PHOTO: Royal Life Saving Australia have said that this summer, six people drowned on Christmas Day and Boxing Day alone, and more than three-quarters of those who have died over the summer period were male.
Drinking is arguably an important part of Australian culture, which is why new academic research finding Australians are leading the world when it comes to the consumption of lower strength beers is somewhat of a mystifying discovery.
And, amid anticipation for another Australia Day at the beach, the discovery comes as good news for Royal Lifesaving Australia who have been desperately asking men to ‘make the right call’ when it comes to drinking around water.
“In more than a quarter of all drowning deaths in inland waterways over the ten years to 2020/21, the person who drowned had a blood alcohol content reading of more than 0.05 per cent,” said Royal Life Saving Chief Executive Officer Justin Scarr…