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Death By Drowning

Lifejacket taken off just before death

An 18-year-old who drowned in the Clutha River earlier this year was not wearing a lifejacket, but had worn one earlier in the day and been reminded by his mother to put it back on just minutes before his death. Ref. Source 8

Drowning Death

Boy, 5, feared drowned off Sydney beach

A father has broken down in distress on a south Sydney beach after his five-year-old boy disappeared in the waves. Ref. Source 4

Death By Drowning History & Civil Business Politics

Would-be rescuer was a true heroine

THE family of a woman who gave her life to save a boy from drowning has spoken about their anguish at losing a sister who "Always put other people before herself". Ref. Source 5p