Lee floats idea for saving lives in drowning risk areas


PETALING JAYA: Local councils must make personal flotation devices (PFDs) available at high-risk drowning locations, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye (pic).

“The Government should also make it mandatory for local authorities to place PDFs at high-risk locations for emergencies and also on recreational vessels,” the National Water Activity Safety Council (WASC) member said in statement yesterday.

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