PART 2 When the St. Louis Praxair plant blew up in 2005, Puerto Ricans watched it on TV.  One on-air comment was that the explosive event had made “international” news.  But a few years later, the decision and commitment by Puerto Rico to undertake one of the most ambitious multi-faceted drowning prevention campaigns didn’t attract [...]

PART 1 As all lifeguards know, and many witnesses discover, most drowning people do not shout for help.  But in 2007, that’s exactly what happened when the tiny island territory of Puerto Rico called out to the United States Lifesaving Association, “Help us!  Our people are dying.” Puerto Rico, with few lifeguards to cover 130 [...]