State’s sobering drowning toll

Victorian drowning deaths nearly doubled last summer in the state’s worst summer in 20 years, and lifesavers say swimmers will be at higher risk again this year.

TOLL: Sixty-one lifesaving tubes represented the number of Victorians who died in drowning incidents during the 2020-21 financial year.

Victorian drowning deaths nearly doubled last summer in the state’s worst summer in 20 years, and lifesavers say swimmers will be at higher risk again this year.

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