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The risk of accidental drowning in the UK significantly increases during periods of hot weather, research has found.

Two pieces of research, one by RLSS UK and another by Bournemouth University, show a five-fold increased risk when temperatures reach or exceed 25C, compared with an average of 10C.

The Bournemouth University study, co-authored by Dr Samuel Hills, has been published in the journal Preventative Medicine.

He explained some of the research to 麻豆社 presenter Alun Newman.

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