A good swimmer, Thomas Kenning waded into the Lake Michigan water that he’d already decided was too treacherous at Porter Beach. Just hours before, he’d explained why to his 9-year-old daughter — told ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a push underway to add throwable life rings or preservers along Chicago's lakefront following multiple water rescues and a drowning in Lake Michigan over the weekend. While ...

Sarah Perry, whose 17-year-old son Aden drowned while saving another, has donated nearly 500 life rings to South Florida waterways. New life ring stations, easily accessible to people of all ages, ...

Mother jumps into water to save 4-year-old daughter who fell between dock and Carnival cruise ship in Bahamas. Dramatic ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The waters on Lake Michigan are pretty calm Friday on a beautiful late summer afternoon. However, a couple of weeks ago, it was a different story. The rough water in Rogers Park ...

After last Sunday’s rescue of two swimmers struggling at Porter Beach, the National Park Service is weighing whether to install more life rings at other beaches. Indiana Dunes National Park ...

New life rings are ready to save lives on the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois, after an intense rescue last summer. Joliet Fire Department Dive Team members on Wednesday morning installed eight ...

PORT ROYAL, S.C. (WSAV) — In partnership with the Aden Perry Hero Life Ring initiative, 10 life rings have been placed around Port Royal waters to help save lives and prevent more people from drowning ...

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee installed the first public-use flotation device – known as a life ring – along the Milwaukee River on Wednesday, April 10. The city said the placement of the life ring at ...

Seattle neighbors frustrated by lack of action on homeless camp at city-owned vacant lot A vacant property owned by the city of Seattle has been a source of ongoing problems ever since a homeless camp ...