Archive for drowning

13-year-old boy critical after near drowning at Disney resort

Monday, March 11th, 2013

A 13-year-old boy is in critical condition on Monday after nearly drowning at Disney World’s Pop Century resort over the weekend. The unidentified teen was reportedly vacationing at his family from Missouri at the resort in Disney World when he start struggling in the resort’s pool. The boy was apparently playing with relatives in the ... read more »

Teen missing, parents dead after trying to save dog from undercurrent

Monday, November 26th, 2012

A California couple and a 16-year-old son became victims of ten foot waves and strong undercurrents on Saturday afternoon after the teen went into the ocean to try to save his dog, a decision that resulted in tragedy. The boy, believed to be the couple’s son, went into the ocean after his dog started swimming ... read more »

10-week-old baby drowns after left unattended in bathtub

Friday, September 7th, 2012

Welfare officials are investigating the apparent drowning death of a 10-week-old baby girl after she had been left unattended in the bathtub by her mother on Wednesday. According to reports, Julia Duda’s mother allegedly left her alone for several minutes so that she could get a cup of coffee and when she returned found the ... read more »

Teen boy vanishes while swimming in Lake Michigan

Monday, July 9th, 2012

A 15-year-old boy from Portage, Indiana is missing after friends said he disappeared while they were swimming. The victim, Corey McFry, was reportedly swept away by a strong lake current off a beach near the Indiana Dunes. The incident happened Sunday after the teen and three of his friends decided to go swimming. Conservation Officer ... read more »

Mother kills 18-month-old twins in ‘vengeful rage’ over husband’s affair

Friday, May 25th, 2012

A Tacony, Philadelphia woman has been charged with two counts of murder after she killed her 18-month-old twins, Adam and Eve, in an angry rage over her husband’s alleged affair with one of her family members. Authorities believe that on Thursday afternoon, Stacey Smalls, 41, killed one of the twins by smothering it and the ... read more »

2-year-old drowns in pool at home day care

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

A 2-year-old girl apparently drowned at in a pool at a home daycare facility in Aurora, Illinois. The child, Abigail Holland, was being cared for by a 36-year-old woman at a private residence. According to reports, the woman was caring for seven children (aged 10 months to nine years) and three of her own children were in the house. The ... read more »

Five-year-old drowns toddler to stop crying

Friday, June 10th, 2011

A five year old girl has admitted to killing an 18 month old boy to stop him from crying. The girl had been left in the care of a teenager, with several other children, while the adult of the home went to collect the 18-month-old’s father. When the 18 month old boy was found dead ... read more »

Mom will go to prison for 10 years: Toddler died while she was on Facebook

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Colorado mom, Shannon Johnson, was arrested and pleaded guilty to child negligence which ultimately lead to her toddler son’s death. Apparently Shannon Johnson routinely left her 13 month old toddler alone in the bathtub so she could have uninterrupted time online, playing Cafe World and doing other reading and surfing while on Facebook. Baby Joseph ... read more »

NY mother drowns three small children and self in Hudson River

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

A mother in upstate New York reportedly drove her minivan into the Hudson River drowning three of her young children and apparently allowing the oldest one, age 10, to get out and ultimately become the only surviving member. The mother and remaining children died, locked inside the minivan, after her 1o year old son ran ... read more »

Unprecedented numbers of swimmers missing or drowned in NY beaches

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Amongst the causalties, a 10 year old girl… The missing included a 10-year-old girl who had been playing in the waters off Coney Island. A 10-year-old boy who was with her was rescued, police said. Some authorities said the spate of swimmers being swept away seemed unprecedented. In the Long Island community of Long Beach, ... read more »

More bad press for Portugal as parents die trying to save children

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

As two children were swept away by a rough ocean undercurrent, 4 adults, including their parents, jumped in to try to save them only to be swept away themselves. The irony?…the children survived.: Three Britons and a German were swept to their deaths in Portugal while trying to save their children from treacherous sea currents ... read more »

Mother pulls an Andrea Yates on her two young daughters

Monday, October 1st, 2007

It is seriously time to send a message to psycho-bitches that are hell-bent on torturing and killing their children simply because life is poo poo. Put these bitches away for life. If they are as sick as many claim them to be, they won’t know the difference anyway. Cintron told police he went to the ... read more »