GOP convention rock band energizes crowd and social media and drowns out television coverage
The 2024 Republican National Convention crowd of delegates and politicians were treated to an energizing rock concert led by the Nashville-based country music rock band Sixwire, which played popular radio tunes in between speakers on the first day of the convention. The band played a rocking setlist that included “I Want You to Want Me” […]
Fire Official Drowns While Rescuing Flash Flood Victims
A mid-Missouri firefighter drowned while rescuing two people from flash flooding Monday, according to a statement. Boone County Fire Protection District (BCFD) Deputy Chief Matthew Tobben drowned when his inflatable rescue boat capsized while assisting the Columbia Fire Department (CFD) in an early morning rescue effort, Fire Chief Scott Olsen said. SaidThe two evacuees and […]
New mom Jerri MacMeekin drowns in boating accident in Texas
A tragic Fourth of July boating accident in Texas left a new mother dead, and her brother-in-law and the other boat driver facing DUI charges. Authorities in Willis, Texas, said 31-year-old Jerry McMeekin drowned after falling off the back of a boat on Lake Conroe when the boat operated by Kyle McMeekin collided with another […]
California firefighter, 25, drowns four years after dad’s sudden death
A young California firefighter drowned in the Pacific Ocean this week, just four years after his father, also a firefighter, died suddenly in the line of duty. Oakland firefighter Kaden Laffan, 25, died about 2 a.m. Thursday on the north side of Pacific Pier in south La Jolla. San Diego Fire Chief Collin Stowell told […]
Iowa prom king, Ayden Beeson, drowns during summer swim weeks after graduating
A recent high school graduate and prom king tragically drowned in an Iowa lake on Wednesday. Authorities said Aiden Beason disappeared beneath the waters of Rathburn Lake in Centreville more than an hour before rescuers found his body. The 17-year-old swimmer “submerged in the water and did not resurface,” police said. Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office. […]
Boy, 6, drowns at Liberty Lake Day Camp in NJ
A 6-year-old boy drowned at a New Jersey day camp Monday afternoon, authorities said. The boy was found unresponsive in the pool at Liberty Lake Day Camp in Mansfield Township around 2 p.m., according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. He was pulled from the water by lifeguards and camp staff administered CPR. The boy […]
Young boy drowns at summer day camp in New Jersey
A 6-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool on the first day of day camp in New Jersey. In the letter I received From FOX 29Liberty Lake Day Camp owner Andy Pritikin said in a statement that a 6-year-old girl drowned in the camp’s swimming pool on Monday around 2 p.m. “We are completely devastated […]
NJ dad Frank Guadagnini drowns in cranberry reservoir
A New Jersey father known for his “crazy behavior” drowned in a Cranberry reservoir on Saturday. The body of Frank Guadagnini, 55, was recovered from a body of water used for local cranberry farming and discovered in Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in White Bog, Pemberton County. NJ.com reportedCiting the New Jersey State Park Police. […]
Couple Drowns on Florida Vacation in Front of Their 6 Kids
A Pennsylvania couple tragically drowned while vacationing in Florida with their six children, authorities said. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Brian Waters, 51, and Erica Wishard, 48, were on Stuart Beach on Hutchinson Island Thursday afternoon when they were swept away by a rip current along with their two teenage children. Pennsylvania couple […]
Pennsylvania couple drowns at Florida beach after getting caught in rip current
A Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida with their six children drowned after being caught in a rip current on Thursday, local authorities said. The family of eight was visiting a beach on Hutchinson Island, a barrier island on Florida’s southeast coast, when the parents and two teenage children were swept away by a rip current […]