Rivers and lakes “pose a higher risk of drowning” due to their absence of lifeguards and lifesavers, as well as how isolated they often are, says Royal Life Saving National Manager of Research Stacey Pidgeon.
Ms. Pidgeon said, “there’s a lot of rivers and lakes that are very full at the moment because of flooding that’s gone on around the country”.
“Don’t go alone, avoid alcohol, wear a lifejacket, and of course with young children around water, always making sure you supervise them as well.
“It doesn’t really matter how good a swimmer your child may be. It’s really important to make sure we do supervise children of all ages because of course swimming in a swimming pool is very different to open water environments like rivers and lakes and beaches.”
