Life-saving groups are urging swimmers to be extra careful near the water : Current Affair 26 Dec

A Surf lifesaver is seen on a windy and rainy Christmas Day on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Friday, December 25, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

Today -26 December, SBS Sinhala Radio current Affair Feature on Ahead of the summer holiday peak, life-saving groups are urging swimmers to be extra careful near the water

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• Ahead of the summer holiday peak, life-saving groups are urging swimmers to be extra careful near the water, after one of Australia's worst years for drownings
• Police around the country say they're also preparing for a higher volume of traffic on roads and highways, with all the borders down for the first time in three years during the holiday season.