Be vigilant on the water

According to operational data from the Ministry of Emergency Situations as of April 20, 2023, 87 people have drowned under various circumstances in the republic, including 4 minors.

It should be noted that annually, with the onset of the swimming season, there is an increase in incidents related to the drowning and rescue of citizens in water bodies while swimming, including minors. For example, in 2022, 390 people drowned under various circumstances in the republic, including 26 minors (including 102 while swimming, of whom 15 were minors, and 71 fell into the water, of whom 4 were minors).

It is prohibited

– to swim in prohibited areas, including flooded quarries, reclamation canals, dug ponds, industrial water bodies, in the vicinity of ports, dams, dikes, locks, and other hydraulic structures, as well as during nighttime;

– to consume alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages on beaches;

– to swim while intoxicated with alcohol and/or under the influence of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues, toxic or other stupefying substances;

– to swim beyond the boundaries marking the beach area;

– to swim on sports equipment, boards, loungers, logs, inner tubes, inflatable mattresses, or other objects;

– to jump into the water from vessels, floating objects, as well as bridges, piers, dams, dikes, and other hydraulic structures.

– to play games in the water involving diving and grabbing swimmers, as well as performing other actions that may cause an accident;

– for young children to visit the beach without adult supervision;

– to leave young children unattended;

– to give false alarm signals, etc.