Twenty-Two People Drown In January – July

TWENTY-TWO PEOPLE DROWN IN JANUARY-JULY

Armenpress
Aug 28 2007

YEREVAN, AUGUST 28, ARMENPRESS: Twenty-two Armenians were reported
to have drowned in the first seven months of this year, three of them
in Lake Sevan.

According to Armenian rescue service, the bulk of these incidents
involved people who went fishing. It said also those who drowned in
Sevan were swimming in areas out f rescuers’ control.

However, these figures represent a significant decline from a year
ago when 37 people were reported to drown, 7 in Lake Sevan.