More than 50 people have died this year across Australia this year. 9News
Swimmers have been urged to take extra precautions after multiple people have drowned in waters across the country in the past 24 hours.A Truganina man died after he disappeared under the water in Glenaire, about 225 km from Melbourne.
Police said the man was standing in shallow water with children near a boat ramp in the Aire River around 10.30am on Monday.Hours later, a Queensland man died after he was pulled from the water unconscious at Delicate Nobby in Crescent Head.More than 50 people have died this year across Australia.The drownings has sparked Life Saving Victoria to announce increased patrols around inland lakes in the coming days.
There have been 29 fatal drownings in Victoria since July and almost half of them occurred in inland waterways such as rivers, creeks, streams and lakes.Life Saving Victoria General Manager of Lifesaving Services Liam Krige said the public needs to be educated about the risks waterways can bring. Krige said the coming days have been classified as a "high-risk" period for lifeguards and emergency services. "It's a misconception that drowning mainly happens on the coast – people are almost three times more likely to drown at an inland waterway in Victoria," he said."If we can't see you, we can't save you, so make sure you seek out one of our more than 65 patrolled locations across coastal and inland waters.
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