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Police warn flood waters contain hidden dangers
It would seem that the simplest of messages are often the hardest to receive.
Flooded creeks and rivers, fast flowing waterways and watercourses and churned up oceans are dangerous places to play.
A quick dip, a bit of fun, shouldn’t end it tragedy, and shouldn’t risk the lives of emergency service personnel.
Police are reminding people that flood waters contain multiple hazards and are not safe places to swim or attempt to cross.
Contaminants such as dead and decaying animals, animal waste products, soil and oils, as well as dangerous objects such as building materials, trees and plant debris, after often found in flood waters.
Still not deterred? How about deadly and unpredictable undercurrents that can sweep away even the strongest of swimmers? Stay away from and out of flood waters and dangerous surf.
