drownings
Deaths by water
Drownings is the plural of drowning—deaths or near-deaths by submersion in water.
The word often appears in news reports and safety statistics: Three drownings occurred at local beaches this summer.
A single incident killing multiple people may be called a drowning or drownings depending on emphasis: The lake has seen several drownings over the years.
Locomotion through water
- poolCollective fund or basin
- beachSandy waterside margin
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- lifeguardPaid swimming supervisor
children · bathtub · unsupervised · prevention · water safety · toddlers · backyard · lake
Overwhelming water overflow
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- tsunamiSeismic sea surge
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- capsizingWatercraft inverting suddenly
mass casualty · maritime · ferry · tragedy · victims · rescue operations · survivors · memorial
Deliberate unlawful killing
- homicideCausing another's death
- victimOne harmed by another
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- crimePunishable illegal act
investigation · forensic · disposal · evidence · perpetrator · concealment · struggle · autopsy
State of eventual death
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- annualOccurring every year
- preventableCapable of being stopped
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
data · CDC · WHO · demographics · risk factors · surveillance · reporting · public health
swimming
Locomotion through water
lifeguard · children · bathtub · unsupervised · prevention · water safety · toddlers · backyard · lake · river
flood
Overwhelming water overflow
capsizing · mass casualty · maritime · ferry · tragedy · victims · rescue operations · survivors · memorial · death toll
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
crime · investigation · forensic · disposal · evidence · perpetrator · concealment · struggle · autopsy · suspicious
mortality
State of eventual death
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- annualOccurring every year
- preventableCapable of being stopped
epidemiology · data · CDC · WHO · demographics · risk factors · surveillance · reporting · public health · intervention
- Mediterranean migrationrefugee crisis, migrant crisis, sea crossing, Lesbos, smugglers
- war casualtiescasualties, war casualties, war dead, killed in action, fallen soldiers
- Vendee WarsChouannerie, blue army, Nantes, Loire, memorial sites
drowningsrescues
Frees from danger
survivals · resuscitations · lifesaving · revivals · recoveries
drowningsrescues
Frees from danger
lifesaving · resuscitations · CPR · lifeguarding · first aid
- drowning outObscuring by being louder
- drowning in workOverwhelmed by professional obligations
- drowning inOverwhelmed by excess
- drowning victimOne killed by submersion
- drowning preventionStopping aquatic fatalities
- child drowningMinor perishing underwater