Birth, Campaign Says
The 6-year-old boy who died after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a South Jersey summer camp has been identified, authorities said. Michael Stewart was a rising first grader at the Lumberton Township School District, Superintendent Colleen Murray said in a letter to the community posted on the district's website. A GoFundMe campaign launched for his mother, Enjoli, said Michael drowned during free swim at Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township. "Michael came into this world a fighter from the day he was born," reads the campaign launched by Kayla Ogletree. "He…
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