As per the Drowning Prevention Report 2020, downing is the leading cause of death amongst children (100 children per annum) aged between 01-14 years. Besides, lack of swimming ability
To save someone drowning it is not always necessary to swim towards him or her. There are easier methods to save the person
In many other countries for swimmers and life guards’ shark attacks are serious threats. However in Sri Lanka shark attacks have not been recorded as yet but crocodile attacks have been prevalent in fresh waters.
Other than rare instances of attacks due to water based beings most accidents occur due to neglect of precautionary measures prior to and after entering a watery enclave. Such accidents mainly relate to the under mentioned factors.
Drowning is considered to be the second-highest cause of accidental death in Sri Lanka. On average, recorded drowning incidents show that 755 people drowned each year from 2016 to 2018 in Sri Lanka.