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Treacherous Ice – More Drowning Accidents

Eight people lost their lives in drowning accidents during the month of February, and a total of twelve people have drowned during the first two months of the year. This can be compared to two people during the period of January-February last year.

Treacherous Ice – More Drowning Accidents

More people died in drowning accidents last year

Last year, 90 people lost their lives in drowning accidents, according to the Swedish Lifesaving Society. This is a significant increase compared to previous years – but fewer than the average during the 2000s.

More people died in drowning accidents last year

The trend is broken: Drownings have stopped decreasing

The decrease in fatal drowning accidents has stalled – and children and young people with non-Swedish origin run almost seven times higher risk of drowning than those with Swedish origin. This is shown by a new study from the National Board of Forensic Medicine.

The trend is broken: Drownings have stopped decreasing

Drowning Accident Raises Demands for Safety

The Swedish Life Saving Society wants the safety requirements for bathing facilities to be tightened. This after the drowning accident on Saturday at Skara Summerland where a ten-year-old boy died.

Drowning Accident Raises Demands for Safety

Lifesavers in Distress Can Be Rewarded with a Gold Badge

People who intervene and prevent a drowning accident are worthy of a medal. This is the view of the Swedish Lifesaving Society, which from this year onwards will be awarding a limited number of the new badge, the Lifesaver Gold.

Lifesavers in Distress Can Be Rewarded with a Gold Badge

Men's overconfidence in their own abilities – can be the cause

Year after year, it is mainly men who drown in Sweden. It is likely due to an overconfidence in one's own abilities, according to the Swedish Life-Saving Society.

Men's overconfidence in their own abilities – can be the cause

So you see if someone is drowning

Under holy night has at least three people lost their lives in drowning accidents. Two men in their 40s in Nacka and one man in his 55 outside of Växjö.

So you see if someone is drowning