Water fatality stats a stark reminder 

AS the warmer weather arrives, locals have been reminded to stay safe around water after a record number of drownings statewide in the past two years. Photo: SPEC FILE.

AFTER such a long period of cold weather, everyone can’t wait to get back in the water and soak up the warm summer weather, but with the state’s drowning numbers as high as they have ever been over the past couple of years, water safety is crucial.

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