pinkmonkey
2.4 hour party person
My brothers best made drowned aged 18 at a festival, fell in a ditch whilst tripping and pissed, drown in about 4 inch of muddy water. Absolutely devastated our town at the time.
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No, not them. Both were stone cold sober and it was the middle of a warm day. They think one maybe got cramp and then grabbed the other and then both went under. It was seen but the people watching didn't even think it looked dramatic as they both went under with little splashing and never came back up, not even once.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
A massive derail I know, but I have found "Bondi Rescue" a real education in terms of my own ocean safety and human psychology and over-confidence and I'm rather afraid that a lot of the people whose lives get saved on a daily basis don't actually learn from the experience ...
editor
hiraethified
I nearly drowned on holiday in Devon - I was just two metres from the beach but the tide kept pulling me out and I only just managed to get enough energy to get to dry land after a good 45 mins of hard swimming. If it happened now I'd never get out. I've had a fear/deep respect for water ever since.
spring-peeper
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We were taught to never go near a drowning person - both of you will drown.
The drowning person will climb on top of the "rescuer" to get out of the water.
spring-peeper
Well-Known Member
Same happened to my mom.
The main difference was that there was a lifeguard on duty. Dad yelled and the lifeguard rescued my mom.
Yossarian
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While we're on the subject this is worth a read:
www.theguardian.com
Peden says it’s natural for parents not to think twice before entering the water to try to rescue a child “in the heat of the moment” but having that second thought can make the difference between life and death.
The first possibility is simply to call for help if others are around. Then, crucially, if you do go into the water alone, “taking something that floats – a boogie board, a pool noodle, an eski, they might have a two-litre bottle of drinking water – anything that can hold air”.
“You’ll need that flotation when you perform the rescue."
Australia’s drowning crisis: why rescuers often perish trying to save family members
Australians will on average perform one water rescue over their lifetime – experts say some precautions can make the difference between life and death
Peden says it’s natural for parents not to think twice before entering the water to try to rescue a child “in the heat of the moment” but having that second thought can make the difference between life and death.
The first possibility is simply to call for help if others are around. Then, crucially, if you do go into the water alone, “taking something that floats – a boogie board, a pool noodle, an eski, they might have a two-litre bottle of drinking water – anything that can hold air”.
“You’ll need that flotation when you perform the rescue."
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
What is a boogie board - not to mention a pool noodle and an eski?While we're on the subject this is worth a read:
Australia’s drowning crisis: why rescuers often perish trying to save family members
Australians will on average perform one water rescue over their lifetime – experts say some precautions can make the difference between life and death
Peden says it’s natural for parents not to think twice before entering the water to try to rescue a child “in the heat of the moment” but having that second thought can make the difference between life and death.
The first possibility is simply to call for help if others are around. Then, crucially, if you do go into the water alone, “taking something that floats – a boogie board, a pool noodle, an eski, they might have a two-litre bottle of drinking water – anything that can hold air”.
“You’ll need that flotation when you perform the rescue."
And why would you be carrying such an item?
Cid
Proper break this time
I think they give you one when you arrive in Australia.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
You should reconsider how fine you'd be in relatively cold water after a decade
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Loads of deaths from people trying going into rivers/lakes/the sea to try rescue their dogs too.While we're on the subject this is worth a read:
Australia’s drowning crisis: why rescuers often perish trying to save family members
Australians will on average perform one water rescue over their lifetime – experts say some precautions can make the difference between life and death
The swimming baths are cold enough for me and I assume they're kept above 10C. Fuck icy rivers and oceans.
Cid
Proper break this time
Reckon getting a dry bag (hi vis inflatable bag for wild swimming/triathlon) is probably a good idea if you're going to be spending much time around water. Obviously not going to stop you falling into a canal pissed, but for some of those boat stories etc would probably have been a life saver.
e2a: though, I mean if you're going to be on a boat, ideally get a life jacket.
e2a: though, I mean if you're going to be on a boat, ideally get a life jacket.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Actually thinking about it, it's 15 years - I'm carrying 13 kilos less insulation now ...
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Yeh. You might want to try swimming in warm water before throwing yourself into anything cool
keybored
Well done. You remember cat good.
I think they mean Esky*, a brand of cool box.
(*typical Grauniad moment)
Esky - Wikipedia
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
I'm not persuaded that that is you
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I never go in the sea without being attached to a body board.
Those floating dry bags sound like a good idea if going to swim alone so you can take your clothes and stuff with you ... (including GPS / phone / VHF)
Those floating dry bags sound like a good idea if going to swim alone so you can take your clothes and stuff with you ... (including GPS / phone / VHF)
Plumdaff
joy in people
Given the recent discussion always worth posting this article
slate.com
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
Why on earth would anyone be swimming in their pyjamas?Yep I remember that you were supposed to inflate your pyjamas but we didn't have those in our family so we had to skip that part
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
I spend a lot of time waist deep in rivers. It's when I'm most alert. You always need to be aware of the rapid changes that can happen very quickly in a freshwater river. One minute you can be fishing a still pool in tranquil surrounding the next minute you realise it's raining 40 miles away in Snowdonia and it's time to go home.
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Bronze medallion looking for a rubber brick.Why on earth would anyone be swimming in their pyjamas?
So of little practical use then.
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