What is the number one cause of death at the beach?
What is the number one cause of death at the beach? Drowning is the number one cause of death on private and public beaches, water parks, jet skis, and other watercraft.
What causes drowning at the beach?
Drowning deaths occur when people pulled offshore are unable to keep themselves afloat and swim to shore. This may be due to any combination of fear, panic, exhaustion, or lack of swimming skills. In some regions rip currents are referred to by other, incorrect terms such as rip tides and undertow.