The state and city will provide financing for the project, known as + POOL, as part of a broader initiative meant to encourage New Yorkers to swim.
Tag: Drownings
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At Least 61 Migrants Drown Off Libya, I.O.M. Says
The vessel set off with 86 people on board, the International Organization for Migration in Libya said, and women and children were among those who died in the shipwreck.
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More than 60 Feared Dead After Boat Accident Off Cape Verde
The vessel carrying mostly Senegalese nationals was found off the coast of the West African archipelago. Thirty-eight people survived.
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Dozens of Migrants Die After Boat Sinks in Strait of Sicily
Survivors said that 41 people, shunted by traffickers onto a small makeshift iron vessel, had drowned after it capsized en route from Tunisia to Italy.
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Body of Migrant Found in Texas’ Buoy Barrier in Rio Grande
Officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety said that the body appeared to have floated there after a drowning upstream.