The number of women drowning in Victoria has jumped to alarming rates.

There’s been a 50 per cent spike in the past 12 months with 17 women drowning, compared to the 10-year average of 11 in Life Saving Victoria’s annual drowning report.

Senior manager at Life Saving Victoria, Andrew English, claimed the statistics are an “anomaly” but did have a key reason why women are drowning more often in the state.

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