Girl drowns in Jacksonville Southside apartment’s retention pond

The child went missing Monday night and was found in a large retention pond without a fence or barriers at Paradise Island Apartment Homes. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There are renewed…

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Boy drowns swimming in Fernandina Beach

They both saw the boy go underwater Wednesday and called 911. Strangely they both saw him 24 hours later, lifeless in the water. They called 911 again. FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla….

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What to know about rip currents after 15-year-old swimmer drowns in Nassau County

Because of Hurricane Lee, ocean water conditions are dangerous and even life-threatening, and serious warnings and advisories are in effect for all beaches in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. The…

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