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Victorian Beaches Killing Some

January 22nd 2012 23:49
The Victorian beaches have been causing chaos amongst those who have visited for some fun and water.

In Black Beach area a mother had trouble fighting a rift with her family. They were dragged out to sea, and the mother drowned. In Frankston a male drowned, and also another death has been recorded in Port Sea.

People are being warned to go to beaches where life savers are, and to swim in-between the flags. Not to go out to places where they might find it hard to be saved.

The mother and her family had been found 400 metres away from shore. This is what a rift can do, drag a person out far from shore and cause panic and drowning.

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Comment by Stacia S

January 24th 2012 00:09
No doubt the recent drowning is tragic. In Queensland, due to the warmer weather of course, people spend a larger amount of time at the beach and swimming. When I lived in Victoria, although there are some very competent swimmers at my local pool, nowhere near as many as in Queensland. Victoria's school swimming program shorter than Queensland's, another weather factor. Many Vics don't know what a rip is but you'd be hard pressed to find a Queenslander who didn't know how to recognise a rip and to swim sideways instead of against the current.
Perhaps a few commercials funded by Surf Lifesaving on 'what to do in a rip' could help.

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