Drowning

As Summer Approaches, Water Safety Advocates Urge People To Prevent Drownings

Sarah Fentem

Memorial Day marks the opening of many pools and lakes, and water safety advocates are urging Missourians to keep themselves and their children safe from…

Joining Don Marsh (at left) for a conversation about pool safety this week were (from center left) Emily Wujcik, Stephe McCormick, Birch McMullin and Lisa McMullin.

Health, Science & Environment

A look at leading cause of accidental death for toddlers – and how to prevent it

Evie Hemphill

Many years have passed since one of Lisa McMullin’s children tragically drowned during a family pool party on a warm September day back in 1982. Yet her…

Stepfather Charged With Endangering Child Welfare In Boy's Death

The stepfather of a 12-year-old boy who drowned in the Meramec River in August has been charged with seven counts of endangering the welfare of a child…

Autopsy: Drowning cause of Affton boy's death

An autopsy has determined that a St. Louis County boy found dead in the Meramec River drowned.The body of 12-year-old Christopher Marks of Affton was…

Searchers find body of missing boy in Meramec River

Rachel Lippmann

The St. Louis County Police have confirmed that a body pulled from the Meramec River earlier this afternoon is that of a missing Affton boy.Christopher D.…