São Paulo Coast Records 9 Weekend Drownings as Season Toll Reaches 30

Overview

• GBMar reports 30 drowning deaths and 1,475 rescues on the São Paulo coast since December 1 under Operação Praia Segura.
• Nine fatalities were logged between Saturday and Sunday across Itanhaém, Praia Grande, Guarujá and Mongaguá, with victims ranging from 14 to 67 years old.
• Weekend incidents included a mother who died after helping her family in Mongaguá, multiple cases in Guarujá including rescues by helicopter, and two deaths in Praia Grande.
• Two bodies were found floating off Bertioga on Monday, adding to recoveries reported after the weekend surge.
• Experts from Sobrasa cite growing night bathing, alcohol use, social‑media risk‑taking and changing sea conditions as factors behind rising drownings since 2023.