Premium Content About every three weeks, one Australian child under the age of five dies from drowning. A 16-month-old girl from the Mackay region had a close call earlier this month after she was found facedown in a Mirani pool. She was taken to Townsville Hospital and was released two days later. Over the Australian summer, a Royal Life Saving Society of Australia report shows more than one person will drown every single day. Now the Mackay Regional Council has urged residents to become water wise with Christmas just around the corner. Queensland law states all wading pools and spas that can be filled to a depth of 300mm of water or more must have appropriate fencing.