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Speaking after the inquest into his death last week, Kane’s uncle Gethin Edwards said the nearest life buoy to the spot where his nephew died is a 20-minute walk away, BBC News reported, with the family calling for a buoy to be placed in the area.
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Armani/Dolci ice cream carts, life buoys, surfboards, table football and Armani/Casa Outdoor furnishings will be part of the decor and offerings.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Senate Bill 424 calls for public and private-owned piers and beach drop-offs to be outfitted with at least one ring life buoy.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2023
For an immigrant in a new country, telling one’s story might feel like a life buoy; for a formerly enslaved person, legibility was a matter of life and death.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
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Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Armani/Dolci ice cream carts, life buoys, surfboards, table football and Armani/Casa Outdoor furnishings will be part of the decor and offerings.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Senate Bill 424 calls for public and private-owned piers and beach drop-offs to be outfitted with at least one ring life buoy.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2023
For an immigrant in a new country, telling one’s story might feel like a life buoy; for a formerly enslaved person, legibility was a matter of life and death.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
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“Life buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20buoy. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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