24 May 2023

Highest number of drownings in a decade

From Morning Report, 6:21 am on 24 May 2023
Summer in Eastbourne, Wellington.

Summer in Eastbourne, Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King

Water Safety New Zealand has confirmed that the number of drownings in 2022 was the highest in a decade.

94 people drowned, and a third of the deaths were related to boat accidents.

Water Safety New Zealand chief executive Daniel Gerrard spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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