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

The recovery after a large multi-unit search has raised urgent questions about complex security and safety for children who wander from homes.

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

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

Two Children Killed After Boat Hits Channel Marker in New Jersey

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

33-Year-Old Fisherman Drowns in San Jacinto River

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

Three Drown During Fourth of July Weekend in Minnesota

2-Year-Old Dies After Being Left in Car in Hallandale Beach

28-Year-Old Dies After Nighttime Dive Into Closed Milan Public Pool

Parents Charged After Autopsy Finds Dehydration Killed 15‑Month‑Old Twin Girls

Two Young Boys Die in Separate Residential Pool Drownings in Anne Arundel County

51-Year-Old Man Found Dead in Ávila Pool

Two Brothers Die After Being Found in Hot Car in Carpentras

Four-Year-Old Girl Dies After Drowning in Private Pool in Antas

3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Found in Hot Car in Riverview, Florida