News Desk
People are being urged to take care while near water in Portugal after some 97 people died by drowning in the European nation between January 1 and October 31 of this year. The deaths have been reported by Drowning Observatory of the Portuguese Federation of Lifeguards (FEPONS).
Almost all of these deaths occurred in unguarded areas. According to CNN Portugal, which quotes Lusa, almost all of these deaths (96.9%) occurred in unsupervised areas, with 56.7% occurring in inland areas of the country.
