drowning

A man who camped and rented the past two years around Yachats is missing and presumed drowned after he attempted to rescue a woman and her two sons.

Many of us think we know how to spot a drowning person. After all, movies and TV have shown many such victims waving their arms and crying for help. But that depiction’s washed up…and dangerous.

A Lane County Sheriff’s deputy drowned Sunday at Foster Reservoir near Sweet Home. Courtney Couch Anderson was paddle boarding with her family. She…

For the second time in three days, a child was trapped in the rapids of McKercher Park near Brownsville, Tuesday.Sweet Home Fire personnel responded to a…

The aid of at least ten bystanders helped keep a child from drowning Saturday near Brownsville. Sweet Home Fire District was sent to a water rescue at…

With temperatures rising and public pools closed due to the pandemic, families are looking for ways to beat the heat. Whether it’s a backyard wading pool…

The hot weather, along with the cool rivers and ocean, can be a deadly combination in the Northwest. The near-drowning of a child in Oregon is a good…