Drowning
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Ontario man dead after canoe capsizes, 2 B.C. people missing after falling off paddle boardsPolice in Ontario and B.C. dealt with water-sport fatalities over the weekend. As summer nears, officials are reminding people to take proper precautions to ensure their safety.CanadaMay 31
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Mother who drowned her 3 kids at Coney Island sentenced to 20 years to lifeErin Merdy, 34, was sentenced for drowning her children — who were three months old, four years old, and seven years old — in the ocean near their home in Coney Island.U.S. NewsMay 22
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Drowning deaths of mother and son: Quebec coroner emphasizes swimming lessonsA Quebec coroner is emphasizing the importance of swimming lessons in a report into the drownings of a mother and her three-year-old son.CanadaMay 22
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Nanaimo RCMP warn public about water safety after 2 unrelated drowningsOn Wednesday, May 20, just before 6 p.m., police responded to a report for a well-being check of an adult woman at Departure Bay Beach.CanadaMay 21
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2-year-old drowns in Ottawa River: policeA two-year-old child has died after an extensive search and rescue operation near the Kichi Zibi Mikan Parkway on Friday evening, the Ottawa Police Service says.CanadaMay 9
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Florida man, 22, dies after snorkelling incident in state’s St. Johns RiverPolice said the man's girlfriend and multiple witnesses tried to rescue him 'but they lost their hold on him in the current and then lost sight of him.'U.S. NewsMar 10
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Quebec father who drowned kids in 2022 wraps testimony at his murder trialA Quebec man who has admitted to drowning two of his children in 2022 has concluded his testimony at his first-degree murder trial.CrimeFeb 24
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Calgary father, 7-year-old daughter die after wave sweeps them out to sea in CaliforniaA Calgary man died when a six-metre-tall wave dragged him and his seven-year-old daughter into the Pacific Ocean.CanadaNov 16, 2025
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Sentencing hearing for Toronto mother who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, left baby in bathtub aloneA sentencing hearing is underway for a Toronto mother who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after her 15-month-old son drowned while unattended in a bathtub.CrimeNov 13, 2025
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RCMP find bodies of 2 missing boaters who drowned in Upper Kananaskis LakeFour people were in the canoe when it overturned on Upper Kananaskis Lake, an area tucked behind several mountain tops near the Alberta-B.C. boundary.CannabisSep 12, 2025
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