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River
Safety - Floods
A significant danger occurs when our inland waterways (rivers,
creeks and streams) flood. As these waterways swell up they can
quickly become death traps. Debris and fast flowing currents can
cause banks to become unstable and even a small rise in the water
level can dramatically change the way a river flows.
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are in flood it is important to keep out of the water wherever
possible and keep well away from river and creek banks, they
can become weak and subject to collapsing.
A significant number of people have drowned attempting to
rescue others in rivers in flood. On many occasions, the person
being rescued made it back to shore alive. It is important
to ensure your own safety first.
While ropes may appear to be a good life saving device, unless
you have had extensive training it is dangerous to have them
in rivers. In untrained or inexperienced hands a person in
the water can get tangled in the rope and the force of the
river can pin them under the surface.
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