water safety

The 18-year-old who died while swimming in a quarry in Westford, Massachusetts, with friends on Labor Day has been identified. Chester D. Rodriguez started struggling and went underwater shortly before 5 p.m. Monday at Merrill’s Quarry, state police said Wednesday, and didn’t resurface. There were no sign of foul play, police said, noting that the quarry has signs marking...

Officials haven’t identified the 18-year-old who died Monday.

A teen’s body was found in the water in a quarry in Westford, Massachusetts, on Monday, fire officials said. Someone at Merrill’s Quarry off Vineyard Road called 911 about 4:16 p.m. after an 18-year-old who jumped into the water in the quarry didn’t surface, according to Westford Fire Chief Joseph Targ. The teen who died wasn’t identified beyond being...

A Lawrence, Massachusetts, man drowned in a New Hampshire river over the weekend as he was trying to rescue his wife and stepson.  Police said it happened at Swift River in Albany, New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon. Vincent Parr, 37, of Lawrence was trying to rescue his family when the current became so powerful that he got stuck. His family made…

The victim’s mother said he died doing what is right – trying to save others.

The woman died on Monday morning, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office.

A woman who was scuba diving with her father off Massachusetts’ North Shore on Saturday has died after two days in the hospital, authorities said. The woman, identified as Sara Elizabeth Nivens of South Boston, was rushed to the hospital Saturday after being pulled onto a charter boat, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Nivens, who was 40,…

UPDATE: The man’s body was found Monday, Massachusetts State Police said. He was identified as Tafari Campbell, a beloved longtime chef for former President Barack Obama and his family. A paddleboarder went missing in a pond on Martha’s Vineyard Sunday, local and state police said amid a search for the 43-year-old man. The search, which is being considered a...

After getting caught in an ocean current during an attempt to rescue two young swimmers in Narragansett, Rhode Island, a 39-year-old man died Tuesday night, officials said. A young girl had attempted to save a young boy in the water at Scarborough State Beach, but both struggled to stay afloat, according to Michael Healey of the Department of Environmental Management….

Keoni Hubbard, an 11-year-old boy who was killed in a boating accident last Friday was mourned by friends and family today in Lexington, whose family described him as a selfless child who found joy in the happiness of others.

The family of a Boy Scout from Lexington, Massachusetts, who died in a boating accident Friday in New Hampshire has released a statement identifying him as Keoni Hubbard. The 11-year-old was a member of Lexington’s Boy Scout Troop 119, the family said Sunday. Their full statement reads: Our hearts are forever broken by the loss of our Keoni. Beloved by…

The superintendent for Lexington Public Schools sent a message to the district’s families Saturday to share the tragic news, saying a Clarke Middle School student was attending a summer camp in New Hampshire when he was involved in a fatal boating accident.

A Boy Scout from Lexington, Massachusetts, died in a boating accident in New Hampshire on Friday, one of three separate water-related deaths reported in the state that day, according to state police. The bodies of a Massachusetts woman and a man, both in their early 40s, were also found in bodies of water Friday, the New Hampshire State Police Marine…

It’s a beautiful weekend, warm and dry, but with changes on the way. Saturday’s temperatures have reached the 80s and even gone as high as 88 in the warmest areas. The risk of rip currents remains on our coasts as Hurricane Earl is still strong with over 110 mph wind gusts. This increases the swell, enhancing rip currents in our…

From the NBC10 Boston First Alert Weather Center… Today: Somewhat hazy skies due to fire smoke. Full sun. Highs in the 80s, west wind. Tonight: Lows in mid 50s, mostly cloudy, slight chance of showers. Tomorrow: Partly sunny, incoming clouds from west. Highs in the 80s. Monday: Partly sunny. Highs near 80....

A toddler drowned at a home’s swimming pool in Maine this weekend, officials said. The 2-year-old was found unresponsive at a swimming pool in Auburn Saturday, but the child died despite first responders’ efforts to keep them alive, according to the Auburn police and fire departments. Investigators believe the child drowned accidentally, but the death is under investigation by...

A Vermont family is spreading awareness of swimming dangers — hoping to prevent a tragedy like the one they suffered. Ben Haller of Underhill died in the Bahamas in 2014 from what’s known as a shallow water blackout. The emergency arises when your brain doesn’t have enough oxygen, following activities such as repetitive breath-holding. Basically, a shallow water blackout causes…

A body was pulled from the water at a Boston beach on Wednesday, officials said, and a second person was found unresponsive at the beach later in the day. The condition of the second person wasn’t immediately, and it wasn’t clear if the two incidents were related.

The Merrimack River is a great spot in the summer. But it can be dangerous, which is why there are renewed calls for water safety as temperatures start to heat up. ”The currents around here are extreme,” said Mickey Belmer, who grew up around the river. “I think it definitely can be dangerous,” one woman said. The body of a…