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Four people drowned in Lake Sevan this year - ministry of emergencies
YEREVAN, August 23. /ARKA/. Four people drowned in Sevan Lake this
year, head of special water rescue group of Armenia's ministry of
emergencies Armen Chzmachyan said.
One of them had a heart attack while being in water, two others jumped
from boats and failed to get out of water, the fourth went swimming
drunk, Chzmachyan told a press conference on Friday.
The head of water rescuers said they prevented some 23 drown cases
this year, compared to 22 last year.
Chzmachyan said in order to avoid water accidents, beachgoers should
follow the rules, not swim into deep, not go into water while drunk
and avoid overeating.
Only zones with water rescue control should be used for swimming,
otherwise number of drowned may increase, the head of the rescuers
said. This year 28 water rescuers work at Sevan beaches.
According to Armenia's ministry of environment, over 200,000 people
take a holiday at 11 public beaches of Sevan this year, compared to
100,000 in 2011, 120,000 in 2012 and over 150,000 last year.
Sevan is one of the largest mountainous lakes in Europe and Asia. It
sits in the middle of Armenian Highland at an altitude of 1914 meters
and is the main sources of drinking water in the region. -0--
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YEREVAN, August 23. /ARKA/. Four people drowned in Sevan Lake this
year, head of special water rescue group of Armenia's ministry of
emergencies Armen Chzmachyan said.
One of them had a heart attack while being in water, two others jumped
from boats and failed to get out of water, the fourth went swimming
drunk, Chzmachyan told a press conference on Friday.
The head of water rescuers said they prevented some 23 drown cases
this year, compared to 22 last year.
Chzmachyan said in order to avoid water accidents, beachgoers should
follow the rules, not swim into deep, not go into water while drunk
and avoid overeating.
Only zones with water rescue control should be used for swimming,
otherwise number of drowned may increase, the head of the rescuers
said. This year 28 water rescuers work at Sevan beaches.
According to Armenia's ministry of environment, over 200,000 people
take a holiday at 11 public beaches of Sevan this year, compared to
100,000 in 2011, 120,000 in 2012 and over 150,000 last year.
Sevan is one of the largest mountainous lakes in Europe and Asia. It
sits in the middle of Armenian Highland at an altitude of 1914 meters
and is the main sources of drinking water in the region. -0--
http://arka.am/en/news/society/four_people_drowned_in_lake_sevan_this_year_minist ry_of_emergencies/#sthash.BbDPlcpM.dpuf