Children with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than their neurotypical peers. Children with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than their neurotypical peers, according to the Autism ...

In the drowning prevention community, we dread hearing the other F-word: floaties. These seemingly innocuous devices give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption that the ...

(WSVN) - A group in South Florida is making a splash when it comes to keeping children safe in the water, especially kids with special needs. 7’s Vanessa Medina introduces us to these lifesaving ...

I was sitting by the pool recently watching my 9-year-old swim in the shallow end, snorkeling and looking for diving toys. That's when I overheard another mom talking to a lifeguard. She was asking ...

NAVAJO DAM, N.M. — Turning tragedy into something positive. That’s what one family in the Four Corners has done after they lost their 6-year-old son in 2014. He drowned during a trip to Navajo Lake to ...

DEAR HELOISE: We live in Arizona, and my husband wanted to put a pool in our backyard. I agreed only if all three kids learned to swim and my husband agreed to teach them. Three years after the pool ...

In honor of National Water Safety Month, Pool Scouts has partnered with the Hope Floats Foundation to donate more than 1,500 swim lessons for children living in poverty. Local Pool Scouts Owner, Shane ...

SAN DIEGO — When 9-year-old Bryson showed up to an Outdoor Afro event, the pool was full of children laughing and swimming, but Bryson stood back and stayed dry, unable to join the children splashing ...

The article on Public Health's Water Watchers program was very timely. My heart goes out to all the families who have lost a child to drowning. I would like to add that swimming lessons at an early ...

MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A South Florida swim school is urging water safety after two small children nearly drowned in Fort Lauderdale this weekend. Both incidents involved kids under three, and both ...

A South Florida swim school is urging water safety after two small children nearly drowned in Fort Lauderdale this weekend. Both incidents involved kids under three, and both needed CPR. Parents and ...