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Swim Safely: Know the 8 Warning Signs of Drowning
Summer is a time for soaking up the rays at the beach or by the pool while your kids splash around in the water. But, even more important than fun in the sun is safety in the water – and knowing when someone needs a helping hand. On TV and in the movies, drowning...
Shell foots bill to clean up Seattle protesters’ barge anchors, cables
While Seattle was focused on kayaktivists attempting to blockade Shell's oil drill rig on Monday, an entirely different operation was taking place under the water's surface. A cleanup crew with divers spent the morning picking up pieces of anchor and cable left from...
Bremerton firefighters dive in to water rescue drill
Posted: Oct. 14, 2014 By Josh Farley of the Kitsap Sun MANETTE ? Five months after the rescue of an elderly man whose had car plunged into Sinclair Inlet off Bachmann Park, firefighters returned there this week to train for that kind of emergency. Eight crew members...
Stolen car recovered from Panther Lake
PANTHER LAKE, Wash. — Mason County deputies responded to a car submerged in Panther Lake on Sunday morning, initially unsure whether or not the car was occupied. A dive team responded and was able to confirm the recovered car did not have an occupant within. The Mason...
Port Orchard man drowns in Panther Lake near Bremerton
August 12, 2013 BREMERTON — A 41-year-old Port Orchard man drowned when a small boat he and two other men were in sank in Panther Lake, about 10 miles west of Bremerton, the Mason County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. The man, Anthony Steven Asuelo, died Friday night....
Divers recover body of drowning victim in Silverdale
Seven South Kitsap Divers helped locate the body of Kristopher Scott Foisy, a 20-year-old Silverdale man who drowned at Island Lake Park, Monday. The divers found his body around 9 a.m. under 14 feet of water about 80 feet from shore, Tuesday. The divers got word,...