More drown by suicide than accident, says water safety body

MORE people drown by suicide than by accident, according to a study conducted by Irish Water Safety.

Sat, 27 Dec, 2003 - 00:00
Dan Buckley

Most of the annual average 95 suicide drownings are among men aged 30 to 34, and the numbers are growing every year.

The number of drowning suicides by men has doubled in the past 20 years, the survey reveals.

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