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New York Times
2 hours ago
- New York Times
Utah Man Drowns Trying to Rescue Girl in Reservoir
A 31-year-old man drowned over the weekend after jumping into a reservoir in Utah to save a 12-year-old girl who was drifting on an inflatable tube, the Utah County Sheriff's Office said on Monday. The man, Daniel Braga Figueiredo, 31, borrowed a paddle board and went out to help the girl, a relative, before 7 p.m. Saturday. They were at the Silver Lake Flat Reservoir, just over an hour drive southeast of Salt Lake City. 'The two were seen struggling to consolidate themselves, and both ended up in the water,' the Utah County Sheriff's Office said. Bystanders saw Mr. Figueiredo lifting the girl onto an inflatable device, before disappearing in the water. His body was recovered from the reservoir at 9:30 p.m. The girl survived. Austin Isbell, a spokesman for the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Outdoor Recreation, said in an email on Wednesday that Mr. Figueiredo helped the young woman onto the stand-up paddle board 'but could not board or hold onto it himself and drowned.' The girl and Mr. Figueiredo were not wearing life jackets, according to Mr. Isbell. It is unclear how they were related. He said that life jacket use is critically important, especially during the busy summer season. 'The incident at Silver Lake Flat Reservoir was preventable,' Mr. Isbell said. He said that the girl on the inflatable tube 'was struggling to paddle back to shore but was not in danger.' Mr. Isbell said that all vessels, including boats, kayaks, stand-up paddle boards and canoes, must have a U.S. Coast Guard-approved wearable personal flotation device or life jacket for each passenger. The water temperature was around 71 degrees Fahrenheit, which is just above the level at which water should be treated with caution, according to the National Center for Cold Water Safety. About 4,000 people die from unintentional drowning each year in the United States, according to the American Red Cross. Many are children. The Red Cross advises people not to put themselves in danger when trying to make a rescue. Instead, they should call for help, since aiding someone who is at risk of drowning requires more than just basic swimming skills. There are significant gaps in access to swimming lessons. More than 60 percent of Black children, 45 percent of Hispanic children and 40 percent of white children have little or no swimming ability, according to a 2017 study by the University of Memphis and University of Nevada. The study also found that 79 percent of children from households with incomes of less than $50,000 have little or no swimming ability. The Silver Lake Flat Reservoir lies in the mountains of American Fork Canyon, near the Lone Peak Wilderness.
Fox News
6 hours ago
- Fox News
TikTok influencer's husband faces possible felony charge after son's tragic pool accident
Brady Kiser, the husband of social media influencer Emilie Kiser, may face a felony child abuse charge in connection to the Arizona drowning death of their three-year-old son, Trigg. On Tuesday, the Chandler Police Department (CPD) announced that their investigation into the May 18 death was complete, and they have formally recommended that the Maricopa County Attorney's Office consider charging Brady, 28, with a Class 4 felony. This charge carries potential penalties of 1 to 3.75 years in prison, though probation is possible for first-time offenders. At the time of the drowning, Brady was at home with Trigg and their newborn son, Theodore, while Emilie was out with friends, Brady told Chandler police, according to Fox affiliate, KSAZ-TV. "Chandler PD arrived on scene first and found an unconscious 3-year-old boy that was pulled from the backyard pool. Officers began CPR and firefighters took over patient care upon arrival," fire department officials said at the time. Brady, according to AZ-Central, told police that he had turned around for "three to five minutes" before finding the boy floating in the family's backyard pool. Trigg died six days after he was pulled from the pool. The case has garnered significant attention due, in part, to Emilie's 4 million follower count on TikTok. The influencer, who has not posted on social media since the tragic incident, issued a formal legal request asking the court to block the release of investigative and post-mortem records in Trigg's death. In the verified complaint obtained by Fox News Digital, filed on May 27, Emilie argued that disclosing investigative and post-mortem records would cause her and her family significant emotional harm. Emilie said that this is a deeply personal loss with no substantial relevance to the public. READ THE VERIFIED COMPLAINT – APP USERS, CLICK HERE Emilie said that over 100 public records requests have been filed since Trigg's death, many of which she believes are motivated by public curiosity or commercial interest rather than oversight. She said that neither she nor her attorneys have reviewed the graphic contents of the material, which may include security footage, autopsy reports, 911 audio, and bodycam videos, nor do they wish to. The complaint argues that releasing such raw and intimate documentation would weaponize Arizona's Public Records Law against grieving families, rather than serve its intended purpose of promoting government transparency. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Chandler Police Department and the Maricopa County Attorneys Office for comment.
