Factoid/2004/01/29
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Danger from Sharks Pales in Comparison to Danger from Drowning
- "[In Australia] a band of 33,000 volunteer lifesavers staffs the beaches daily, and paid lifeguards are on duty at public swimming pools, yet an average of 300 people drown each year, among them about 20 foreign tourists and 35 toddlers. By contrast sharks are blamed for one death a year..." - excerpt is from the Planet Ark article at http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/23591/story.htm
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