Australian are warned not to mix alcohol with water activities

A file image of teenagers leaping into the water at Henley Beach Jetty

South Australians are trying to stay cool as the state faces a third day of soaring temperatures. (AAP) Source: AAP

Drowning prevention groups are calling on Australian men not to mix alcohol with water activities during the Australia Day long weekend as new data reveals almost 2,800 adult men drowned over the last 15 years. Eighteen percent of those deaths involved alcohol. That story by Joy Joshi for SBS News, produced by Ivan and Selina for SBS Cantonese program.



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