About 180 people died because they weren’t wearing a lifejacket in UK waters in the last decade, according to new research.
About 180 people died because they weren’t wearing a lifejacket in UK waters in the last decade, according to new research.
A study investigating how many of the 1,000-plus deaths recorded in British waters from 2007-2016 were avoidable was carried out by international expert in drowning physiology, Professor Mike Tipton and Dr Gemma Milligan of the University of Portsmouth as part of a collaborative project run by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Professor Tipton said that potentially 180 of the deaths could have been prevented if the victims had been wearing a lifejacket.
Anglers aged 41-50 are the most likely group to drown, according to the figures in the ten-year period studied, followed by kayakers and canoeists.
About 4.2 million people, predominately men, are regular anglers in British waters.
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