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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning - 6/5/2013 6:58:43 AM

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Anyone going in/near the water or who`ve loved ones who are, please read this article.

"In many child drownings, adults are nearby but have no idea the victim is dying. Here’s what to look for.

The new captain jumped from the deck, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the couple swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach. “I think he thinks you’re drowning,” the husband said to his wife. They had been splashing each other and she had screamed but now they were just standing, neck-deep on the sand bar. “We’re fine; what is he doing?” she asked, a little annoyed. “We’re fine!” the husband yelled, waving him off, but his captain kept swimming hard. ”Move!” he barked as he sprinted between the stunned owners. Directly behind them, not 10 feet away, their 9-year-old daughter was drowning. Safely above the surface in the arms of the captain, she burst into tears, “Daddy!”

How did this captain know—from 50 feet away—what the father couldn’t recognize from just 10? Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. The captain was trained to recognize drowning by experts and years of experience. The father, on the other hand, had learned what drowning looks like by watching television. If you spend time on or near the water (hint: that’s all of us) then you should make sure that you and your crew know what to look for whenever people enter the water"

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/family/2013/06/rescuing_drowning_children_how_to_know_when_someone_is_in_trouble_in_the.html

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RE: Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning - 6/5/2013 7:16:33 AM

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I've seen this article before (is it a repost from somewhere else? Because I swear the article I read began with the exact same anecdote) but it still gives me chills.

I've always been confident that I am a strong enough swimmer to save a kid - but would I recognise it? Scary. This would be a useful thing to teach in school swimming lessons.

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RE: Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning - 6/5/2013 7:28:00 AM

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My ex saved a friend`s kid 20 years ago, because she heard the silence. The best comment in the piece is the one about kids making noise when the swim.She was at the house and the parents stepped away from the pool for a couple mins when she got concerned and looked out.Didn`t see or hear anything but checked anyway and the youngster was submerged and unconscious, just out of line of sight in the corner of the pool.it was a 4 small foot deep pool.She jumped right in and as soon as the kid`s face hit the air she was breathing and screaming.

I don`t let anyone on my boat without wearing a PFD....sorry guys....Water is fun but can be very dangerous.

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