DROWNING

Police say a 2-year-old girl under the care of a babysitter drowned in a Palm Bay apartment complex's pool.

A 67-year-old Deltona man using a motorized wheelchair accidentally fell into the pool at his home and apparently drowned, deputies say.

A 13-year-old boy drowned in the ocean off Volusia County, officials say.

Police say a young boy wandered away from his home and drowned in a canal near his home south of Miami.

A Lake County man will soon be sentenced for the murder of his young daughter.

Titusville police are working to learn more about what led up to a woman drowning in a pond Wednesday.

Deputies say a toddler was found dead in a Brevard County river.

The Florida Vacation Rental Management Association is teaming up with Orlando Health to increase awareness after a recent increase in pediatric drownings.

A 1-year-old drowned in a swimming pool in Orange County, deputies say.

Authorities say two toddlers were found dead in the backyard pool of a Florida home.

Eleven students have drowned and 10 others were rescued during a school outing for a river cleanup in Indonesia’s West Java Province.

The boy was swimming with two other individuals when all three were spotted in a rip current roughly 100 yards from shore, according to beach officials.

A 58-year-old man died after being found unresponsive in the ocean in Daytona Beach, according to officials.

A pediatric trauma doctor at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children says they have seen a dramatic increase in emergency room visits for pediatric drownings.

Search crews are looking for a distressed swimmer at an unguarded beach in Brevard County while different swimmer was rescued and taken to a local hospital in critical condition, according to authorities

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A woman drowned Friday afternoon when she fell off her jet ski while riding in Lake Bryan, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office and Orange County Fire and Rescue responded to a drowning at the lake around 2:50 p.m. on Friday. The 49-year-old was taken to Dr. Phillips Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Lake Bryan is located behind several resorts along east of Interstate 4 and west of International Drive. No other information was immediately available.

According to Brevard County Sheriff’s Office reports, detectives and crime scene technicians are investigating to “determine the circumstances related” to the death of the 18-month-old child. Kathleen Edwards, the child’s mother and Gregory Edwards’ widow, called 911 around 9 a.m. June 28. Edwards was detained and taken to the Brevard County Jail where he fought with corrections officers. Family, friends and activists have called for the release of the jail video showing Edwards. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has said the video will not be released publicly, citing security reasons, but has offered to allow Edwards’ widow to see the footage.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Officials in Central Florida are urging families to stay vigilant and safe while staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. According to officials, drowning is the leading cause of death for children under five in Florida. “With people staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic, pool season has started earlier than the traditional end-of-school-year,” officials said. Ron DeSantis imposed the stay-at-home order, Orange County Fire Rescue has responded to several pediatric drowning calls. “We want people to enjoy pool time, but we also want them to be safe,” OCFR said in a news release.