The quest for Instagram-worthy snaps at off-the-beaten-track beaches is driving a worrying increase in adult drownings in Australia, according to Surf Life Saving Australia. They have crunched the numbers on over 2,600 coastal deaths from July 2004 to June 2021, and during the holidays, they’ve found it’s adults, not kids, who are most at risk. “People want to be where they see on social media: they are looking for that perfect photo, wanting to be on that isolated sandy beach,” said CEO Adam Weir. This summer, 33 coastal drowning deaths have been reported, up from 26 at the same time last season. That highlights the need for water safety messaging to focus on the dangers of unpatrolled beaches, even if they are beautiful. Or, like so many things in life, it’d be better to stick between the flags – a lesson 3 teens learned in Sydney yesterday…