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Rossen Reports: How to protect your family from stray voltage in the pool

Jeff Rossen and Lindsey Bomnin TODAY Stray voltage seeping into lakes and pools from nearby sources is completely invisible and extremely dangerous, with the latest tragic case coming when a young girl died after being electrocuted over the weekend.   TODAY national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen showed on Tuesday how you can protect your family by testing your pool to
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NEW DETAILS: Son dies after potential shock in Florence pool

NEW DETAILS: WAAY 31 has confirmed through a friend of the McGrady family that Lucas McGrady passed away Friday at UAB Hospital. Lucas’ father, Carl McGrady, died on May 19 at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital. Both men were involved in an incident where electrical current was found in a Florence swimming pool. Continue Reading Here
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Girl, 10, dies after electrocution in Toms River lagoon

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (WPVI) — A 10-year-old girl has died as a result of being electrocuted in a lagoon while visiting a friend in Toms River, New Jersey, police say. Police were called to the house on the unit block of Tobago Avenue at 8:12 p.m. Saturday for the report of a possible electrocution of a girl. Initial reports say
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19-year-old dies after being shocked by an electrical current at Put-In-Bay

A 19-year-old died Friday after being shocked by an electrical current in Put-In-Bay on Friday. Evan Currie was near his family’s boat docked at Miller Marina around 6:30 p.m. when the incident occured. After docking their 33′ Sea Ray Sundancer, the Currie family plugged the shore power to their boat. The dog fell into the lake and began to struggle,
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Four shocked while swimming in Palm Desert hotel pool

Four people, including two children, were hospitalized after being electrically shocked in a Palm Desert hotel swimming pool Wednesday. The incident was reported at 4 p.m. at the Marriott Shadow Ridge Resort, 9003 Shadow Ridge Road. Four people suffered minor injuries while swimming in the Chuckawalla Pool at the resort, said April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department. All