Category: drownings

Indians Account for Highest Proportion of Australian Beach Drownings

January 26, 2022
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A study has found migrants make up nearly half of drownings on Australian beaches in the past 17 years, with Indians accounting for the highest number between 2009-2019. In the first multicultural examination of beach safety among a particular community, the University of New South Wales’s (UNSW) Sydney Beach Safety Research Group found that migrants…

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New South Wales Sees Spike in Coastal Drownings This Summer, Warning for Australia Day

January 24, 2022
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The New South Wales (NSW) Government is urging beachgoers to be responsible for their own safety ahead of the Australia Day holiday (Jan.26) after an increase in coastal drownings so far this summer. According to a media release on Saturday, since Dec.1, 15 coastal deaths and drownings have occurred, which is two up from the…

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