Doctors urge caution because of strong currents, how deep the water can be, and wildlife that makes the waterways their home.

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and it’s why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us. In this “Swim ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A Las Vegas nonprofit, Assisting Lives, donated about 350 life jackets to Lake Mead National Recreation Area to help visitors stay safe on the water this summer. The jackets will be ...

Bill O'Melia lost his son to a drowning accident in a swimming pool in 2010. Fifteen years later, at 60 years old, O'Melia is still constructing life-jacket loaner stations around Colorado. After the ...

Drowning is the leading cause of death in children ages 1 to 4, and Black children aged 5 to 19 are more than five times as likely to drown as white children in the same age group. As the summer ...

Kids who wear a properly fitted life jacket while out on the water at Lake of the Ozarks this summer may be rewarded with a free T-shirt, according to a community announcement from Ameren Missouri.