New Zealand preventable drowning deaths hit six-year low in 2024

Saturday 4 January 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Sun 5 Jan 2025, 8:38am

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Provisional figures from Water Safety New Zealand show 71 preventable drownings occurred last year. This is a decrease from 90 deaths in the previous year and sits below the ten-year average of 83. The 2024 total represents the lowest number of preventable drownings since 2018.

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1. Otago Daily TimesSat 4 Jan 2025, 6:33pm

   NZ saw lowest drowning death toll in six years in 2024 (opens in new tab)

2. 1News via RNZSun 5 Jan 2025, 8:38am

   NZ saw lowest drowning death toll in six years in 2024 - Water Safety (opens in new tab)

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