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Drowning prevention groups are calling on Australian men not to mix alcohol with water activities during the Australia Day

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People enjoy the hot weather at Bondi Beach. 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 per cent of those deaths involved alcohol.


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Presented by Ajak Deng Chiengkou

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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 per cent of those deaths involved alcohol.



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