Tuesday, June 19 2012 5:43 PM EDT2012-06-19 21:43:04 GMT
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says children ages one to four have the highest drowning rate. They're curious, and fast. We look away for just a couple seconds, and it can be too late.
1 to 4-year-old children have the highest drowning rate in the country. Safety experts say never take your eyes off your children while in or near water.
Monday, June 18 2012 11:26 PM EDT2012-06-19 03:26:53 GMT
Oregon police say a missing 2-year-old boy has been found drowned in pool. Police believe the toddler walked out of a house alone.
Oregon police say a missing 2-year-old boy has been found drowned in a pool. Police believe the toddler walked out of a house alone.
OREGON, Ohio -
The community is grieving the tragic death of a 2-year-old who drowned in a swimming pool. Police have released the frantic call from the grandfather who searched for the child.
We decided not to air the more heartbreaking portions of the call, but you can still you hear the urgency in the grandfather's voice
Dispatcher: Oregon Police and Fire
Caller: I was taking a shower, and my grandson got out of the house, and I can't find him.
Dispatcher: How old is he?
Caller: He's two.
Police say the 2-year-old liked to open and close doors. The toddler's grandfather searched for the boy.
Dispatcher: I drove around the block and didn't see him, and I looked all through the house. I thought he might have hurt himself.
Caller: Sure
Dispatcher: But I don't see him anywhere.
Caller: I'm going to start walking down the street yelling for him.
Dispatcher: OK
Police, firefighters, and dozens of neighbors frantically looked for the toddler Monday afternoon, but 45 minutes after the call, their worst fears were realized.
2-year-old Frasier Burt drowned after he fell into a neighbor's pool.
Police say they don't know exactly how the child got into the neighbors backyard. The investigation into the boy's drowning is ongoing.
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:11 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:11:36 GMT
Police are on the lookout for a man accused of hitting and seriously injuring a Sheriff's deputy with his car.Police say Josh Baldridge hit a Knox County, Ohio deputy early this morning.Baldridge is driving
Police are on the lookout for a man accused of hitting and seriously injuring a Sheriff's deputy with his car.
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:21 AM EDT2013-05-19 15:21:41 GMT
A very lucky lottery player in the Sunshine State is a multi-millionaire this morning! Powerball lottery officials say someone in Florida bought a winning ticket for Saturday night's record $590 million
A very lucky lottery player in the Sunshine State is a multi-millionaire this morning! Powerball lottery officials say someone in Florida bought a winning ticket for Saturday night's record $590 million drawing. Right now, the winner hasn't been identified.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:50 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:50:15 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state of Ohio has received a $2.1 million federal grant to improve criminal background checks for those home health care workers who directly serve the disabled and elderly. The
The state of Ohio has received a $2.1 million federal grant to improve criminal background checks for those home health care workers who directly serve the disabled and elderly.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:22 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:22:35 GMT
Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School). In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown.
NEW YORK (AP) - The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second
The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career.
Sunday, May 19 2013 12:08 PM EDT2013-05-19 16:08:48 GMT
CLEVELAND (AP) - Two state legislators want to end the requirement for two license plates on vehicles in Ohio and require only one per vehicle. The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reports that state Reps. Terry
Two state legislators want to end the requirement for two license plates on vehicles in Ohio and require only one per vehicle.
Sunday, May 19 2013 8:55 AM EDT2013-05-19 12:55:26 GMT
It has been a slow severe weather season up to this point, but this weekend will be the busiest of the season so far. There were more than 20 tornado reports on Saturday and over 200 severe reports totals.
More than 200 severe weather reports and 20 tornadoes were observed in the plains on Saturday.
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:50:34 GMT
Three suspects are still on the loose after an-early morning home invasion and murder in Waterville Township and investigators say the death of 34-year-old James Safadi was not a random act of violence.
Investigators say the home invasion death of 34-year-old James Safadi in Waterville was not a random act of violence. They believe the local business owner was targeted.
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:30 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:30:20 GMT
We have an update to a car accident we reported on Thursday. It happened on State Route 199 at Eagleville Road. According to the Review-Times, a Fostoria woman remains in the hospital this morning with
A Fostoria woman remains in the hospital this morning with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Thursday.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:45:51 GMT
EOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North Korea routinely
North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:41 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:41:11 GMT
CLEVELAND (AP) - Police made regular crime runs to the Cleveland street where three women were held captive in a house over a decade before escaping.Since the 2002 abduction of the first victim, Michelle
Police made regular crime runs to the Cleveland street where three women were held captive in a house over a decade before escaping.
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