Army Corps of Engineers reports an increase in adult drowning at its lake and river projects this summer
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Thursday, July 9, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that more than 30 people lost their lives to drowning in June at lake and river projects the agency manages.
Key Points:
- WASHINGTON, July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that more than 30 people lost their lives to drowning in June at lake and river projects the agency manages.
- The June statistics represent a 47 percent increase in drownings over the same time period last year.
- USACE also reported that nearly all the drowning victims were adult males between the ages of 18 and 85 and were not wearing a life jacket at the time of the drowning.
- Sometimes people who become exhausted while swimming or overestimate their swimming ability never learned proper breathing techniques for swimming.