Drownings up 30 per cent in COVID summer

By Tracey Ferrier
Updated April 10 2021 - 12:32pm, first published 12:27pm
Royal Life Saving Australia says there were 86 deaths across the nation in the 90 days of summer.
Royal Life Saving Australia says there were 86 deaths across the nation in the 90 days of summer.

Australians drowned at a rate of almost one a day this summer, with middle-aged men the most likely to die.

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