Portugal with 88 deaths in half since January
This is the value for the first seven months of the year since the Observatório do Afogamento, from FEPONS, started to gather statistics, highlighted in 2017, the federation.
According to one well, 35 deaths in March and 31 in a river, we still had eight deaths in wells, six in dams and three in domestic swimming pools.
In 2021, also between January and July, 62 were registered; 57 in 2020 and 2019; 66 in 2018 and 71 in 2017, according to the latest data released.
On August 3, a 77-year-old man died after going into cardiac arrest, in the water, on the beach of Quarteira, in the municipality of Loulé, revealed the National Maritime Authority (AMN).
On 12 July, the Drowning Observatory had released the report for the first half of the year, revealing that the victims are mainly men (72.1%) and the fatalities were not recorded in guarded areas (97.15%).
The fed generation, but most of them, accommodated themselves in the deaths of the youngest, up to 24 years old, but that most of them, 5%, snuggled with the water. a fisherman.
“At a time when there is an enormous difficulty in the lifeguard order, at a time when FEPONS is being asked, these urgent policy demands are demanding a revision of the legislation, these urgent demands of the class a revision of the legislation.“, can be read in the report.
On 19 July, the AMN and the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) joined forces to raise awareness among the Portuguese population about the care to be taken on the beaches with the campaign “Together for a Safer Summer”.
For the number of accidents during the 2022 bathing season, the AMN and the DGS recommend that children be supervised to minimize frequent beach wear, use appropriate footwear when accessing the beach and the use of supervised bathing facilities and respect for beach signs.
They also recommend that people stay hydrated, eat light meals, respect exposure periods, avoid exposure hours at 11:00 am (11:00 am) Lifeguards, law enforcement officials and those who reinforce the surveillance of swimmers in beaches.