Drowning

Officers responding to a call that a child had fallen into a pool were sent to Barrett’s home Sunday morning. The football player’s youngest child, Arrayah, was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

They are beta-testing the device after witnessing tragedies caused by drownings and near-drownings.

Drowning is the second-leading preventable cause of death among young children in Florida.

In 2021, there were 98 deaths, up from 69 in 2020. This includes 24 in the greater Tampa Bay region.

Wednesday was the last day of school in Broward and Miami-Dade counties — and officials are putting an emphasis on water safety for the summer.

The number of children under the age of four who die from drowning in Florida every year could fill up to four preschool classrooms. According to Florida…

Florida typically leads the nation in child drownings and this year Hillsborough County is leading the state. Seventy-four children have drowned in…

Five Florida teenagers will not be prosecuted after they videotaped and mocked a disabled man as he drowned and didn't help.

Investigators are still trying to determine how two Texas siblings drowned in a pool at a Hillsborough County motel while on a Father's Day outing with…

When a child dies, it affects a whole community. That's why every other month, people from hospitals, law enforcement and health departments review...

A toddler died Tuesday afternoon after he was found by his mother face down and unresponsive in a kiddie pool, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said....