In the US, approximately 300 children under 5
drown every year in swimming pools alone.
59 people
drowned on bodies of water in summer time, 18 children among them.
Dr al-Ansari says when medical professionals are able to intervene quickly, it is possible for a child who has
drowned to make a complete recovery.
In particular, children aged <5 years were more likely than older children to
drown in buckets, baths and private swimming pools, while the majority of older children
drowned in rivers, public swimming pools and the ocean.
The RLSS will launch their Don't Drink and
Drown campaign next week, to raise awareness amongst UK students to act responsibly near open water sources when under the influence of alcohol, especially during Fresher's Week.
All three
drowned after falling into the River Wear at Durham where they were students.
In 2012, more than 73,000 people
drowned in the western Pacific
The highest rates for drowning are among children under five years of age, Males are two times more likely to
drown than females.
This disparity was greatest at ages 11-12 years; at these ages, blacks
drown in swimming pools at 10 times the rate of whites.
Family members raised questions at yesterday's inquest at Dublin City Coroner's Court as to how somebody could
drown sitting upright in a bath.
Greg
Drown's first exposure to shooting came at a young age when his father took him to Friendship, Ind., for a black-powder pistol competition.
The Question: Are children who had swimming lessons more or less likely to
drown than children who haven't had lessons?
The fact that these men may
drown is described as "preposterous" and "an abominable injustice," but who is the source of this injustice?
AN investigation claims there was no need to
drown Capel Celyn to create the Tryweryn reservoir.