drowning

Nearly 4,000 people die from drowning every year in the U.S., and here’s what the U.S. Swim School Association and the American Red Cross say you should do if someone is drowning.

A 20-year-old man was killed when two personal watercrafts collided Monday on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, officials said.

Police in Maryland say a man has drowned in the water near Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis. Citizens pulled a man floating in the water near the Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse into their boat Sunday and took him back to shore. The Maryland Natural Resources Police said he was pronounced dead. The Baltimore Sun reports that police arrived around...

Two brothers from Prince George’s County drowned after a rip current swept them away in Puerto Rico. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke with the mourning family.

Two brothers from Prince George’s County drowned Tuesday when they were swept away by a rip current while vacationing in Puerto Rico.

News4’s Derrick Ward reports on a Loudoun County mother’s mission to bring changes to the emergency response procedures following the drowning death of her son, Fitz Thomas.

Experts say carbon monoxide from a boat’s engine can build up, creating an invisible cloud of toxic gas.

Pastor Michelle Thomas is pushing for further reforms to the 911 operating system a year after her son died in a drowning on the Potomac River.

A birthday party took a tragic turn after a 7-year-old girl and her father drowned in a pool in Waldorf. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

A 7-year-old girl and her father drowned and three other people are hurt after the child struggled in a pool at a party in Maryland on Saturday and others tried to help.

 A South Bay man was sentenced Thursday to 212 years in federal prison for defrauding insurance companies after driving his two disabled children and ex-wife off a pier at the Port of Los Angeles to collect on accidental death policies, a scheme the judge called “evil and diabolical.”

A man and a teenager drowned in the Patuxent River in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, about noon Monday, according to Maryland Natural Resources Police. The victims, who were related and lived in Montgomery Village, walked in the Patuxent River near Greenwell State Park’s kayak launch and may have dropped from an offshore ledge, Maryland Natural Resources Police said. Responding...

There were emotional moments during a Loudoun County, Virginia, board meeting Tuesday night as a grieving mother confronted elected leaders about the delayed response to her teenage son’s drowning. More than 30 minutes went by before rescue crews came to the scene where 16-year-old Fitz Thomas drowned while crossing Goose Creek the evening of June 4. Three months later, the…

A Virginia mother grieving the loss of her son is trying to figure out who vandalized and stole two signs honoring him. Fitz Thomas drowned while swimming in the Potomac River earlier this summer. The Loudoun County 911 dispatcher transferred the emergency call for help to Maryland, which delayed help from first responders. His mother, Pastor Michelle Thomas, and the…

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on stolen banners honoring a drowning victim and advocating changes in the 911 dispatch system in Loudoun County.

A mother and grandfather who drowned in their backyard pool in New Jersey a week ago were trying to rescue an 8-year-old girl who had fallen in, police said.

News4’s Drew Wilder is reporting on the tragic death of a Maryland high schooler who drowned in Lake Audubon.

A Loudoun County, Virginia, pastor whose son drowned earlier this month is demanding answers about the long delay in the emergency response. Fitz Thomas, 16, and his friends were crossing Goose Creek the evening of June 4 when he disappeared underwater. During several 911 calls received by dispatchers in Loudoun and Montgomery counties, Thomas’ friends cried and begged for help…

A Loudoun County pastor whose son drowned earlier this month is demanding answers about a big delay in the emergency response. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey has learned the victim’s family is getting some high-profile legal help.

More than 30 minutes went by before rescue crews came to the scene where 16-year-old Fitz Thomas drowned. Thomas and his friends were crossing Goose Creek the evening of June 4 when he disappeared underwater. As the minutes ticked by, Thomas’ friends cried and begged for help and adults screamed during repeated calls to 911. Although the calls went to…