A search-and-rescue effort was initiated after authorities received a call at about 10:45 a.m. of a possible swimmer down in the water, Det. Greg Carpenter with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said. Read the rest here.
ALPINE, Texas (July 5) — A patient and his wife were among the dead when an air ambulance crashed shortly after takeoff from a West Texas airport, killing all 5 people on board. Read the rest here.
BELLEVUE, Iowa (July 4) – Two runaway horses pulling a wagon trampled spectators at a small-town Fourth of July parade, killing a 60-year-old woman and injuring at least 23 other people, four critically. The horses bolted after one rubbed its head against the other, removing that horse’s bridle, police said. They galloped for several blocks
Consumer Protection Safety Commission staff has reports of two fireworks-related deaths during 2009. Both fatalities involved aerial shells. In the first incident, a 41 year-old male was killed in an explosion of a professional display mortar shell that he lit in his backyard. In the second incident, a 26 year-old male lit a consumer grade mortar shell that was in a launching tube that he held over his head. The shell discharged from the bottom of the tube resulting in a skull fracture. From 2009 Fireworks Annual Report
CPSC staff has reports of 7 fireworks-related deaths during 2008.
Sudden Death: Prevention!
It’s not always bad news on Sudden Death Mondays…. Sometimes a safety commercial can actually bring tears to your eyes, like this one, which has been seen over 9 million times on YouTube. Have you viewed it yet?