New programme aimed at helping those in the deaf community learn to swim

October 27, 2018

Drowning is New Zealand’s third highest cause of accidental death.

Summer's almost here and so too are the reminders about keeping safe around water.

Drowning is New Zealand's third highest cause of accidental death, with children particularly vulnerable.

But what about those children who can't learn to swim the way most do?

1 NEWS reporter Kim Savage checks out a new programme aimed at including the deaf community in the video above.

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