Deadly start of open-water season, state offers swimming lesson grants
Wed, 06/23/2021 - 12:43pm
It’s been a deadly start to the open-water season in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
As of June 16, as many as nine people have been victims of boating fatalities. That number, which is preliminary, marks the most fatalities at this point of the year in more than a decade.
In addition, a higher-than-average number of people have drowned at places like beaches and swimming pools.
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