Drowning toll down = but 87 still lost their lives last summer Last summer; 87 people drowned. That $ 19 fewer than the previous season: But it$ still too many: Of those 87, thirty-five died in rivers; crecks and streams Twenty were drowned off open beaches_ Nine drowned in harbours, seven in lakes and lagoons, nine in boating accidents. Three died in pools and ponds, two in a sheep dip, one in an open drain: Those are the depressing statistics behind the swimming; the fishing and the boating that New Zealanders love SO well that give uS So much healthy pleasure. Don ' + fake a chance I+ might b e your Ia s t Never swim alone;, When you' re boat- except between flags, ing; run away from a on a patrolled beach- storm: don't try to ride it out: Wear a lightweight Ask about local Lbarn Learn 70 Water life-jacket when you re danger spots and test Swim Wisdom surfcasting or netting: for depth when you re fishing or swimming If you can t swim, in fresh water. learn nOW . Next X Remember you re al- month might be too ways further from late. shore than you think Issued by the National Water Safety Council on behalf of the Department of Internal Affairs: 18.U.55
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 901, 9 November 1956, Page 23
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