drowning

Mother sentenced to 18 years in prison for drowning daughter, 2, as punishment for wetting herself

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A Brooklyn mother-of-two was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 years in prison for drowning her two-year-old daughter by holding her head under water in a torage bin nearly four years ago. Lin Li, 28, was convicted in June 2019 of manslaughter and two counts of acting in a manner injurious to a child in the death … Read more

Boy, 14, died for an hour after drowning and then came back to life

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John Smith was playing on the frozen Lake Sainte Louise in St Charles, Missouri, with two friends in January 2015. Suddenly, the ice cracked beneath them and the three boys plunged deep into the sub-zero water. John’s two friends managed to escape, but the then-14-year-old sank to the bottom and was underwater for 15 minutes. … Read more