[Closed] Drowning doesnt look like drowning

Sounds exactly like what happened to my younger brother when we were kids! He was rescued too thankfully.

Sounds like my normal swimming style.

Yep, recognise that. Had something like that happen to me when I fell out of a canoe this summer. Something happened to my breathing and I was too focused on getting it back under control and staying above water to be able to shout. It's quite scary

good post -thanks

You're welcome

Well highlighted.

All seems like common sense when you think about it but not what most people would expect.

Thanks +1.

Interesting article.

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Great article.

Thanks for the link - as an ex-rower (and quite possibly future one at some point), that's a very useful bit of knowledge to have. I've forwarded it on my my ex-rowing club too.

+1. Only been in that situation once, a few hundred yards offshore having lost my board in 15ft+ waves (top to bottom). All I could do was concentrate on not drowning and getting the hell back to shore against the 6 knot tide. Longest 5 minutes of my life. Didn't care that I'd lost a £500 board, didn't care that I was a dribbling mess, just collapsed on the shore.

Great article. Back in the day I did all my lifesaving awards up to bronze medallion and I can't remember once being taught how to spot someone drowning. A bit of an omission!

I had a near death experience in summer, swam back along a lake for just under have a km and havent swam for ages (and this was after jumping in all day and sapping my energy).. ended up getting tangled in weeds that I had been managing to power past before hand... tried to lay on my back and do a snow angel type thing and JUST made myself save... I do remember the feeling of relief and the helpless feeling you have when you realise no one will be able to help. I'm sure it could have gone the other way that day - very thankful.

Thanks for this.

It is the number two cause of accidental death in children, age 15 and under (just behind vehicle accidents) – of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. In ten percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch them do it, having no idea it is happening

great post

That made my blood run cold when i was about 15 i watched a kid "messing about" in the pool for about three minutes i was the only person who saw him in that time then one of my mates looked over dived in and saved his life. I truly would have watched him drown and not realised.