Bill O'Melia lost his son to a drowning accident in a swimming pool in 2010. Fifteen years later, at 60 years old, O'Melia is still constructing life-jacket loaner stations around Colorado. After the ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - More than 300 children under the age of 15 die by drowning in the U.S. each year. That’s a number that one local organization wants to decrease by making sure life jackets are ...

PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — Nearly 3,000,000 people will visit Lake Pueblo State Park this summer. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is expecting to see more children and families heading to the lake in ...

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - Forgetting to bring your life jacket, or not being able to afford one, is no longer an excuse not to wear one at Lake Pueblo State Park. For this Memorial Day Weekend are two ...

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Lake Pueblo State Park life jacket loaner stations on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Members of the Drennan O'Melia and Cole Mika families, two young men who died in ...