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Jessica Lawson, 12, who attended Wolfreton School near Hull, had been swimming in a lake near Limoges in July 2015 when a pontoon overturned.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

The parents claimed that Noah had been swimming in the complex’s pool and stopped breathing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

On Sunday night, a man who had been swimming in the river near Magnolia Gardens Park went missing, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023

The person had been swimming at the beach at Lake of Three Fires State Park in Iowa.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Our skin would look ashy from the residue, a telltale sign that we had been swimming.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana