drownings

Brother of Crossfit athlete who died during event says tragedy could've been prevented as he breaks his silence

The 28-year-old Serbian athlete vanished near the end of the 800-meter swim in Fort Worth’s Marine Creek Lake at the annual CrossFit games on Thursday.

CrossFit mourns athlete who died during competition — but refuses to cancel event

The organizers are facing criticism for refusing to cancel the CrossFit Games.

Body found after CrossFit athlete vanishes during swimming competition

Lazar Đukić, 28, was last seen about near the end of a live-streamed 800-meter swim.

Autistic boy, 5, found dead after vanishing from his own birthday party

Officals launched a massive search effort that involved drones, K9s and UTVs — which played the song "Wheels on the Bus" to attract the lost boy.

62-year-old dog owner drowns rescuing pup from Long Island river: cops

Catherine Andreau, 62, of Babylon, was staying in a houseboat along the Connetquot River in Oakdale when her dog suddenly plunged into the waters around 1:30 a.m., according to Suffolk...

Hero crew member drowns while rescuing passengers when luxury yacht capsizes

Lorenzo Tobin, 40, stayed behind to help more than a dozen passengers on the sinking yacht he worked on get to safety -- but disappeared into Lake Michigan and drowned.

NYC lifeguard hours extended during heat waves after 6 drownings off Big Apple beaches: Adams

A “skeleton crew” of lifeguards will be on the clock longer during heat waves, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday – but there are no plans to extend swimming hours at...

Young couple expecting a baby are swept out to sea and killed by freak wave while taking a photo

A pregnant woman and her fiance have drowned after being swept out to sea by a wave while taking a photo together in an area of California known as the...

Devastated family of veteran who drowned off NYC beach searches for answers: 'Could have been prevented'

The family of the latest Big Apple drowning victim was left shocked by what they said was a senseless, accidental death that may have been avoided if a warning was...

Body found in fifth apparent drowning off NYC beach as pols call for more lifeguard hours: ‘Going to get worse’

A man was found dead in the water off the coast of Rockaway Beach early Monday morning in what appears to be the fifth drowning death at a New York...

Brooklyn boy, 7, drowns in Long Island pool during backyard BBQ

Kyrie Berry, 7, was at the home on North Thompson Drive in Bay Shore for a backyard barbecue.

College football player found dead at 22 in apparent drowning after cliff-diving accident

A college football player was found dead Saturday night in a reservoir after an apparent cliff-diving accident.

Hero dad dies after jumping into NJ river to save two kids from drowning

Pablo Hernando Cruz, a 49-year-old father of two soon to also become a grandfather, died Thursday, a day after saving two boys, ages 8 and 12, from drowning in a...

Body of ‘Top Chef Masters’ star recovered after she drowned in tubing accident

Pomeroy’s body was spotted by people canoeing on the river who called 911 around 10 a.m. Her body washed up in a shallow section of bedrock near the middle of...

'Top Chef Masters' star, 49, killed in freak river tubing accident

The Corvallis Fire Department has yet to recover Pomeroy's body while Webster and the third individual were rescued on the shoreline — around 60 miles outside Portland.

Travel influencer couple drowns in heartbreaking scene as wife struggles to save husband

The daring duo had become famous for sharing their adventures online.

Teen stepbrothers' bodies found in embrace after drowning at popular swimming spot

Two teenage stepbrothers were found "holding onto each other" when their bodies were pulled from a river in Maine after drowning at a popular swimming spot, their family said.

New mom drowns, brother-in-law arrested for boating while drunk after tragic July 4th accident

Jerri MacMeekin had welcomed a "rainbow baby" daughter just seven months ago.

Teen girls who drowned off Coney Island ID'd as sisters: police

"They were just trying to have fun out there,” the girls’ uncle Tahir Mohammed, 48, told The Post. “They thought they were just gonna have their last swim and come...

2 teenage girls drown off Coney Island: police

A pair of teenage girls drowned in the waters off Coney Island on Friday night, according to cops.