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Superyacht Victims Found Air Bubble, Autopsies Suggest

'Dry Drowning' Blamed
in Superyacht Deaths

Sep 5, 2024 12:30 PM CDT

'Dry Drowning' Blamed in Superyacht Deaths

Autopsies on 4 individuals suggest they found an air bubble, eventually asphyxiated

(Newser) - Initial autopsies performed on four of the seven people who lost their lives in the sinking of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily indicate they didn't drown , at least not in the usual way. Chris and Neda Morvillo and Jonathan and Anne Bloomer had no water in their...

ER Doctors Insist There's No Such Thing as 'Dry Drowning'

ER Doctors Are Sick of Hearing
the Term 'Dry Drowning'

Jul 13, 2017 7:19 PM CDT

ER Doctors Are Sick of Hearing the Term 'Dry Drowning'

They say media reports 'unduly alarm' parents

(Newser) - There have been many reports lately about so-called "dry drowning," "delayed drowning," or "secondary drowning," like when a boy in Texas died several days after swimming last month. But many experts, including emergency room doctors, the World Health Organization , the Red Cross, and the...

4-Year-Old Who 'Dry Drowned'
Saves Another Boy's Life

Jun 9, 2017 7:36 PM CDT

4-Year-Old Who 'Dry Drowned' Saves Another Boy's Life

2-year-old's parents heard about what happened to Frankie Delgado

(Newser) - After 4-year-old Frankie Delgado died days after swimming from what doctors suspect was a case of "dry drowning," his parents shared his story in the hopes of warning other parents. It worked: A 2-year-old boy in Houston might have met the same fate, were it not for the...

Boy Dies Days After Playing in Shallow Water

'Dry Drowning'
Claims Young Boy

Jun 8, 2017 2:42 PM CDT

'Dry Drowning' Claims Young Boy

He had played in shallow water days before his death

(Newser) - On June 3, after several days of symptoms his family thought were related to a stomach bug, 4-year-old Texas boy "Baby Frankie" Delgado awoke suddenly several hours after complaining that his shoulders hurt and said "ahhh," his father recalls. Then, as his father watched in horror, the...

Toddler Almost Drowns ...
Hours After Swimming

Jun 26, 2014 8:26 AM CDT

Toddler Almost Drowns ... Hours After Swimming

Secondary drowning can happen up to 24 hours after exiting pool

(Newser) - Hours after leaving a hotel pool in Kansas City, Mo., last weekend, 2-year-old Aliycea Sanders began to choke in her sleep, and her parents just happened to be nearby to notice water coming out of her nose and mouth. Because her mom had just seen a news segment on "...