New research has warned of an increased risk of drowning on public holidays. 281 people have lost their lives to drowning in the last 12 months, prompting experts to call for an increase in awareness.
New research shows over 3.1 million Australians these days live in a house with a swimming pool or spa, equivalent to one-in-seven Australians (14%) and up slightly from 13% the last time Roy Morgan looked at the prevalence of swimming pools and spas around Australia in late 2018.
Drowning is the third main cause of unintentional trauma death in the world. According to the UN World Report on Drowning, more than 40 people lose their lives every hour in this way
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