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Man Found Unresponsive Near Belmont Harbor Dies After Lake Michigan Rescue

Belmont Area detectives have opened a death investigation with an autopsy pending.

New York City Beaches Open for 2026 Season With Boosted Lifeguard Ranks

New York City Beaches Reopen Saturday With Lifeguards on Duty

Bay to Breakers Returns With Biggest Field in Years and a New Golden Gate Park Finish

Quincy Man, 72, Identified as Kayaker Found Dead in Boston Harbor

Deadly Rip Currents Batter Florida’s Atlantic Beaches With High Surf Warnings In Effect

Storm Dave Lake District Rescues Spur New Safety Warnings

Teen Surfer Says Shark Bit His Foot at Middleton Beach

Singapore Police Close Zubeen Garg Probe, Citing Accidental Drowning

Authorities Identify Brigitte Manspeaker in Tomales Bay Kayak Death

22-Year-Old Dies After Kayak Overturns Off Cape Cod

Body Recovered at Lake Pleasant After Reported Drowning

Coast Guard Halts Search for Reported Surfers off Santa Cruz as Separate Capsize Sends 6 to Hospital

Fourth Shark Incident in 48 Hours Hits New South Wales as Sydney Beaches Stay Closed

NSW Drownings at Unpatrolled Beaches Prompt Shift in Safety Messaging

Surfer Bitten on Hand off Sonoma’s North Salmon Creek Drives Himself to Hospital

Search Continues for Five Swept Away in Brahmaputra at Guwahati

Bodies of Missing Long Island Kayakers Found in Shinnecock Bay

Five Rescued After Small Boat Capsizes Near Tomales Point in Rough Seas

Outer Banks Capsizing Kills One as Investigators Say Three Engines Were Running