Autistic children are 160 times more likely to drown than their neurotypical peers, highlighting the importance of providing water safety lessons tailored to their needs. FIU researchers Tana Carson ...

Jason Foreman was on a casual stroll with his 4-year-old son Lucas near Cupertino’s Stevens Creek Dam when it suddenly turned into a nightmare. He had looked away for just a few seconds to pull his ...

The Why Drown Initiative is a water safety program that teaches water safety knowledge and skills to children in Cambria ...

Hundreds of local students are ready to stay out of danger this summer after taking part in Safe Kids Grand Forks’ water ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis native and rapper Kia Shine and his wife are promoting water safety and spreading autism awareness. It’s been two weeks since 5-year-old Kayden Nolen, with autism, disappeared ...

Operation Splash presented by the Grand Island YMCA with funding from the Heartland United Way Drowning Prevention Week has just passed, but there are many weeks of summer remaining. To help all ...

Rosa Pineda never learned how to swim, and that’s something she has always been self-conscious about. It’s a fact she hid from her friends, even as they teasingly encouraged her to jump into a pool ...

MADISON, Wis. — The YMCA of Dane County is providing a life-saving opportunity for 100 local children by offering a free water safety program. The initiative, known as Safety Around Water, spans eight ...

Diversity in Aquatics this week launched a water safety program for more than 150 children on the Caribbean island of Grenada. Celebrating World Oceans Day, the program at Grand Anse Beach was the ...