Qld: Men three times more likely to drown on public holiday

AAP General News (Australia)
12-23-2003
Qld: Men three times more likely to drown on public holiday

A study shows men are three times more likely to drown on a public holiday than on a weekday.

The Royal Life Saving drowning report reveals 80 per cent of the 250 Australians who
drowned in the nation's waterways last year were men.

Alcohol was a factor in 20 per cent of the drownings.

Based on an analysis of last year's statistics, the report also reveals men aged 15-54
are 300 per cent more likely to drown on a public holiday than a weekday.

The Royal Life Saving Society of Australia has seized on the findings to warn people,
particularly men, of combining alcohol, swimming and holidays.

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KEYWORD: DROWNING (BRISBANE)

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