• PHOTO: Katrina Shelton guiding the children on how to enter the water safely.
By MARNIE RYAN
BY 31 January 2023, there have already been 52 drowning deaths this summer in Australia, with 35% of deaths occurring in inland waterways such as rivers, creeks, lakes and dams.
A study by Royal Life Saving Australia has shown than 1.7 million kids are enrolled in Learn to Swim lessons, which is a 20% increase on pre- pandemic enrolments.
However, there are concerns surrounding the missed lessons in . . .
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