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A meta-analysis of the key findings from thirty original, academic, and peer-reviewed papers on drowning detection performance by lifeguards in the surf, pool, and laboratory environments. We endeavour to key this list up...

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This dashboard provides an overview of lifeguard status, lifeguard providers, and water quality by the devolved nations within the UK. 

Citation. Jacklin, D. 2023. UK Beach Safety Dashboard. Water Incident Research Hu...

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This interactive dashboard enables a comparison between the Water Accident and Incident Database (WAID), the UK's official database for the annual reporting of drowning fatalities in the UK, and The Water Incident Researc...

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On the early evening of 3 June 2016, Mr Hutchinson, then 34, was found floating in a swimming pool at the entertainment venue, Ocean Beach Club, operated by the Second Defendant. Mr Hutchinson was pulled...

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Cameron Sandell was 14 years old when on Sunday, 17 April 2011, at around 11:20, he drowned whilst canoeing with a friend in Teston Lock on the River Medway. The pair travelled down the River Medway to a lo...

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On the morning of 16 August 2009, Valerie Lougheed slipped and fell down a flight of polished granite steps whilst at a hotel on holiday in Spain. Mrs Lougheed was holding the handrail with one hand whe...

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A collection of 28 aquatic incidents involving citizens from the UK whilst overseas in France. The ONS International Passenger Survey reported that 5,206,000 UK citizens visited France in 2019. The FCDO reported that only...

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A collection of 22 aquatic incidents involving UK citizens whilst overseas in Portugal. The ONS International Passenger Survey reported 2,037,000 UK citizens visited Portugal in 2019. The FCDO reported that only 1 UK citi...

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This analysis of the leisure economy of Great Britain compiles the data on aquatic activities as published in the Blue Economy report before Brexit in 2019. 

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This dataset is compiled using the published data from WAID and the ONS to produce a drowning incident ratio per 100,000 of population between 1983-2021. Figures are adjusted based on annual population estimates from the ONS.