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Whether it is the Easter, Summer, Christmas Holidays or a day on the beach its bring with them both fun and danger.
Every year people have drowned during trips to beach, rivers and even swimming pools. The Trinidad and Tobago Life Saving Society, the San Juan/Laventille
Regional Corporation Life Guards, and the Coast Guard have prepared these water safety tips for the public.
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Water safety tips
They are
• communicate with lifeguards about sea conditions
• if there are no lifeguards, observe water conditions carefully or ask residents about safe bathing areas
• alcohol and swimming never mix!
• avoid areas where there are potholes, shifting sand and a brownish water discoloration
• always supervise children in and around water
• non- and weak swimmers should not venture into water higher than the waist
• swimmers should swim parallel to shore
• non- and weak swimmers should not use inflated devices in water
• diving into unknown waters and rivers is dangerous
• after eating, wait at least one hour before going into the water
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article courtesy of Trinidad Express, April 12, 2001
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