NYS: New measures to prevent drowning

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- As summer winds down, two new bills were signed into law to help prevent drownings throughout New York State.

One will now require the state department of health to have outreach programs teaching the public about fatal and non-fatal drownings and how to prevent them.

"It will basically take drowning, which is the leading cause of death for children 1-4 years of age, the second leading cause of death for children 5-14 years of age, and put it on the...