Double red flags were posted yesterday and should remain for a couple of days from Gulf Shores and Orange Beach in Alabama all the way to Panama City Beach, Florida
Last summer, an unidentified man got a new tattoo on his leg and days later, went swimming in the Gulf Of Mexico. After an extended hospital stay, that man tragically died. His tattoo artist warned him to stay out of the water, such as lakes and seas, for at least two weeks. He didn't listen, and tragically it cost him his life. If you're planning on getting a new tattoo this summer, whatever you do, listen to the advice of your tattoo artist, and this is why...
Those back yard wading pools pose just as many risks as the in ground bigger pools do. Here's what you need to know to make sure your kids have a safe Summer.
Summer time and living's easy. Nothing like a pool party in the Summer, right? Well, after watching this video, you may think twice about getting into someone's pool!
Do your eyes get red and irritated after swimming? The logical thing to do is blame the chlorine, right? Wrong. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there is a much more sinister reason behind our red and irritated eyes after swimming. My friends, we have been exposed to.
Lafayette Consolidated Government owns and operates four great pools throughout the Hub City. In addition to the pools being open to public swimming at designated times, there are some great activities scheduled at some of the pools.
For the first time in history, a swimmer has endured the 103-mile route from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida, without the assistance of a shark cage. That swimmer, 64-year-old Diana Nyad, began her quest on Saturday, August 31, and finished around 53 hours later on Labor Day.
We look at swimming as not only being fun, but as an escape from the sweltering heat. But a swimming pool, or natural body of water, can be deadly for unattended children as well.
If you have ever had the chance to view Niagara Falls in Western New York and Canada you have seen the amazing force of moving water. Now imagine you are at the top of the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls in Africa and you are about to jump in for a swim!