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Coastal water incidents


A collection of coastal water incident summaries for use by lifeguard trainers, safety professionals, and policymakers to improve outcomes

Agnes Proudhon-Smith

Celebrated wildlife photographer Agnes Proudhon-Smith drowned whilst on a holiday when a freak wave swept her out to sea in 2019. A key lesson was to remain well back from the edge of coastal waters where wind speed is high. 

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