drownings
Brother of Crossfit athlete who died during event says tragedy could've been prevented as he breaks his silence
August 10, 2024 | 1:23amThe 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
August 9, 2024 | 1:50pmThe organizers are facing criticism for refusing to cancel the CrossFit Games.
Body found after CrossFit athlete vanishes during swimming competition
August 8, 2024 | 1:05pmLazar 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
August 7, 2024 | 7:37pmOfficals 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
August 4, 2024 | 7:02pmCatherine 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
July 31, 2024 | 4:02pmLorenzo 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
July 30, 2024 | 5:06pmA “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
July 26, 2024 | 8:28amA 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'
July 24, 2024 | 6:08pmThe 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’
July 22, 2024 | 2:25pmA 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
July 21, 2024 | 3:29pmKyrie 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
July 21, 2024 | 10:12amA 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
July 18, 2024 | 1:01pmPablo 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
July 17, 2024 | 11:00pmPomeroy’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
July 17, 2024 | 5:05amThe 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
July 15, 2024 | 5:29pmThe daring duo had become famous for sharing their adventures online.
Teen stepbrothers' bodies found in embrace after drowning at popular swimming spot
July 12, 2024 | 8:15amTwo 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
July 6, 2024 | 7:32pmJerri MacMeekin had welcomed a "rainbow baby" daughter just seven months ago.
Teen girls who drowned off Coney Island ID'd as sisters: police
July 6, 2024 | 10:51am"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
July 5, 2024 | 11:46pmA pair of teenage girls drowned in the waters off Coney Island on Friday night, according to cops.