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The proposed system continuously analyzes live video streams to detect potential drowning incidents. Upon detection, the system immediately activates an alarm and sends mobile alarms to lifeguards or emergency personnel, enabling prompt intervention. The model achieved a high mAP@50 score of 0.98 while maintaining a lightweight architecture with 2.58 million parameters and 6.3 GFLOPs (Giga Floating Point Operations Per Second). 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