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The final moments of a British grandmother who drowned on holiday in Egypt have been caught in a devastating video showing her being flung off a banana boat.

Janice Bowles' daughter screamed ‘She's dead, she's dead' as she pleaded with her mum to wake up after the boat flipped and sent passengers "flying in different directions."

The 58-year-old had been on a Thomas Cook trip to Hurghada with her two daughters and other family members when tragedy struck on August 28.

Footage, taken by the family, shows her on the inflatable with a group of five others as they are towed by a boat in the sea.

Janice Bowles was on holiday with her daughters and other family members(Facebook)

Mum-of-two Ms Bowles, from Bristol, can be seen sat at the front behind daughter Hannah Barcroft, 36.

In the clip, the driver encourages the group to wave their hands in their air - something Ms Bowles does not do - before the boat picks up speed and flips on its side.

Screaming, shouting and pleading for help, daughter Hannah then watched in horror as her mother gasped for breath.

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(CHILD WARNING) Adolescents Drown In Torrential Waters Downstream Of Active Dam (India; 8/2018; Story Included In Description)

"Bhopal, August 15: Eleven youths on Wednesday drowned near Sultan Garh Waterfalls in Gwalior's Shivpuri after water level increased due to release of water from a dam, news agency ANI reported. Seven people have been rescued so far. However, rescue operations are underway to save the remaining 4. Meanwhile, 30-40 people are stranded on the spot. More details are awaited.

In an earlier incident, six children drowned in the Ganga barrage on July 8 near Kanpur, where they had gone to have a bath in a bid to beat the sweltering heat. The victims' bodies were sent for autopsy and subsequently handed over to their families members.

The deceased were identified as Abhishek alias Tainyya (14), Aman (13), Sahibe-Alam (14), Kaif alias Tunne (12), Anshu (13) and his brother Baba (12), all residents of Ajeetganj in Babupurwa area of the district. All six had gone to Ganga Barrage to take bath and they drowned, the CO said, adding that when one of the children started drowning, others rushed to save him and they all got trapped in the deep water. The police also said the children had come to the spot riding three bicycles."

Special thanks to Blindside of www.DocumentingReality.com, who initially compiled the info.

R.I.P. to the deceased, and may their family and friends find peace

Morbi, Gujarat, India - Oct 30, 2022

More than 50 children are among 135 people killed in Sunday's bridge collapse in India's Gujarat state, according to a list of victims published by state authorities on Wednesday.

Investigators are examining why the historic suspension bridge in the town of Morbi collapsed, sending dozens of people into the river below, in one of the worst public safety tragedies to hit the country in recent years.

Questions have been raised about how the narrow walkway collapsed and the role of an electrical manufacturing company tasked with maintaining the colonial-era structure, which only reopened to the public last week after repairs.

Here's what we know.

What happened?

Some 200 people are estimated to have been on the bridge across the Machchhu River in the town of Morbi when it collapsed on October 30 at around 6:30 p.m. local time, according to Gujarat authorities.

According to figures released Wednesday, 54 children were among the dead. Most were under 10 years old – the youngest was a 2-year-old boy.

A 36-second video clip shared by the Morbi District Administration via CNN affiliate News-18 shows a large crowd of young men gathered on the bridge in the moments before it collapsed.

The video appears to show some of the men shaking the bridge from side to side before the structure gives way, plunging the people standing on it into the river.

Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on October 31 that a cable appeared to have snapped.

Photos from the aftermath show people gathering on the riverbank beside the mangled metal walkway, which hung at a sharp angle into the water.

What witnesses say

Survivors and witnesses of the deadly incident described scenes of chaos.

"People were hanging from the bridge after the accident, but they slipped and fell into the river when it collapsed,” Raju, a witness who gave only one name, told Reuters. “I could not sleep the entire night as I had helped in the rescue operation. I brought a lot of children to the hospital.”

Footage shows people swimming to safety after Indian bridge collapse - The Guardian

Narendrasinh Jadeja, whose friend lost seven members of his family, including four children, told Reuters: “I cannot express how angry and helpless I am feeling.”

What we know about the bridge

The Morbi Suspension Bridge was built during British rule around 1900 and is 230 meters (755 feet) long and just 1.25 meters (4 feet) wide.

For decades, it's been a popular tourist attraction in the riverside town, whose cobblestone streets carry the architectural legacy of colonial rule.

The bridge was closed for six months of renovations in April, according to the managing director of Oreva, a Gujarat-based electrical appliances manufacturer that oversaw the maintenance work.

At a reopening ceremony on October 26, the managing director told reporters the structure would not need any major work for “eight to 10 years,” according to a video of the event posted to social media.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/01/india/india-gujarat-morbi-bridge-collapse-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html

Really don't know the back story... if anyone does feel free to add context.

23 People Drowned After Overloaded Wedding-Party Bus Falls Into A Flooded River (Kenya; ~12/2021; 1 Video Of Disaster, 3 Videos Of Rescue And Body Recovery, And Story Included)

"The driver of the bus, where 23 people got killed, had waited for nearly two hours before he made the decision to cross a river in Kenya. Though some of the wedding attendees stated they were getting late for the occasion, the driver insisted that he was not familiar with the bridge, hence, expressed fears of crossing. A survivor, S.K, told that the driver got confident after two vehicles and some contractors crossed the flooded river. Some travellers who were stranded by the river banks also hopped onto the bus with the hope of getting a lift to the other side. "We were about 40 passengers when leaving in the morning. Around 10 seats were empty. As we were crossing the river, the 51-seater bus was full with more than 15 people standing," the survivor told. He said that he was pulled out through the window by one of the divers who rushed to the scene to save lives. "I felt a hand grab my shoulder and pull me out through the window. I thank God for sparing my life," he added.

As of Saturday evening, 23 bodies had been retrieved and 10 survivors had been rushed to the Hospital. Officers from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) have since been deployed to help with the rescue mission. Preliminary reports indicated that members of the bridal party, her three children and two grandchildren, were also on the bus. This is a river and it was flooding. The driver lost control and slid into a ditch. The bus capsized next to the bridge. The driver has also died."

R.I.P. to the victims, and may their family and friends find peace.

Rescuers found the fucking body of a fucking woman who drowned in an ice hole near St. Petersburg. The fucking search for the fucking poor fellow lasted for 9 days and only now they were fucking able to find her. Divers and underwater drones were fucking involved in the fucking search. The fucking body was fucking found 150 meters from the fucking Rozhdestvensky Bridge downstream. This is fucking approximately one kilometer from the fucking ice hole into which the fucking deceased dived.

turns out they survived

https://www.ts.cn/xwzx/shxw/202207/t20220710_7901773.shtml

June 2018, New York.

A woodworker decides to go into the Niagara River to retrieve a piece of wood. Despite signs all over warning people not to swim.