The Royal Life Saving Society has launched a new campaign targeting Australian men, urging them to think twice about drinking near waterways.
More than 2,800 Australians have drowned - 80 per cent of the victims men - in the past 10 years.
The statistics showed 837 of those deaths occurred in inland waterways, with 32 per cent of them involving alcohol. The ‘Make the Right Call’ campaign is urging Australian men to stop showing off near the water in an effort to curb the number of deaths.
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