ESDPA PRESS RELEASES:
Kevin Ritz, ESDPA Board Member & ABYC Master Technician, is interviewed on the Boat Geeks podcast and discusses Electric Shock Drowning Prevention (Recorded May 23, 2024)
Jessica Mills, Vice President of the ESDPA, mother of Noah Dean Winstead, cowriter of the Noah Dean and Nate Act, recently presented the Electric Shock Drowning/Noah Dean Scholarship at the Morristown East and Morristown West Honors. Applicants must be high school seniors and are asked to research and write about Electric Shock Drowning and the Noah Dean and Nate Act which was passed in 2014 to make Tennessee lakes safer.   
 
Recipients from Morristown West are: Isabella Swanson, Shawn Ehret, Claire Bolton, Nicholas Sexton
 & Allie Moore.  Recipients from Morristown East are: Jay Harrison, Alexis Parsons, Tara Hemminger, 
Clint Hemminger, Will Hemminger, Hannah Stokely, Allie Alder, Kirsten Elizabeth Sadlon, Rhonda Wendy Garcia Sanchez, Zoe Oliva Shelly (Posted May 17, 2024). 
Amy Cunningham, mother of Michael Cunningham, was recently honored as Bridgeport's Woman of Distinction for Marina Safety Advocacy.  Read more here.   ​
​Jessica Mills McClure, Electric Shock Drowning Board Vice-President, recently awarded the Electric Shock Drowning scholarships to Morristown East and Morristown West students. Applicants are asked to write about ESD, how it happens, and how to know the risks. Requirements for the scholarship also include students to research and explain the Noah Dean and Nate Act which was passed in 2014 to help reduce ESD and make Tennessee lake waters safer.

Pictured from West High is Haleigh Raye Winstead, sister of Noah Dean Winstead, Bode Watkins, Halie Clary, Zoe Kraus, Lauren Gray, and Jessica Mills McClure.  Bode Watkins received the Noah Dean Winstead scholarship. Bode was part of the Noah Dean and Nate Act signing in 2014 (also pictured) (posted June 12, 2023)​
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Jessica McClure recently had the privilege to speak to the Morristown Rotary Club at their August meeting at The Country Club.  Jessica was asked to speak to about the dangers and reality of Electric Shock Drowning and also shared about the Noah Dean and Nate Act that was passed in memory of her son, Noah Dean Winstead and his friend Nate Lynam, who died on July 4th, 2012 of ESD. Pictured here is Jessica and Rotarian, LA Orio. (posted August 23, 2022).  
The Noah Dean Scholarship was awarded to three recipients this year. Jacob Lawson and Emily Morrow from Morristown East High and Hallie Lane from Morristown West High. Scholarships were awarded based on the essays written by the applicants about Electric Shock Drowning and the Noah Dean and Nate Act. 
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The scholarship is named after Noah Dean Winstead who died on July 4th 2012 on Cherokee Lake in Tennessee as a result of Electric Shock Drowning.  Noah and his friend, Nate Lynam, both died as a result of ESD. Almost 2 years after their death, Tennessee passed the Noah Dean and Nate Act, which creates infrastructure to better protect the public in and around marinas.  The Act outlines requirements for the installation of ground fault protection in and around boat docks and marinas, authorizes the State Fire Marshal’s Office to conduct safety inspections of boat docks and marinas to ensure compliance with applicable codes, and requires marinas to post safety signage notifying individuals of the potential for electric shock if swimming within 100 yards of the boat dock.
Awareness of Electric Shock Drowning is also being spread in local and surrounding areas by the ESD billboards. 

Pictured below is Jessica Winstead McClure, mother of Noah Winstead, Jacob Lawson and Emily Morrow, East High recipients and Haleigh Raye Winstead, sister of Noah, and Jessica and Hallie Lane, West High recipient.  For more information about ESDPA efforts in Tennessee, the Noah Dean Scholarship, or the Noah Dean and Nate Act, please contact Jessica Winstead McClure at (423) 307-5603.  (posted on July 25, 2022). 

News & Events: 

2024:
August 25, 2024: 5 hospitalized after accidental electric shock in Logansport swimming pool  
August 2, 2024: Is There Hidden Danger on Your Dock? Here's What Lake of The Ozarks Electricians Are Finding
July 4, 2024:  One person electrocuted at Smith Mountain Lake; two more hurt
June 20, 2024: Pennsylvania lawmakers working to require new safety features on boat docks  
June 11, 2024: Casting Off: A Shocking Revelation - Featuring ESDPA Member Kevin Ritz 
June 11, 2024: Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa, Senator Camera Bartolotta Introduce Legislation 
to Prevent Instances of Electric Shock Drowning  
June 7, 2024: Woman tells story of survival after experiencing electric shock in water 
June 3, 2024: Preventing electric shock drowning this summer
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Additional Events: 

  • June 20, 2015 - Alexandra and Brayden Memorial 5K, Osage Beach City Park, MO.
  • June 5, 2015 - ESDPA and friends will be handing out informational brochures on Electric Shock Drowning at Ashland's First Friday hosting the Official Kickoff for the First Annual Eastern Kentucky Outdoor Weekend, Ashland, KY. Event begins at 5:00 p.m.   
  • May 9, 2015 - Safe Kids Day, Columbia, MO. This is an annual event to celebrate child safety and provide safety education that will feature a water safety booth with information on ESD.  Visit SafeKids.org.     
  • April 25, 2015 - Float for the Food, Bass Pro Shop Lake, MO. A group of engineering students at the University of Missouri - Columbia will be constructing the Safe Kids boat, which will be dedicated to Alexandra and Brayden Anderson's memory.  There will be a Safe Kids' booth at the event that will provide education on ESD. Visit SafeKids.org.

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