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    The Christmas weekend on Durban's beachfront in numbers

    Nearly 1.7-million people descended on Durban's beachfront over what the eThekwini municipality describe as a "fun-filled and incident-free" Christmas weekend.
    Durban. Photo: WhereToStay
    Durban. Photo: WhereToStay

    These are some of the numbers from December 23 to 25:

    • 1,686,174 - people visited the various beaches on eThekwini's 101km stretch of coastline
    • 13,785 - wristbands handed out over the three days, containing details of parents/guardians
    • 1,905 - people received first aid treatment, mostly for bluebottle stings and minor cuts
    • 172 - arrests for drink driving by the city's metro police
    • 154 - lifeguards on duty
    • 64 - children separated from their guardians; all were reunited safely
    • 11 - rescues carried out by lifeguards
    • 2 - arrests made at the beachfront for cellphone and handbag theft
    • 0 - drownings
    Source: The Times

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