Surf Life Saving Australia Pleads for Caution as Rescue Drownings Surge

Surf Life Saving Australia Pleads for Caution as Rescue Drownings Surge
A surf rescue worker wearing a Santa hat looks through binoculars at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 25, 2020. Jenny Evans/Getty Images
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A worrying increase in people drowning while trying to rescue others this summer has prompted a warning from Surf Live Saving Australia.

Australians are being urged to plan for visiting the beach like they would for a road trip.