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Key Biscayne Fire Rescue worked Monday to remove a child from a pool after her arm got caught in a pool drain.

The child's head was above the water, but her arm was stuck in the drain. Miami Fire Rescue chiseled out the pool with hydraulic tools to free the girl's arm.

The pool is located at Key Colony Condominium. Crews could be seen from the air attempting to free the girl.

This is a perfect reminder that all pool drains must be replaced in accordance with the new codes. The new covers prevent hair and extremities from getting caught in the drain. They save lives!!! Have your pool evaluated today.

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A 13-year-old boy was killed in a car accident when the go-kart he was driving was hit by an SUV. The incident happened shortly before 4 p.m. Monday near Northeast 199th Street and 11th Avenue.

The teenager was airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he later died. The man driving the SUV, a Dodge Durango, was not cited.

It should be known that motorized go-karts are not licensed or equipped to be used on public roadways in Florida.

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A mother and daughter died in a car accident after their minivan crashed into an Aventura canal.

Aventura police officers arrived at the crash scene but could not free the women because the water in the canal was too deep. Divers arrived a minute later and pulled the unconscious women, who were in cardiac arrest, from the vehicle. Both women died at the hospital.

Witnesses told investigators that the minivan was backing up when it crashed through a wooden fence and crashed into the water.

With the start of the new school year upon this, this story should serve as a reminder to obey all traffic signs, speed zones and crossing guards.

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The search is on for a venomous snake that bit a cable worker in Hollywood, Florida.

The worker who was the victim of the animal attack was outside a small apartment building on the 2300 block of Taylor Street when he leaned against a small coconut tree and was bitten on the arm by a green mamba snake native to Africa.

When the victim experienced numbness, tingling and drooping eyelids, among other symptoms of the neurotoxic venom, officials administered the antivenin, which reversed the effects.

Officials think the snake was illegally purchased off the Internet and either escaped or was released. For anyone other than a trained, licensed professional to even handle the snake is against the law, and no one in Florida has a license to own a green mamba.

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A former college professor and his wife were attacked and killed by nearly a dozen dogs along a rural northeast Georgia road where their bodies were found mutilated

Preliminary autopsy results from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation showed that the two were likely killed by injuries suffered in a dog attack.

Georgia authorities said the scene of the attack was grisly.

People are bitten every day by dogs - even long time pets of friends and neighbors. Protect yourself when you come in contact with an aggressive dog. If you are bitten or attacked call our firm for immediate assistance.

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A Walt Disney World cast member is dead after a slip and fall accident at Hollywood Studios. A stunt performer was fatally injured during a rehearsal for the " Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular." He was doing a tumbling roll when he was hurt.

Disney workers dialed 911 to report the incident. The man was rushed to Florida Hospital Celebration Health, where he was pronounced dead.

This is the third reported death by a Disney stunt performer in the last few months. Now matter what line of work you are in or how much experience you have, you never know that an accident like this can happen to you.

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A Boca Raton man trying to evade deputies on his motorcycle in the Florida Keys died in a motorcycle crash. The police reported that a deputy spotted three motorcyclists Sunday night speeding north on U.S. 1 at speeds of more than 100 mph. The deputy followed for about a half mile, but lost control and slid off the wet pavement.

Two of the riders got away temporarily, but a 23-year-old man died after his motorcycle crashed into a truck, trees and a fence.

This is a perfect example and reminder to pay attention when you are driving on the roads and not to speed.

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Owning dogs in South Florida imposes strict liability on the owners of such animals. The statutory makeup creates little means for error or comparative negligence to benefit the owner in defending against a dog bite.

Our firm handles dog bite and mauling cases in South Florida from all breeds of dog including Pit Bull, Rottweiler, German Shepherd, Doberman Pincher, Akita, Husky, Alaskan Malamute and Chow. Dog owners have a responsibility to keep their animals confined and to keep guests and passers-by safe from injury. Of course, each case needs to be evaluated independently to determine whether the animal was appropriately on a leash and/or within the confines of the owner's yard and whether the animal attack was provoked.

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There was a report of an animal attack in Stuart, Florida. According to reports, two workers from a pressure cleaning business were attacked by a swarm of bees that came from a hive about the size of a car engine.

The men were pressure cleaning a woman's driveway when they first started noticing some bees. After spraying the bees with water, more continued to show up until finally the men were forced to take off on foot. They ran a quarter of mile while the bees continued to attack. One man was stung three times, and another was stung nine times.

Interestingly, the owner of the home said that the hive was at her residence for some three years without issue. The bees were not thought to be African killer bees because the hive was too large.

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A 17-year-old boy on an inner tube that was being pulled by a personal watercraft was seriously hurt when the tube crashed into the embankment of a canal in Davie, Florida.

An investigation was being conducted into whether speed or alcohol were factors in the boating accident, officials said. A teenager was driving the watercraft, said commission spokesman Jorge Pino. Under Florida law, anyone under 21 operating a watercraft has to have a Boating Safety Education card. The commission will look into whether the teen operating the watercraft had such a card, Pino said.

This is a sad reminder to use common sense when on the water. Speed kills!

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A 73-year-old woman died Monday after the car in which she was riding crashed into the back of a flatbed tow truck on Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale.

The woman died after this car accident at the scene of the wreck, which began when a northbound tow truck collided with a large metal object near Griffin Road. The tow truck driver was not injured.

Please keep in mind that highway driving is dangerous. Do not use cellular phones when you are on the roads. This only adds to the danger.

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A car plowed into a North Lauderdale apartment, injuring a baby in a crib and possibly his pregnant mother.

The boy, who was thought to be about 8 months old, and his mother, who is about five months pregnant, were taken to an area hospital after the car accident.

The Broward Sheriff's Office said the injuries were not life-threatening. The crash damaged and knocked down the boy's crib inside the apartment.

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A Miami postal worker is recovering today after police say she was mauled by a brown and white pit bull.

The attack and dog bite occurred Wednesday afternoon as the mail carrierwas making deliveries in the Shenendoah area of Miami.

Miami Fire Rescue reported that the dog leaped at the woman in front of a house. The mailwoman was able to push the dog away from her face, but it lunged at her and bit her in the chest area and also bit her on the hand.

Animal control officers took the dog away Wednesday evening.

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A Ft. Lauderdale woman says it's miraculous that she walked away from a crash that left her sporty Mazda Miata wedged under an oil tanker truck that was making a turn into Port Everglades.

The accident took place along the 2400 block of S. Federal Highway just north of Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.

The small black convertible car was completely stuck underneath the BV Oil Company tanker truck, the top of the car crushed under the weight of the truck.

The woman, 48, was taken to Broward General Medical Center with minor injuries. She was pulled out of her vehicle by an off-duty Miami-Dade firefighter..

Obviously, this is a reminder to pay attention while driving and to yield to larger vehicles.

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A 19-month-old girl is clinging to life after nearly drowning in her family pool, according to Coral Springs Police.

Coral Springs Fire Rescue was called to the house after the parents found the girl floating in the pool.

Although the pool had a safety fence surrounding it, one section was apparently left open.

Police say the child is in extremely critical condition. She was taken to Coral Springs Medical Center, and from there rushed to North Broward Medical Center.

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