Family Digest 57 – Drowning Prevention Day by Lois Law
July 25th was marked as Drowning Prevention Day by the UN General Assembly in 2021 to bring attention to a plight that is ultimately preventable. Lifesaving South Africa (LSA) drowning prevention director Mziwoxolo Mayedwa reports that about 1 500 people, mostly youth, drown every year in this country — an average of four individuals per day.1 This number excludes those who survive but are incapacitated.