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En esta época de calor, dos municipios se han unido para recordarles a los residentes sobre la seguridad en el agua. Las ciudades de Gaithersburg y Rockville celebraron el Día de Seguridad en el Agua en el parque acuático de Gaithersburg. Los miembros de la comunidad aprendieron sobre destrezas en el agua e incluso tuvieron […]

During the Cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg’s Water Safety Day at Gaithersburg Water Park, community members learned life-saving water skills. Check out the Gaithersburg lifeguards demonstrate a water rescue for a spinal injury. The lifeguards not only get in the water to rescue the victim but they also remove the victim with a backboard. Also, […]

As we enter summer, two municipalities have come together to remind residents about water safety. The Cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville celebrated Water Safety Day at the Gaithersburg Water Park on Friday. Community members learned life-saving water skills and even had the opportunity to watch lifeguard rescue demonstrations. MyMCMedia talked to a member of the […]

Two Water Safety Days will offer free swim lessons, lifeguard demonstrations, and safety tips to promote water safety at the beginning of the pool season.  The first will take place Friday, June 1 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Water Park at Bohrer park in Gaithersburg, and the second will take place Saturday, June 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the […]

Montgomery County police officers have identified the toddler who was pulled out of Lake Whetstone in Montgomery Village on Friday evening. Police Captain Paul Starks said 22-month-old Malik Bojang died at a local hospital. An investigator, in the medical examiner’s office, confirms the cause of death was an accidental drowning. “Our hearts go out to […]

Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein has tips for staying safe this summer.      

Here is your daily rundown of the five things to know today, June 7th, in Montgomery County: 1. Pedestrian Safety: The Girl Scouts are teaming up with the Gaithersburg Police Department today along Route 355 near St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church to educate passersby about the importance of using the crosswalk to cross the […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, lifeguards at the Water Park in Gaithersburg demonstrate a pool rescue involving a person with a spine injury. The narrator of this Water Safety Day event is Aquatics Superintendent Jennifer Mogus.

Two children were rescued from local pools Monday about 1:30 p.m., according to Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. One boy, about six or seven years old, was pulled from the Kings View Community Pool at 18905 Kingsview Road by a camp counselor, Piringer said. The counselor administered CPR, reviving the boy, he said. No additional […]