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17 . 09 . 2019

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WA coastal drowning deaths up by 31% on last year

Western Australia saw a 31% increase in coastal* drowning deaths last year, according to figures just released by Surf Life Saving WA, the state’s peak coastal safety organisation. The statistics revealed that 17 lives were lost on the WA coast last year* and that males continue to be overrepresented at 88%, with boating incidents representing […]

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