Drowning deaths are the highest they’ve been in the last five years, with 4,337 drownings taking place in 2021. In the past five years, a total of 19,625 drownings have occurred in the U.S.

At the start of summer, experts offer five key ways to prevent drownings. advertisement. ... Over 4,500 people died by drowning each year from 2020 to 2022.

News4JAX is digging deeper into racial disparities when it comes to swimming, starting with the stories of news reporter Hope Bartlett and 5-year-old Kareem Green.