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It's probably just a coincidence, but there have been a number of people who have died while swimming in Minnesota lakes and rivers over the last week.   Six people have drowned in just the past few days, and the Dakota County Sheriff tells the Startribune that he can't recall a summer with so many drownings. 

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Jon Foss, the founder and CEO of the Twin Cities-based Foss Swim School, about surviving in the water.

It's probably just a coincidence, but there have been a number of people who have died while swimming in Minnesota lakes and rivers over the last week.   Six people have drowned in just the past few days, and the Dakota County Sheriff tells the Star Tribune that he can't recall a summer with so many drownings.

It's probably just a coincidence, but there have been a number of people who have died while swimming in Minnesota lakes and rivers over the last week.   Six people have drowned in just the past few days, and the Dakota County Sheriff tells the Startribune that he can't recall a summer with so many drownings.

How to survive in the water, even if you don't know how to swim

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