Drowning
WHO releases new guidelines to prevent drowning as 2.5 meter waves expected in Israel
According to WHO data, about 300,000 people die from drowning every year. Children and young people under the age of 29 account for 57% of all victims.
Five dead in Ohio mass drowning after failed rescue attempt of struggling swimmer
Drowning rates surge to 350% from 2025, org. tells Knesset committee last week
France reports 40 drowning deaths during severe heatwave
Children are dying because parents are on their phones
Authorities around the world are now explicitly warning people against using their smartphones whenever a child is near water.
New York rabbi drowns after jumping in lake to save his child
His body was found midday on Monday. The search had been called off the previous night because of bad weather.
After extensive search, body found of 25-year-old who drowned in Tel Aviv
MDA has urged people not to enter the sea at night, when there are no lifeguards on duty.
Children are dying because parents are on their phones
Safety experts from around the globe have issued warnings time and again that drowning is most often silent.
3-year-old almost drowns in Eilat, paramedics perform CPR
The toddler is now at Yoseftal Hospital where she is in a critical condition.
Va. Orthodox community ‘praying for miracle’ after rabbi swept out to sea
“We have received encouragement and blessings for strength from the Gedolei Haposkim and some of the holiest people in our generation,” Rabbi Sender Haber wrote.
Teach your child to swim
Someone should really launch a campaign under the heading of “Save a Child’s Life by Teaching Him/Her to Swim.”
Netanyahu promises 'answers' to parents of drowned victims - recording
10 teens died in a flood during a hiking trip with their Bnei Zion camp. A recorded conversation between then and the PM will be revealed on Monday.
Small child dies after mother allegedly drowns him in a bathtub
The boy's mother was arrested by Police Tuesday morning and questioned.
Kentucky student missing after swimming accident in Israel
TeNiya Elnora Jones, 19, was swimming in the Mediterranean Sea just fter midnight Saturday with two other students when they got caught up in a strong current.
