New data has revealed Australia is experiencing a deadlier than usual summer, with coastal drowning deaths breaching the 10-year average for the first time.
*Northern Territory beaches are not patrolled for drownings during summer due to the presence of box jellyfish.
The people who drowned were aged between 17 and 89, with 40-49 year olds accounting for 32 per cent of coastal drownings this summer.
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