In 2015 there were 86 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 86 incidents (and is compared to previous years’ recreational and non-recreational deaths).

The remaining 27 fatalities are classified as ‘other’ (arising as a 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.