Research reveals a spike in drowning deaths over the past 12 months

A Surf Life Saving patrol vehicle at Scarborough Beach in Perth

A Surf Life Saving patrol vehicle at Scarborough Beach in Perth Source: AAP

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A new report released on Wednesday has identified a rise in drowning deaths immediately after large-scale lockdowns, as Australians increasingly holidayed at home and swam in unfamiliar locations in the last year.

A text version of this report is available in the Nepali language version of our website. Click on the link below to read.

लकडाउनको बेला पानीमा डुबेर अस्ट्रेलियामा मृत्यु हुनेको सङ्ख्या पछिल्लो १२ महिनामा बढ्यो

यो पनि पढ्नुहोस्:

Increased water safety awareness urged to prevent drowning deaths

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