The number of people who drown is a meaningless stat in terms of assessing risk unless you can also provide a figure for the number of people who swim.According to the Water Safety Ireland 80 people drowned in Irish waters last year.
The average is 110 per year.
80% of these occur in the victims home county and happen quickly and silently.
Don't become a statistic, go to a swimming pool, where a paid lifeguard can ensure your safety.
Leave the landscape photography to the pros.
Also, fyi, lots of beaches have paid lifeguards too.
But we both know that this has nothing to do with your opinion on swimming and everything to do with you wanting to have a little bitch at me.
You should try sea swimming, it might improve your mood ;-)