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Australia has experienced a spike in drowning deaths in the summer of 2020/2021 after fitness levels plunged during Covid lockdowns, a top lifesaver has warned.
At least 55 people have died as a result of drowning this summer alone, compared to just 43 at this time last year.
After he was brought ashore, critical care paramedics from Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) took the man to hospital in a 'serious but stable' condition. Pictured: A QAS ambulance
According to Liam Krige, the general manager at Life Saving Victoria, the staggering amount of drowning deaths this season is done to dwindling fitness and a blase attitude to the dangers.