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8-Year-Old Dies After Contracting Brain‑Eating Amoeba in Louisiana

State health officials said this is Louisiana’s first confirmed Naegleria fowleri infection since 2013.

Spotsylvania Firefighter Identified After Drowning at Lake Anna

Five-Year-Old in Lod Dies After Being Left in Family Car

5-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Pond Near Hillsborough County Apartment

Florida Toddler Dies After Getting Trapped in Secondhand Play Kitchen

Two Kayakers Found Dead Near Washington Island After Multi-Day Search

20-Year-Old Visitor Dies After Fall at Fort Dade Ruins on Egmont Key

Fisherman Dies After Boat Capsizes Off Bare Island

Toddler Left in Daycare Minibus Dies in Almada

Rogers Officer Drowns Trying to Save Fiancée Hours After Proposing

Young Hiker Dies After Fall Beneath Devil’s Doorway at Devil’s Lake State Park

Inquest Reveals Delays and Equipment Shortfalls After York Student Drowned

Two Children Killed After Boat Hits Channel Marker in New Jersey

11-Year-Old Alice Ferrari Dies After Hair Was Caught in Sestri Levante Pool Suction

2-Year-Old Dies After Finding Gun Hidden in Highland Couch

33-Year-Old Fisherman Drowns in San Jacinto River

Three-Year-Old Killed by Dumper at Bhiwandi Dumping Ground

Three Drownings Confirmed in England During Latest Heatwave

10-Year-Old Found Dead in Kansas City Pond After Sleepwalking From Home

8-Year-Old Girl’s Death Attributed to Lightning Strike in Serena, Illinois