Over a decade ago, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men in the Gulf of Mexico who had been fishing for grouper when their boat capsized. In order to survive, they had to tread water for 18 hours.

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On a canoe trip down the Spanish River in northern Ontario last month, my friends and I kept noticing an unusually high concentration of really, really big leeches lurking at the shores of our ...

During my years of psychiatric practice, patients would often tell me of their hard work in dealing with psychiatric illnesses or meeting the demands of damaged lives. Handling a mental disorder or ...

Unless you're a water-polo player, the 'egg-beater' technique may mean little to you. But new research has found it may be the most effective skill you can learn to prevent drowning. Unless you're a ...

TREADING WATER is a modern-day fairytale complete with hero and heroine, seemingly insurmountable obstacles, a fairy godfather (of sorts) and an unexpected all-dancing / all-swimming finale. TREADING ...

What started as a day on the water with a friend turned into a full-on rescue mission of 38 dogs. Bob Gist, 61, a State Farm agent in Arkansas, decided to go on a fishing trip with his friend Brad ...