Water safety is important as 302 people died from drowning in Australia in 2009. When at the beach, only swim between the flags where lifeguards are present and pay attention to beach signs indicating safe or dangerous water conditions. If caught in a rip current, don't panic and let the current carry you away from shore before swimming diagonally to land. Always closely supervise children near water and don't assume how deep lakes or rivers are. Learning basic swimming skills can help save lives.

1. Water Safety Version 1.1 (29 April 2010)

4. Life Guards

5. Beach flags Safe Swimming Area Good Swimming Conditions Unstable Water Conditions Do Not Enter the Water

6. Beach signs Swim between the flags No swimming allowed Strong current

8. Rips Rips are strong currents moving away from the beach

10. CPR

15. Dedication This presentation is dedicated to Juan Garcia and Israel Wilches who both died tragically in the water at Forest Lake.