Water safety warnings issued as summer approaches

One-year-old children are most at risk of drowning in Australia, according to new data released by the Royal Life Saving Society. Most deaths happen in backyard swimming pools in summer due to a lack of adult supervision, which has prompted a warning from lifesaving officials to keep children safe around water, and ensure gates and fences are in working order. Parents are also being urged to learn how to resuscitate to learn those potentially lifesaving CPR skills and enroll their children into swimming lessons. Royal Life Saving Society CEO Justin Scarr told Sky News it is "really critical that when families are celebrating that first birthday, that they think of water safety... because that's when the highest risk happens". Image: Getty

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