What to know about water safety before heading to the beach or pool this summer

Описание: (28 Jun 2024)
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Juno Beach, Florida - 17 June 2024
1. People walking on beach
2. Surfer in water
3. No swimming sign displayed on beach

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Jupiter, Florida - 17 June 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Barnickel, Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue:
"Year after year in South Florida, rip currents claim more lives than every weather related hazard combined."

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Juno Beach, Florida - 17 June 2024
5. Various of surfers in the water

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Jupiter, Florida - 17 June 2024
6. Rip current warning flag
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Barnickel, Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue:
"We've seen locals come here that have been going to the beach their whole life, and they've never been caught in a rip current, or they think that they have and they know what to do. And they'll get pulled out into a rip current. We'll go out and get them and they say, I can't believe that happened. I've been coming to the beach my whole life. Sometimes they're embarrassed. And, the thing we tell them is, look, you made the right choice, you came to a lifeguarded beach."

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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida - 17 June 2024
8. Underwater video in swimming pool

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Jupiter, Florida - 17 June 2024
9. Various of kids playing in shallow water
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Barnickel, Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue:
"Say it's a swimming pool at someone's house. You know, you always want to make sure that there's an adult monitoring the water and and it's it makes it easy, give them something to hold and say, hey, hold this and it means that you're in charge of watching the water the whole time."

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Juno Beach, Florida - 17 June 2024
11. Various of people swimming at the beach

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Jupiter, Florida - 17 June 2024
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Barnickel, Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue:
"As a whole. Never swim alone. And always make sure that there's an adult. And make sure that you don't overestimate your abilities. know your limits."

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Juno Beach, Florida - 17 June 2024
13. No swimming flag flying
14. People on the beach

STORYLINE:
With temperatures rising across the country and school out for summer, many families will be spending time at the beach, lake or local swimming pool.

Now is the time to review safety tips to keep children safe around water.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4. It's also the second leading cause of unintentional death for those ages 5 to 14.

Safe Kids Worldwide says in the U.S., 973 children under age 19 drowned in 2021.

So before you head to the beach or pool, spend some time going over procedures and tips to keep children safe.

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