2015 Drowning Prevention Report

November 5, 2024

2015 Drowning Prevention Report

It is with a heavy heart that I introduce the 2015 drowning report, a year in which 113 lives were lost to drowning

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In 2015 there were 86 recreational (intending to be in the water) and non-recreational (no intention of being in the water) drowning fatalities. The following analysis of fatalities is based on these 86 incidents (and is compared to previous years’ recreational and non-recreational deaths).

The remaining 27 fatalities are classified as ‘other’ (arising as a result of road or air vehicle accidents, homicide, suicide or of unknown origin) and are not considered applicable to the prevention and rescue efforts of the water safety sector.

2015 Drowning Prevention Report

November 5, 2024