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Could you float for four hours? Drowning prevention program saves kids

Julie Power

November 04, 2018 |

The Sydney Morning Herald |

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Response Location: Thailand, Surat

Thailand's Surat Thani province, consists of more than 100 waterways making drowning a very real concern – especially for children – but strategic preventions have resulted in no child drownings in the last two years. Children as young as two are taught water safety tactics and eventually are trained how to float for up to four hours to survive.

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