The main point the author is making about dangers in drowning is that the risk of drowning is very high for young children, but there are ways to avoid and protect them from drowning.
Explanation:
The kids can be taught various methods of safety from a very young age.They should be taught how to stay afloat, wear floating gear like a life jacket. Also never to venture out in the water without any adult supervision.
They have to make sure that lifeguards are around them to save them if the need arises. These habits have to be taught and inculacted in them from the very first day of swimming classes. This way the mortality rate of kids from 1 to 4 years of age can be thwarted.