The summer season officially arrives later this morning and with it, an elevated risk of serious or deadly accidents as Iowans seek to cool off in the water. Mindy Uhle (YULE), an executive officer with the Iowa Department of Public Health, urges everyone to learn how to perform C-P-R, It takes two or three hours, depending on the course, and it’s a skill you can use for a lifetime.

A report from the Centers for Disease Control says ten people die from drowning every day nationwide, about one in every five is a child under the age of 14. Summer arrives today at 10:54 A-M Central time.