REMARKS
Recent drowning incidents and statistics in NYC
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Council Member Krishnan highlights the alarming increase in drowning deaths at NYC beaches during the past summer. He emphasizes the urgency of addressing this crisis and the need for more serious action from the city administration.
- 7 drowning deaths occurred at NYC beaches in summer 2024, the highest since 2019
- Specific incidents are detailed, including the drowning of teenagers and adults at various beaches
- The council member stresses that one death is too many and calls for immediate action
Shekar Krishnan
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Over the course of this past summer, 7 people tragically died from drownings at our city beaches, which was the highest amount since 2019.
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On June 21st, 2 Brooklyn teenagers drowned while swimming at Jacob Rees Park in the Rockaway.
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On July 5th, 2 Bronx' teenager sisters drowned while swimming at Kony Island Beach.
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On July 17th, a twenty six year old man was drowned near Beach 95th Street in the Rockaways.
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On July 22nd, a thirty year old man drowned near Beach 96th Street in the Rockaway's.
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And on August 14th, a person drowned at Orchard Beach.
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The 7 drowning deaths this summer, as I mentioned before, are the highest since 2019.
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They dropped last year, but now have crept up again.
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7 New Yorkers 7 brothers, sisters, children, neighbors, relatives, seven people killed on our city's beaches.
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This is a crisis.
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One that this administration needs to take far more seriously and use every tool at its disposal, every resource possible to address it.
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One death is one too many.
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But the fact that our numbers have crept up to 7, the highest in the last 5 years is a reflection of the work that needs to be done by this administration and the urgency with which they need to take this crisis.
