Amanda Malott’s son Andre "AJ" Edwards Jr. was 14 when he went down to play near the Silver Creek dam with some friends last year. A large billboard loomed over the creek where the boys were headed, ...

Fatal accidents at low-head dams have earned them the nickname “drowning machines.” They generate a significant amount of power, even at low water levels. That can make it disorienting for people who ...

Lane County officials urge water safety as summer temperatures rise, citing risks like log jams and low-head dams. Hazards such as strainers (water obstructions) and strong currents pose dangers to ...

It was the day after the anniversary of his son’s death when Jim Gentile heard a park ranger had gone missing near a low-head dam in Tyler State Park in Pennsylvania over Memorial Day Weekend. Two ...

ARRESTED FOR THAT SHOOTING IN THE PAST WEEK. LOW HEAD DAMS ARE REFERRED TO AS DROWNING MACHINES, AND ACCORDING TO THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, THERE ARE MORE THAN 100 OF THESE TYPES OF ...