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submitted by Carter County Public Health

Did you know in Montana drowning is the second leading cause of death in children through 17 years of age. Here are just a few Montana stats: 29 children drowned in Montana ranging from infants up through 17 years of age (2013 through 2020). Fifty-two percent died in open water such as rivers, lakes, creeks; 28% died in other types of water: irrigation ditches, canals, etc.; and 17% died in bathtubs.

Join Carter County Public Health and Fallon County Public Health for Water Safety Day on June 1 from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. at Baker Lake in Baker.

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