More than 1,000 Sri Lankans drown each year, and that statistic has prompted Life Saving Victoria to act.
Sri Lankan life saver Sahan Rupasinghe participated in a development course in Colombo held by six Australians. The course was aimed at delivering a range of water-based training theory and first aid training.
“It has certainly opened up a new era in life saving in Sri Lanka,” he said.
The Sri Lankan trainees then became the teachers, dispatched to remote and regional communities to continue educating others.
“All these trainers will go to their clubs, start training and also at surrounding schools.”
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Live Saving Victoria now plans to make annual visits to Sri Lanka.
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