Winter may have officially come to a close, but there are many of us in different parts of the world that still have to be careful around frozen bodies of water. Falling into a frozen lake doesn't sound like it has much of a possibility of ending well for anyone unfortunate enough to be in the ...
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Dogs. We all love our four-legged best friends and want to take them everywhere we go as we explore the outdoors. It's a great thing they like it outside just as much, if not more, than we do. But how do we know when cold weather becomes too cold for our faithful companions to safely be outside? In ...
READ MORE +Preparation and safety are key in any boat outing - it's made evident by the Coast Guard's rescue of a Washington man who was rescued three miles north of Neah Bay after jumping off his burning boat and being found in a sever hypothermic state. The man radioed in a call to Coast Guard aircrew, ...
READ MORE +Coast Guard crews rescued three people, after their boat sank 23 miles west of Steinhatchee River, Florida, on December 30, 2014. The 3 men attempted to save the boat for 10-15 minutes after it began taking on water, and then contacted the Coast Guard. The water temperature was 59-degrees, and ...
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