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Public meeting Monday on possible new Lake Tuscaloosa safety regulations
  • July 25, 2017/
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Lake Tuscaloosa Image (WBRC/Terri Brewer)

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) –

A public meeting to discuss possible new regulations for docks on Lake Tuscaloosa is scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m. at the Phelps Activity Center in Tuscaloosa.

In a Facebook post by Tuscaloosa City Council President Cynthia Almond, she encourages any property owners on the lake or anyone interested in the issue to attend. The Lake Tuscaloosa area is in Almond’s district.

Tuscaloosa city officials are currently exploring new safety regulations for structures on the lake, following the death of two women earlier this year, as a result of electric shock drowning.

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Chilmark to seal off Crab Corner, post hazard signs
  • July 13, 2017/
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Chilmark will mark Crab Corner with formalized signs that indicate a shock hazard may be present in the water, selectman Jim Malkin, the board’s harbor liaison, announced at the selectmen’s July 11 meeting.

Crab Corner will also be cordoned with fencing, per a consensus reached at that meeting between the beach committee, selectmen, and executive secretary Tim Carroll. Crab Corner is a popular children’s swimming and wading spot, bookended by the Menemsha jetty and the town’s transient dock, where several people have reported feeling electric current when in contact with the water, including a group of schoolchildren on a field trip.

The signs are a national code necessity, Mr. Malkin said, and also part of an “abundance of caution” approach by the town.

Beach superintendent Martina Mastromonaco described the current hand-lettered “No Swimming” sign positioned between string-draped traffic cones as “jury-rigged,” and said she was in favor of more professional signage, but cautioned against placing placards that could be misconstrued.

“I mean, honestly, there’s sharks in the water, too, so if you put a sign up that says warning, potentially it could mean shark,” she said.

Sharks notwithstanding, she touched on other threats she perceives at Crab Corner.

“There’s a lot of potential hazards in that area,” she said. “I’ve seen kids before we had the shocking thing jumping off the dock, and you know it is a boating area.” She also said recent dredging has left the area with a steep drop-off.

Ms. Mastromonaco also expressed concern about her lifeguards’ ability to cover Menemsha Beach and Crab Corner simultaneously.

“I’m just worried because my guards are not stationed right at the entrance where people go into the water,” she said. “They’re stationed on the beach, as opposed to the last week in June, [when] they sat right in front of the corner.”

Mr. Malkin said he was open to discussing placement of a dedicated lifeguard at Crab Corner.

“Until our town electrical inspector signs off on what has been done — signs off on what we’re doing and then on what was done — I’m not willing as the liaison to the harbor to put people in potential jeopardy,” he said.

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Electric shock felt by two local kayakers on the lake
  • July 10, 2017/
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BY JILL TORKELSON ON JULY 7, 2017

An electric shock felt by two residents in the lake serves as a reminder for Canyon Lake residents to inspect electrical wiring to and around docks, pools and spas.

During a Canyon Lake Public Safety Committee meeting, Special Enforcement Officer Gina Dickson reported that two residents felt an electrical current when they stuck an aluminum oar in the water.

The Special Enforcement Officer stated that it was the electric wiring from a boat dock that caused the shock. The officer further explained that the city’s Building and Safety Department currently does not inspect electrical wiring to docks, but they are looking into developing a standard for running electrical to docks. When asked what steps the city will be taking regarding electrical wiring to docks, City Manager Aaron Palmer said, “The city attorney is looking into the matter to see who is responsible for enforcing wiring to docks.”

According to the non-profit Electric Shock Drowning Prevention Association, there is no visible warning or way to tell if water surrounding a boat, marina or dock is energized or within seconds will become energized with fatal levels of electricity.

Known as the silent killer, water electrocution drowning has been getting more attention since a 15 year-old girl from Alabama drowned in 2016 after receiving an electrical shock near the family’s boat dock.

The girl’s father, Jimmy Johnson, explained in an interview to CBS News that the source of the shock was a light switch that was half full of water. “When an aluminum ladder was placed in the water the electrical current traveled from the light switch down the dock, to the ladder and the surrounding water,” explained the father.

