Child drownings in Germany linked to parents' phone ‘fixation’
by Kate Connolly in Berlin from Technology | The Guardian on (#3WVC2)
Lifeguards warn parents to put phones away, after more than 300 people drowned this year
German lifeguards have issued a warning that a growing number of child drownings this summer are linked to their parents' obsession with mobile phones.
More than 300 people have drowned in Germany this year, with hardly a day passing during the current heatwave when a swimmer has not died.
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