Daily Mail
7 hours ago
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Internet star's husband set to face child abuse charge after toddler son drowned in mansion's back yard pool
The husband of TikTok star Emilie Kiser is set to face charges after their toddler son drowned in their backyard pool in Arizona. Kiser, a popular mommy blogger, lost her son Trigg on May 18 - six days after he was found unresponsive in a backyard pool in Chandler, Arizona. Police say they have recommended Kiser's husband Brady Kiser face a felony charge of child abuse over the death, though the Maricopa County Attorney's Office will make the final decision. 'After a thorough review of the evidence, we have submitted the case to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for further review and any potential prosecutorial decisions,' the Chandler, Arizona, Police Department said in a statement Thursday.
The Sun
12 hours ago
- The Sun
Distraught pal of two Brit tourists, 27 & 29, found them ‘lifeless' in Algarve holiday pool after ‘non-swimmers' drowned
THE friend of two Brits who tragically drowned in an Algarve apartment pool reportedly found them after returning from a night out with the group. The 27 and 29-year-olds, both believed to be "non-swimmers", were found "lifeless" in the water in the popular Portuguese resort of Albufeira. 4 4 Emergency crews were scrambled to the scene around 4.30am on Tuesday but were unable to save the pair. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Cops are now said to be working on the theory the pair got into difficulties after jumping into the pool because they had been drinking and didn't know how to swim. There were no signs of foul play. The pool, located in an unnamed apartment complex, is said to be open between 8am and 9pm. The owner of one of the apartments told Portuguese daily Correio da Manha: 'They were with a group of friends. 'It was one of them who found them in the swimming pool.' Police have already spoken to the distraught pal who made the grim discovery as part of the ongoing probe. For now, the deaths are being treated as accidental while authorities await post-mortem results. Portugal's Policia Judiciaria has been asked to assist in the case by GNR officers, as is standard when a death involves foreign nationals or unclear circumstances. The two British men have not yet been publicly identified. The latest tragedy adds to a string of recent tourist deaths in the party hotspot, which has sparked concern among locals and officials alike. A number of Brits have lost their lives in Portugal in recent months. In June, a tourist was found dead in the Portuguese party resort of Albufeira. The body of the 21-year-old man was discovered at the bottom of a set of steps in the old town in the Algarve. It comes just days after cops located the body of a Scottish tourist who had been missing for a week in Albufeira. Greg Monks, 38, from Glasgow, had gone out drinking after flying to the resort hours earlier for a stag do. He is thought to have jumped over a wall and fallen down a steep cliff after becoming disorientated as he tried to head back to his hotel. The plant mechanic was found by police at the bottom of a ravine on Wednesday - just hours after the 21-year-old Brit was discovered. The spate of incidents has come amid a crackdown on holiday misbehaviour in Albufeira, with new fines of up to €4,000 introduced for drunken antics, nudity, and public indecency. Albufeira's mayor, Jose Carlos Rolo, recently slammed out-of-control tourists, saying: 'Tourists who fall down drunk aren't needed here at all.' The deaths of the two British men this week are the latest in a worrying trend that has put a spotlight on the darker side of the resort's party scene. Police inquiries into Tuesday's drowning are ongoing. 4 4
South China Morning Post
13 hours ago
- South China Morning Post
Singapore jails Indian student for pushing drunk man into river who later died
A man was sentenced to just under three years' jail on Wednesday for pushing a drunk man, who fell into the Singapore River and drowned. Advertisement Legha Pawan, a 22-year-old Indian national, was given 35 months' jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to Jasbir Singh, 33, where the hurt caused turned out to be grievous hurt in the form of death. The charge had been downgraded from an earlier charge of causing death by a rash act. A second charge was taken into consideration. The court heard that Legha, a student, lived in Woodlands with several housemates. Advertisement On the evening of June 30 last year, Legha and his housemates left their flat for an evening out at Clarke Quay.
