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Blacks Beach kite surfer 'struggling' in water assessed

<strong>UPDATE:</strong> A kite surfer who was seen struggling then failed to resurface in waters off Blacks Beach declined treatment. ....

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Deadly summer as drowning figures say more work is needed

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It is not like the movies, with flailing arms splashing the water and gurgled cries for help.
It is silent, quick and a leading killer of children and young people.
Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death among young people with the greatest toll among children under the age of five, new data has found.
James Cook University Associate Professor Richard Franklin said 10 years of data from Australia, New Zealand and Canada found a drop in drowning deaths among people under 20, but a large increase in drownings for adolescent females and First Nations peoples.
Many more children are impacted by non-fatal drowning, some experiencing long-term health impacts, said Dr Franklin. ....

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Plan to stop crushing of hatchlings on Mackay beaches

Every year baby turtles on Mackay beaches face being crushed to death inside the egg before they can hatch out of their nests.
Mackay and District Turtle Watch Association member Cass Hayward said cars, quad bikes and motorbikes rode over the beaches and foredunes risking hundreds of hatchlings each turtle nesting season between October and late-March.
Driving tracks found at Harbour Beach during turtle nesting season, 2020. Picture: Cass Hayward.
“Four-wheel-driving over dune systems is bad at any time of year and can cause many problems including erosion but during these Spring and Summer months, there is the added risk of destroying turtle nests,” Ms Hayward said. ....

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