In one version of Irish myth, selkies were seals that turned into beautiful women at night when they went ashore. One night, a man trapped a selkie and made her his wife. They had a son. She loved her ...

Following a dramatic rescue earlier this week in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, local officials are announcing they will be strictly enforcing after-hours beach time. Six individuals were caught in a ...

At the end of September, swim beach advocate Olivia Lundeen emailed each of the 11 candidates vying for a Loveland City Council seat and got nearly all of them to join her cause.

Every year tourists flock to Anna Maria Island, a popular small-town Gulf Coast destination with white sand beaches and a stunning clear emerald sea. But "no swim zone" signs have been posted around ...

A teenager drowned while swimming with his family at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, officials said. The 17-year-old died after he and his father, 61, were pulled from the water when they were swept ...

HAMPTON — Only moments after being called back into action, off-duty lifeguards plunged into the surf Aug. 24 to rescue two swimmers in distress. Despite their best efforts, a 17-year-old boy died.

An immigrant welder who drowned off of Rockaway Beach during a late-night swim was a former lifeguard who told his mother he wanted to go lie on the beach and look at the stars, the Daily News has ...

SOUTHWICK — The town’s Parks and Recreation director said Thursday Town Beach was closed for water activities on Wednesday afternoon after testing by the town’s Health Department found elevated levels ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — As of Saturday afternoon, swimming is off limits at one of Rhode Island's most popular beaches. State health officials say they found high levels of bacteria in the water at ...

The Seaside Heights Fire Department deployed a rescuer with a jet ski, successfully bringing the victims back to shore while a seventh person was taken to the hospital and tragically pronounced dead.