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life jacket
Coverage of life jacket in the Nexus archive.
- 14-year-old drowns while swimming at Sandy Beach Park, police say
A 14-year-old boy from Madison drowned at Sandy Beach Park in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, after not wearing a life jacket. First responders and the Lake Mills Dive Team searched for him before recovering his body, and the police department is investigating the incident.
- Cruise passengers are left 'shaking' as crew pull bodies of five migrants out of the sea after the ship spotted a life-jacket and diverted during Med voyage
A cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea diverted its course after spotting a life jacket, leading to the recovery of five migrant bodies. Cruise passengers reported being deeply distressed by the incident.
- Life jacket worn by a passenger who survived the Titanic auctioned off for over $900,000
A life jacket from the RMS Titanic, worn by a surviving passenger, was auctioned for 670,000 pounds (over $900,000). The artifact's sale highlights its historical significance and high value in the collector market.