With warmer weather, a bank holiday and the May half term approaching, the RNLI is launching a Float to Live campaign, to ensure families know what to do should they get into trouble on the water.

The launch comes after figures reveal there were 22 deaths in Wales from accidental drowning in 2022 across inland and coastal locations.

Research indicates a third of UK people don’t know what to do if they get into difficulty in the water.

Drowning statistics for Wales showed four people under 20 died in accidental drownings in Wales in 2022 – the highest number since comparable data became available in 2015.

Last year was also the first-time accidental drowning deaths in the males 10-19 age bracket were higher than any other age range in the data set from the National Water Safety Forum’s Water Incident Database (WAID).

The accidental drownings form part of the 48 total water-related fatalities in the Wales for 2022, a decrease of one from the previous year and the fourth consecutive year of overall reduction in Wales.

Experts at the charity are urging everyone planning to enjoy the coast to remember that if you get into trouble in the water, Float to Live. The campaign is launched as the RNLI reveals that 32% of people still do not know what to do if they unexpectedly get into difficulty in the water.

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