Summer Safety Alert: Electric Shock Drowning
Posted by Steven Ellis As the dog days of summer arrive, we are at the height of sunscreen, popsicle, and watersport season. Everyone has a different way to cool off from the August sun, but jumping into a body of water may be the most tempting escape from the heat and humidity. Despite the refreshment that a cannon-ball into cool water promises, there can be a
Raising Awareness to Electric Shock Drowning Surrounding Tragedy in North Carolina
by: Steve Udelson CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Electric shock drowning is a serious danger in freshwater swimming and boating areas, but many people have never heard of it. Chief meteorologist Steve Udelson talked with two local people who learned about the danger the hard way. Annette Goodman, of Charlotte, lost her sister, Donna Berger, last month. “Donna and I were very
Electrical Shock Results in Harveys Lake Drowning
BILL WELLOCK HARVEYS LAKE — Authorities identified the man who drowned in an accident at Harveys Lake on Thursday as Dakota Watkins, 24, of Tunkhannock. Luzerne County Coroner Bill Lisman pronounced Watkins dead at 5:26 p.m. Thursday at the scene. “At this time, early in the investigation, it appears there might have been an electrical shock that incapacitated him, resulting