The country has recorded 32 reported drowning deaths in December, according to Royal Life Saving Australia data
The risk of drowning quadruples in Australia over the summer break, Surf Life Saving Australia has warned, as a man’s body was recovered from the Murrumbidgee river near Tuggeranong in the ACT.The risk of drowning quadruples in Australia over the summer break, Surf Life Saving Australia has warned, as a man’s body was recovered from the Murrumbidgee river near Tuggeranong in the ACT.
December 2024’s death toll is now equal that of the same period in 2023, with the greatest share recorded inThe Perth couple were on holiday with other families over the Christmas break and had rushed into the water in an attempt to rescue their two daughters from a rip, according to theTheir daughters were unharmed but a 42-year-old man who knew the couple and had also dived in was treated at the scene and taken to hospital by St John Ambulance.
Another of Swapan’s colleagues, social planning expert Ash Alam, praised his “good friend” and “wonderful collaborator” and expressed hope for the two daughters, who he said were 14 and 10 years old. “The drowning risk is more than four times higher during the summer public holidays which is a result of people taking more risks.”
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