‘Letter to the Editor’: Drowning Cases
Fiji is a happy place consisting of people from different cultural backgrounds, living happily together.
However, drowning is a casualty that has left many families shattered today.
The recent drowning victim was a four-year-old. These incidents happen as a result of parental negligence.
These incidents are avoidable if they were under adult supervision. Therefore, if there were any form of laws that could justify the course of action to the failing parents or guardian then I reckon it should be enforced.
I call on the relevant authorities address the matter with urgency and perhaps make swimming a compulsory outdoor activity for all schools – primary and secondary – to adopt.
No one, even a child, should be denied the right to life.
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