1.0Environmental Healthhttps://vdh.ar.virginia.gov/environmental-healthbrianabillhttps://vdh.ar.virginia.gov/environmental-health/author/brianabill/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0ByrYnjA57"><a href="https://vdh.ar.virginia.gov/environmental-health/swim-healthy/drowning-in-virginia/">Drowning in Virginia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://vdh.ar.virginia.gov/environmental-health/swim-healthy/drowning-in-virginia/embed/#?secret=0ByrYnjA57" width="600" height="338" title="“Drowning in Virginia” — Environmental Health" data-secret="0ByrYnjA57" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://vdh.ar.virginia.gov/environmental-health/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Drowning in Virginia Virginians face a significant burden due to drowning. A total of 3,408 potential years of life were lost in Virginia in 2023 due to drowning before the age of 75 (CDC, WISQARS, 2025). From 2020 to 2024, 473 Virginians died due to drowning:  11.6% occurred in pools. 15.6% occurred in bathtubs. 58.1% […]