Tag: Recreational water sports
Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases while they can
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Across Colorado, parched rivers are at some of their lowest levels on record. But on one still spared by the...
Nonprofit: Number of drownings in Great Lakes jumps in 2021
HOMEWOOD, Ill. — More drownings have been reported in the Great Lakes so far in 2021 than by this time last year, prompting officials...
Boaters watch cliff collapse along Lake Superior in Michigan
MUNISING, Mich. — A cliff wall broke away at a national park along Lake Superior in northern Michigan, stunning some boaters who captured it...
Girl dies, 2nd critical after rough waters hit Lake Michigan
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — One girl died and a second was in critical condition after separate weekend incidents involving rough waters in northwest Indiana...
2 British tourists injured in Mexico crocodile attack
MEXICO CITY — Two British women are recovering from a crocodile attack in a lagoon along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, an official said Wednesday.
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Californians hit beaches, travel ahead of virus rules easing
LOS ANGELES — Californians headed to campgrounds, beaches and restaurants over the long holiday weekend as the state prepared to shed some of its...
Most Indiana state park pools opening this weekend
IINDIANAPOLIS — Most public swimming pools located in Indiana state parks will open this weekend, as will all beaches operated by the Indiana Department...
High waves wash out Chicago beaches as Lake Michigan reopens
CHICAGO — Beaches in Chicago were washed out by high waves Friday on the first day the city was to reopen Lake Michigan to...
An ailing Sahrawi leader shakes Spain and Morocco’s alliance
LOGRONO, Spain — The mysterious COVID-19 patient arrived at an airport in northern Spain in a private jet. An ambulance ferried the 71-year-old man...
Kayaker’s photos show crack in closed I-40 bridge in 2016
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Photos taken by a Mississippi River kayaker about five years before a crack was found in the Interstate 40 bridge linking...