The drowning of two men at a hotel pool on the Gold Coast this week has reminded a community leader of his own near-fatal experience with water. The incident occurred when the men were attempting to save a two-year-old girl who had fallen into the water.
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.The drowning of two men at a hotel pool on the Gold Coast this week reminded Harpreet Singh Kandra, yet again, of his own near-fatal experience with water.
The tragedy follows a devastating summer in which four people from India died at the Forrest Caves beach at Phillip Island. Another Indian international student drowned at Apollo Bay last month.The deaths prompted soul-searching and calls to action. And they raised urgent questions about how to prevent more tragedies in the Indian-Australian community.
Kicking their shoes off at the door, men and women stepped past fellow worshippers sitting cross-legged on the floor – walking a red carpet to the front of the room. After kneeling and bowing their heads to the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture, they joined their friends on the floor.After prayer and song, accompanied by the upbeat rhythm of the tabla, a traditional drum played by three men in royal blue turbans, the atmosphere changed.
Royal Life Saving Society Australia chief executive Justin Scarr says India’s drowning rate is many times higher than Australia’s. “The key to working with migrant populations is they’re more likely to listen to each other than me or someone in a uniform.” On Friday, Life Saving Victoria’s David Holland told reporters the emergency service wanted to double its efforts in multicultural communities, but needed more funding from the state government.Charan Sodhi, a spokesperson for Pakenham-based Baba Budha Ji Sports Club, says his community is still struggling to understand how Dharmvir and Gurjinder Singh could drown in a pool. “It has shocked and shaken the community,” he says. “It shouldn’t have happened in this way.
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