Royal Life Society of Australia released the National Drowning Report yesterday. The good news is that the report shows a decline in the deaths of children aged 0-4. in 2013/14 twenty Australian children aged 0-4 lost their lives to drowning. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008) shows that for every drowning death there […]
LEARN What drowning REALLY looks like
On 24 January The Samuel Morris Foundation appeared on Channel 10’s “The Project” to discuss what drowning really looks like. [youtube AzcJ1oH9Exw] WHAT DO YOU THINK DROWNING LOOKS LIKE? Many people have a view of what drowning looks like that is based on the portrayal of drowning in movies….. You probably think it looks like someone […]
A shocking start to summer – Two non-fatal drownings within hours of each other
Summer 2013/14 is off to a shocking start with two non-fatal drownings in the one afternoon, within hours of each other. Child drowning is a year round issue, however the summer months always represent a sharp increase in the number of fatal and non-fatal drownings. A two year old was pulled unconscious from a backyard […]
Sharp increase in child drowning deaths
Royal Life Saving Society – Australia have released the 2013 National Drowning report. The report reveals an overall increase in deaths.. but Shockingly a 48% increase in the number of 0-4 year olds who lost their lives to drowning. That means that in the last year the equivalent of one whole school class has lost […]
A Double Digit milestone for a tough little boy.
The 27th of August 2013 marks a milestone that was not expected, Samuel Morris turns 10. It is seven and half years since that fateful day of 9th March 2006 when Samuel sustained a severe hypoxic brain injury as a result of a non-fatal drowning, and the new experience of living with and grieving […]
