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Fewer people drowned in Limburg last year
Since 1950, the number of accidental drownings in the Netherlands has fallen sharply, especially among young children. The decline has slowed down since the 1980s. In recent years, an average…
Man (19) drowned while swimming in a canal in the center of Zutphen | Inland
Police reported around 1:30 p.m. that emergency services were searching for the swimmer using a sonar boat and helicopter. Just after 3 p.m., police said that the boy had been…
Fewer people drowned in 2021, migrants were especially at risk
Eighty people in the Netherlands died by drowning last year. That is 27 fewer than in 2020. Relatively many migrants and children of migrants born in the Netherlands drowned, reports…
British tourist (52) goes missing after jumping into Lake Garda to save son: “Possibly drowned after thermal shock”
A 52-year-old British tourist went missing on Friday in Lake Garda in northern Italy. The father of two is said to have jumped into the water after his 14-year-old son…
Canoe trip ends dramatically for German family on Veluwemeer: mother drowned, father and child (5) missing
A canoe trip on the Veluwemeer ended dramatically for a German family yesterday. The mother turned out to have drowned, the father and one of their children remain missing. The…
Man (25) arrested in Breda for throwing into water drowned Gentenaar
Two Dutchmen are suspected of throwing a man into the water in Ghent, who subsequently drowned. One of the two, a 25-year-old man from Goes, was arrested in Breda. The…
Dutchman (19) arrested for throwing Belgian in the water who then drowned | NOW
The Belgian police have arrested a 19-year-old Dutchman who is suspected of throwing a 53-year-old man into the water in Ghent on Sunday. The man could not swim and drowned.…
US actress Mary Mara apparently drowned while swimming
US actress Mary Mara was found dead in a river near her home in Cape Vincent, New York, on Sunday morning (June 26), police said. She was 61 years old.…
‘Killen’ and ‘mui’: lifeguard explains why two swimmers drowned in unguarded zone yesterday
The two men who drowned yesterday in an unguarded zone between Zeebrugge and Blankenberge, were surprised by the strong current and the strong wind. Tom Cocle, Blankenberge’s chief rescuer, explains…
Lena (4) drowned while her parents were cleaning up
By Katharina Metag, Dirk Böttger and Jörg Bergmann Children are drowning silently, experts warn. No screaming, no cries for help. So for Lena (4) any help came too late… Although…