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Malibu’s Don’t Drink and Dive campaign returns

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The winter iteration from Malibu of ‘Don’t Drink and Dive’ has launched with a stat from partner Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) that more than one in four winter drownings involve alcohol. Malibu’s winter ‘Don’t Drink and Dive’ initiative has festively decorated lifeguard…

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