A Sandbar Beach lifeguard was recognized Tuesday night for rescuing a 20-month-old boy at the beach in July in South Glens Falls. Post-Star file photo

SOUTH GLENS FALLS — A toddler nearly drowned at Sandbar Beach last month, but was rescued just in time by a lifeguard. The incident happened July 21, just after 3 p.m. A boy, 20 months old, was playing in the water with his mother.Lifeguard Sabrina Quintois, 19, had suggested that the boy wear a life jacket or puddle jumper. But his mother said he could swim — an unlikely feat at his age. Sure enough, as Quintois scanned the water for any signs of distress, she saw him slip under and not come back up. She blew her whistle and dove in. On the other side of the beach, another lifeguard saw the same thing and also ran for the water. Before he could get there, Quintois had reached the boy and lifted him out of the water. His mother was standing nearby but hadn’t realized the danger. “The child was not coughing or breathing,” said Supervisor Todd Kusnierz, reading from the report Quintois wrote. She administered three back blows in an attempt to restore breathing, since his heart was still beating.   READ MORE….

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Five days after Harvey came ashore near Corpus Christi, Texas, record-setting rainfall in Houston continues to push floodwaters higher and higher.

Hurricane Harvey turned interstate highways into rivers and put numerous subdivisions around Houston under half a dozen feet or more of water. The most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years, Harvey lingered along the Gulf Coast, drenching the region with a year’s worth of rain in the span of a week.

These photos give an intimate look at the current efforts to rescue residents and shelter evacuees.  Read more…

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(CNN)A family stuck in a rip current narrowly avoided a tragedy when a crowd of strangers linked together to bring them back to land.Nine beachgoers, including two children and an elderly woman, were trapped in the current at Panama City Beach in Florida on Saturday. Bystanders on the shore saw them yelling and waving their arms, and they jumped into action.”I saw a group of people, a few at first, and then more and more, start forming a human chain,” witness Rosalind Beckton told CNN.The chain grew to around 70 to 80 strangers, all holding hands and stretching to reach the trapped group. All of the swimmers made it out. READ MORE….

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Pieces of a sailboat that crashed against the pilings of the Redondo Pier wash up in the waves inside of the municipal pier. Photo by David Mendezby David MendezFour people were rescued near the Redondo Pier when their sailboat capsized and crashed into the pilings Thursday evening. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. when a sailboat exited King Harbor headed south amid high winds.“I saw them leaving the mouth of the harbor, and they were having trouble catching their sails,” said Jason Wells, a witness to the crash.The boat rocked against the wind and waves before overturning near the horseshoe pier. Pieces of the dashed boat were visible from around the pier.Units from both Redondo Harbor Patrol and Baywatch Redondo were on the scene within minutes. According to Redondo Beach Fire Division Chief Bob Rappaport, rescue swimmers were deployed, pulling each of the four wayward sailors out of the water and onto the shores. Two ambulances and units from L.A. County Lifeguards were also on scene.The four rescued were being treated for mild to moderate scrapes.

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Firefighters have rescued a cow from a swimming pool outside a home in Oklahoma City.Emergency responders arrived after the home-owner reported hearing some sort of “snorting” coming from the pool area.They discovered a hole in the swimming pool’s liner and the animal trapped in the water.Oklahoma City Fire Department Battalion Chief Benny Fulkerson said firefighters used their pumps to remove about five feet of water from the pool so the cow would not experience hypothermia.

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FURTHER calls have been made for lifeguards on Dwyfor and Meirionnydd’s beaches.

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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The Myrtle Beach Fire Department’s water rescue team received a new certification as an “Aquatic Rescue Team.” Only three other departments on the …

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