Be attentive! Only together with you can we stop the sad statistics
As of July 23, 155 people have drowned since the beginning of 2025 in the Republic, including 10 children!
A tragic incident occurred on July 10. At 15:26, rescuers received a report of a drowned child in the Western Dvina River near the village of Luzhesno, Vitebsk district.
Rescuers who arrived at the scene immediately began searching.
As it became known, a boy born in 2015 went swimming in the river with friends. At some point, the child was caught by the current and carried along the bank. One of the boys rushed to help but could not pull him out of the water.
The child's body was found by OSVOD workers at a depth of 2.5 m, 15 meters from the shore.
The MES psychological service worked at the scene.
On July 14, at 3:19, rescuers received a report of a missing person in the Plissa Lake near the village of Plissa, Gluboksky district.
As it became known, a man born in 2001 was relaxing on the bank of the reservoir with friends. Around 3:00 AM, he went for a swim and disappeared. Concerned about his prolonged absence, his friends sought help from rescuers.
The man's body was found by OSVOD workers at a depth of three meters, 20 meters from the shore.
Please observe the rules of conduct on water bodies. These rules are few:
- refrain from swimming in unknown bodies of water not intended for this purpose; if there is no equipped beach nearby, choose a safe place to swim with a firm sandy, debris-free bottom and a gradual slope.
- avoid swimming alone;
- do not enter the water while intoxicated, as alcohol blocks the vasoconstrictor and vasodilator centers of the brain.
- never jump into the water in places not specifically equipped for it: you may hit your head on the bottom, a rock, or another object, easily lose consciousness, injure yourself, and die.
- it is forbidden to dive from bridges, piers, wharves, or swim up to passing boats, motorboats, and vessels.
- it is prohibited to swim on inflatable mattresses or inner tubes (especially if you cannot swim). Wind or current can carry them very far from the shore, and waves can swamp them, air can escape, and they will lose buoyancy;
- do not engage in rough pranks in the water: ducking under swimmers, grabbing their legs, "drowning" them, giving false distress signals, etc.;
- do not swim beyond the boundary markers, as they delineate an area with a verified bottom, a specific depth, and guaranteed absence of whirlpools, etc. Do not swim far from the shore or swim across a body of water as a competition.
- do not leave children unattended near the water.
Rescue service phone numbers – 101 and 112!
Do not repeat others' mistakes and remember – you are expected on the shore alive!