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With the sound of whale song filling the water, Elias (foreground) and Trevor Schutt snorkel on a clear-water day at Wailea Friday.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
WAILUKU Health officials and researchers behind a recent study that could link a pulmonary condition to snorkel-related deaths are trying to learn more about the causes behind the fatalities, especially in Maui, which has seen more drownings than other islands.
“There were more fatal and nonfatal drownings from snorkeling in Maui than any other island, by large margins,” state Department of Health epidemiologist Daniel Galanis said via email, referencing statistics from 2009-2018. “This was surprising to me, as Maui has only around 60 percent of the visitor days as Oahu, over the same period of time.”
Caruthersville Middle School Student Council, Caruthersville Humane Society hosts âPaws for a Causeâ CMS Student Council (Source: CMS Student Council) By Ashley Smith | December 17, 2020 at 3:26 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 4:42 AM
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (KFVS) - The Caruthersville Middle School (CMS) Student Council partnered with the Caruthersville Humane Society will be hosting a âPaws for a Causeâ event on January 15, to help the animals in the Caruthersville Humane Shelter.
CMS students have placed donation boxes at businesses around the area.
âThe students in the Student Council love animals and wanted to help them out, especially during this busy time of year,â CMS Student Council Sponsor Jessica Duckworth said, âSo we decided to start the drive for our local Humane Shelter.â