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Granite Falls, MN Drowning, Jun 1887
Posted October 21st, 2009 by Linda HortonOle P. Peterson, a Norwegian was drowned while riding a horse across the Minnesota river about four miles south of Granite Falls. read more »
Center, WA Coles Lake Drowning, May 1905
Posted October 21st, 2009 by Linda HortonTWO BOYS DROWNED IN GIBBS LAKE
Boys Went Swimming While Parents Were Away. read more »
Boise, ID. Drowning. Aug. 1903
Posted September 24th, 2009 by lori hedgesBoise, ID. Drowning. Aug. 1903
Idaho read more »
Carbondale, IL Drowning, May 1953
Posted September 13th, 2009 by Agent RoddySIU Freshman Boy Drowns
CARBONDALE, Ill. AP--An 18-year-old college freshman drowned Sunday when he plunged over a dam into a rocky creek bed. read more »
Union, MO Cloudburst Drownings, July 1929
Posted September 4th, 2009 by Stu BeitlerSEVEN OF FAMILY DROWN IN CREEK NEAR UNION, MO.
CLOUDBURST, CAUSES SUDDEN WALL OF WATER WHICH CARRIES CAR AWAY.
FATHER ALONE ESCAPES DEATH. read more »
Harrisville, WV Boat Accident, Dec 1934
Posted September 1st, 2009 by Stu BeitlerCHILDREN DROWN AS BOAT CAPSIZES.
SISTERS, ALL UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE, LOSE LIVES IN ICY WATERS OF HUGHES RIVER; MOTHER SEES TRAGEDY. read more »
Northeast OH, Northern WV, and Western PA area flood, Dec 1942
Posted August 15th, 2009 by Tim TaugherROADS BLOCKED BY RISING CUYAHOGA
River Overflows in Valley View and Independence read more »
South Boston, MA Wharf Collapse, June 1896
Posted August 10th, 2009 by Stu BeitlerWENT DOWN WITH THE WHARF.
QUICK WORK OF RESCUERS SAVED SCORES FROM DEATH. read more »
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