Statistics on Special Incidents
Numbers of Rescue, Drowning, Give-a-hand, Accident Cases at Public Swimming Pools and Bathing Beaches in 2020 (Up to December) *
| Public Swimming Pools | Bathing Beaches |
Rescue case |
6 |
16 |
Drowning case |
1 |
2 |
Give-a-hand case |
132 |
173 |
Accident case |
68 |
52 |
Numbers of Rescue, Drowning, Give-a-hand, Accident Cases at Public Swimming Pools and Bathing Beaches in 2019 (Up to December) *
| Public Swimming Pools | Bathing Beaches |
Rescue case |
42 |
55 |
Drowning case |
1 |
1 |
Give-a-hand case |
604 |
280 |
Accident case |
343 |
78 |
Numbers of Rescue, Drowning, Give-a-hand, Accident Cases at Public Swimming Pools and Bathing Beaches in 2018 (Up to December) *
| Public Swimming Pools | Bathing Beaches |
Rescue case |
42 |
61 |
Drowning case |
2 |
2 |
Give-a-hand case |
650 |
414 |
Accident case |
324 |
85 |
*Notes
- Rescue cases refer to cases in which a swimmer gets into trouble in the water and rescue operation is required (including those in which the swimmer needs or needs not to be delivered to hospital)
- The classification of drowning cases is based on the direct cause of death determined by the Forensic Pathologist
- Give-a-hand cases include all rescue operations in the water other than rescue cases
- Accident cases include non-swimming related injury cases