49 dead in ‘summer of tragedies’

Surf Life Saving Australia says it was a ‘summer of tragedies’, with 49 coastal drownings between December 1 last year and February 28.Surf Life Saving Queensland recorded 15 beach drownings since the start of the 2020-21 patrol season last July.They included three in 36 hours when huge swells pounded the Gold Coast in February.The Surf Life Saving Foundation is turning its website black every second day over April to mark the grim toll.SLSA General Manager Coast Safety Shane Daw said the loss of…



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