30% Drop in Drowning Deaths on Mazandaran Coasts

Mazandaran's Director General of Legal Medicine said drowning deaths on the province's coasts have fallen 30 percent since the start of summer compared with the same period last year. However, swimming outside designated areas and failure to observe safe boundaries remain major contributing factors to these incidents.

The Director General of Mazandaran Forensic Medicine said: The death rate due to drowning on the coasts of the province has decreased by 30% compared to the same period last year. However, being in areas outside of the plan and not respecting the safe limits are still the main factors of these accidents.