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News Releases
Families Get Free Pool Fence Through Save a Life Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Families Get Free Pool Fence Through Save a Life Program The National Drowning Prevention Alliance has partnered with Life Saver Pool Fence to donate free pool safety barriers to certain families with backyard swimming pools. …
NDPA PARTNERS WITH LIFE SAVER POOL FENCE TO DONATE FREE POOL SAFETY BARRIERS
CONTACT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Eric Lupton May 15th, 2012 561-272-8242 eric@poolfence.com Kim Burgess 954-804-4845 kim@ndpa.org NDPA PARTNERS WITH LIFE SAVER POOL FENCE TO DONATE FREE POOL SAFETY BARRIERS FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) has …
Drowning News Reports
Police recover body of drowning victim
Rescue crews say the search for a Reading, Pa. man who jumped into a Berks County lake is now a recovery mission. Authorities have called off the search for Thursday, July 21 night for 23 year-old Samuel Burlacu. Officials say …
Claucet drowning victim identified
Cloquet authorities have identified the victim that drowned in a city swimming pond as 6-year-old Wyatt A. Hanna, of Duluth, Minn. The incident happened at Pinehurst Park around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 20. Brian Fritsinger, Cloquet’s city administrator, said the …
NDPA in the News
Activist’s Crusade Stalls as Auto Safety Goals Collide
Earlier this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a new safety standard to prevent the partial ejection of vehicle occupants in crashes, particularly rollovers. The agency expects auto manufacturers to meet the requirements, in part, by using laminated …
Collier County, Fla. working to end child drowning deaths
Florida’s tiny Collier County suffered the tragic drowning deaths of three young children this season. This news spot shows how the National Drowning Prevention Alliance has partnered with the county’s health department, first responders and pediatritians to help educate the …