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Rossen Reports: How to protect your family from stray voltage in the pool
  • June 20, 2017/
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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 make sure it’s safe for swimming.

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NEW DETAILS: Son dies after potential shock in Florence pool
  • June 19, 2017/
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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.

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Girl, 10, dies after electrocution in Toms River lagoon
  • June 19, 2017/
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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 the Kayla Matos and two friends were using an inflatable raft and swimming in the lagoon behind the home.

Two of the girls touched the rail to a metal boat lift. Police say the electric current appears to have energized the equipment causing the fatal injury.

The girls were wearing life-jackets and in the presence of adults, police say.

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19-year-old dies after being shocked by an electrical current at Put-In-Bay
  • June 19, 2017/
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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, prompting Currie’s father, Jeffery to enter the water and save the dog.

The father also struggled, slipping under the waters surface.

Jeffery’s two sons jumped in, an effort to save their father and the dog.

Mrs. Currie, remained on the boat as by-standers yelled for her to unplug the shore power.

Once the cord was unplugged, the current stopped and the family was able to exit the water.

After all involved re-boarded the boat, Evan was unresponsive and convulsing.

 

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Four shocked while swimming in Palm Desert hotel pool
  • June 2, 2017/
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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 four patients were taken to a hospital for treatment.

The cause of the electrical short was unknown Wednesday afternoon, Newman said.

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Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) can fail, which is why we urge everyone ranging from homeowners to businesses to have Shock Alert on hand to check for electrical voltage in water. Also be sure to always use a certified electrician if any electrical work is needed.


Father killed, son hospitalized after electric shock in residential pool in Alabama
  • May 24, 2017/
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FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) –

UPDATE: WAFF has confirmed that a second victim in an electric shock incident at a residential pool in Florence has died.

The original incident occurred in the early afternoon of May 19.

 

A man was killed and his wife and son were hospitalized after an electric shock incident at in a pool at a home on Augusta Street on Friday afternoon.

Florence police say a  man in his 60s was shocked shortly before 1 p.m. After seeing his father was having a medical emergency, the son jumped in to save him and was shocked too.

Rescue crews responded to the call of a possible drowning. When they first arrived, officers said both men were outside the pool unresponsive. They were taken to ECM Hospital.

Hospital spokeswoman Melissa Watkins confirmed the father died Friday night. She said the son was in serious condition. His mother was also hospitalized, but her condition was not known.

 

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Electrocution investigated as possible cause of death for women found in Lake Tuscaloosa
  • April 19, 2017/
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By Ben Flanagan

An exact cause of death has yet to be determined for the two women who died in Lake Tuscaloosa last week, but authorities are looking into the possibility the women died by electrocution, according to police.

Shelly Darling, 34, and Elizabeth Whipple, 41 were found dead in Lake Tuscaloosa early Saturday morning after they were reported missing by family members. Autopsies on the two women are being performed on Monday.

Foul play is not suspected, according to Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit Capt. Kip Hart.

Hart said during a press conference Monday morning that while there had been speculation and some information that there may have been electrocution or some type of electricity involved on the boat dock or surrounding water, investigators “are not 100 percent sure” this is what caused the deaths.

He said they will continue researching that theory to determine what exactly happened to Darling and Whipple.

Hart said a Tuscaloosa investigator was shocked during the initial search at the scene on Saturday but was not injured.

“We know there was electricity going through at least part of the pier,” Hart said. “We’re waiting on full report from medical examiner to determine exactly what happened.”

Whipple was the interim director of the domestic violence clinic at the University of Alabama School of Law.

Darling, a native of Vestavia Hills, was a clinic staff attorney at the University of Alabama School of Law.

“It’s a tragic situation because you have two young ladies who were very involved in the community,” Hart said. “Both of these ladies obviously touched a lot of people’s lives. I just feel for both families right now and hopefully we’ll be able to bring them some answers as to why this happened.”

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