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Alex Mitchell

Constant supervision urged to curb summer drowning risk

Constant vigilance is required when kids are in and around swimming pools, parents have been told. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Nearly 20 kids aged under four are dying by drowning each year, as parents are urged to constantly supervise their children when they're in the backyard pool.

Royal Life Saving Australia has delivered that message while launching its campaign of what it predicts to be a busy peak swimming period. 

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