National Lifeguards are highly skilled and trained individuals. To become a lifeguard you must be 16 years of age and have Bronze Cross and Standard First Aid certifications. See the chart for the progression.
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Newfoundland and Labrador has a substantially higher drowning rate (3.5 per 100,000 population) than Canada as a whole (1.3 per 100,000) in the most recent 5-year period (2010-2014) for which we have complete national data.
