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. 2018 Jul 30;7:576. Originally published 2018 May 14. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.14563.2

Table 4. Distribution of deaths by activity before drowning for the period 2013–2015.

Activity Number (%)
Bathing 222 (14.7%)
Swimming 269 (17.9%)
Crossing river 244 (16.3%)
Accidently falling 211 (14.0%)
Fishing/boating 110 (7.3%)
Suicide 109 (7.2%)
Playing in the water source 101 (6.7%)
Falling from bridge 45 (2.9%)
Water-filled pits/pond/dam 15 (1.0%)
Others 181 (12.0%)
Total 1507 (100%)

¶Others were the cases where activity before drowning were not clearly mentioned