In 2014 there were 71 recreational (intending to be in the water) and non-recreational (no intention of being in the water) drowning fatalities. The following analysis of fatalities is based on these 71 incidents (and is compared to previous years’ recreational and non-recreational deaths).

The remaining 19 fatalities are classified as ‘other’ (arising asa result of road or air vehicle accidents, homicide, suicide or of unknown origin) and are not considered applicable to the prevention and rescue efforts of the water safety sector.