Despite restricted access to beaches during the pandemic-induced lockdown year of 2020, deaths by drowning shot up by 13% inMaharashtraas compared to 2019.
Maharashtra had the second highest number of drowning-related fatalities in the country (5,136) after Madhya Pradesh (5,779), showed data with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2020.
At least 88% of all drowning-related fatalities in Maharashtra have been attributed to fall in water bodies.