The nephew of famed surfer, Bethany Hamilton, was injured over the weekend in a Hawaii drowning incident. Now, the family is taking to social media to ask for help. The incident took place on Oct. 11. The child was medevacked to a different hospital and “has fight in him,” his…
As Floridians pick up the pieces left behind by the devastation of Hurricane Milton, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission experts warn about the dangers of carbon monoxide exposure. On average, there are approximately 200 Americans who die each year from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, and 400 die in total from…
Nearly three months have passed since a spearfisherman was killed by a passing boater over the July Fourth Weekend. Recently, authorities have charged that boater in the man’s death. Palmer Reid Long Jr., 72, of Placida, Florida, was charged on Sept. 23, with vessel homicide after police say he didn’t…
Divers broke records this year in an annual competition to remove invasive lionfish from Florida waters, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission press release. The 2024 Lionfish Season concluded with a record-breaking 31,773 species being pulled from the water. Just under 300 divers went on over 700…
A woman pregnant with her second child and her husband have died following a snorkeling incident while on vacation in Maui. The tragedy took place on Saturday, Sept. 14 just after noon on the north side of Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve, according to reporting from national news outlets. The couple…
A speeding boat gunning for hundreds of swimmers and kayakers participating in a local event in Islamorada Saturday was stopped by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission helicopter. “From our angle, he was the only thing stopping that boat from going across all of those people,” Capt. Matt Bellinger,…
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday that it was suspending its 8,462-square-mile search for a missing 70-year-old man following news of his boat being found abandoned, according to reporting from local news outlets. Bert Erwin was on a 150-mile trip up Florida’s coast from Marco Island to Indian Rocks Beach…
About eight cases of Legionnaires’ Disease have been reported recently in Lee County, tallying 48 cases so far this year within the Southwest Florida community. About three of the eight occurred within the same neighborhood after three women were reported to have pulled weeds in their garden, according to reporting…
An 18-year-old died when she was hit by a propeller trying to board a New Jersey boat over the weekend officials say. The teen was on a raft being pulled by the boat and, when she tried to get on the boat, was hit by the propeller. Additional details were…
Two families have filed lawsuits in a March St. Petersburg boat crash that resulted in a wrongful death case of a 15-year-old boy, according to reporting from local news outlets. The crash happened near Bayshore Blvd in Shore Acres in St. Petersburg after a family get-together in which at least…