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Royal Life Saving Australia 2021 National Drowning Report Released
Wednesday, 8 September 2021
The annual drowning report released this week shows boating accounted for 15% of the 294 drowning deaths across Australia between 1 July 2020 and 31 July 2021.
In South Australia there were a total of 13 drowning deaths across all water activities between 1 July 2020 and 31 July 2021.
- Boating accounted for 15% of drownings in South Australia.
- 100% of drownings in South Australia were males.
For a copy of the full report visit Royal Life Saving Australia.