92 People Drowned up to July 31st, the Highest Number in Ten Years.
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More than two thirds of the deaths were recorded in rivers and sea. The rivers continue to be the aquatic environment with the highest number of deaths, with 35 cases recorded, following the sea, with 27.
Rivers continue to be the aquatic environment with the highest number of deaths, with 35 cases recorded.
In the first seven months of the year, Portugal recorded 92 drowning deaths, the highest number in the last 10 years for the same period last year, according to provisional data released by the Drowning Observatory of the Portuguese Federation of Lifeguards (FEPONS). The data shows a 15% increase compared to 2025, the year in which there were […]
The data from the Drowning Observatory show that the deaths have risen 15% compared to 2025, reaching the highest value in the last 10 years. Rivers and sea concentrate more than two thirds of the fatal victims, in a year in which the risk extended to various aquatic means.
Data indicate that more than two thirds of deaths were recorded in rivers and sea. The bathing season of 2026 officially takes place between April 15 and October 31.
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