What is Drowning like?

[VorTexan]

Wow. Learned something new today.

Great information.

amen,

thanks

[outdoordaddy]

good read, thanks for sharing

[FIRETX12]

Thanks Jim.

[Goldeneagle]

I have saved 3 people in my life. Not a single one was thrashing around in the water. One was at Lake Texoma surrounded by probably 50 people swimming. I was on the bank loading up to go home and notice the man. Even after I got him to the bank, no one seemed to know what had happened. The other 2 were divers that had run out of air and panicked. Good post for the summer time!

[Redraider28]

Seen it a lot of times. You dont forget it once you see it.

[Farmdog]

I was in charge of the kids at the beach last weekend when we went into the water. The ocean and kids keep me kinda spooked. Several kids did well handling the surf while others were terrified. When I was reading the newspaper the next day there was an article on a SPI drowning that happened close to where we were swimming. One man was drowning and his buudy tried to save him and died trying. The other guy is in the hospital in critical condition..Informative thread...scary

[lovetohunt]

Good info, thanks for sharing

[Cable]

Drowning and being curb checked American History X style are my the two ways I would hate to go the most.

[Texas Tracker]

My younger brother - Brother Bill on this site went down in my ants pool when he was 5 years old. My sister pulled out and my ant preformed CPR he came back to life as I watched. As a 7 year old kid it made a real impression on me. At 15 I got my Red cross lifesaving crt. and started working at public pools in the dallas area. At 18 I got my Water safty instructor crt. and started working as a guard in Mamhatten beach CA. I have pulled more then my share of people out of the water and have seen a few not make it. People don't seem to understand how fast someone can go down. If you are out on the water please watch out for your kids and other people. Learn CPR you could save someones life. Have fun but be safe.

[Texasredneck]

That is some great info, Thanks for the read.

[Geezy Rider]

Great post, thanks Jim.

[bonniemc]

Great post, thanks...very eye-opening!!

[TXCountryboy]

Scary as heck but the more informed we are the better we can help if needed. I saved two people so far in my life. One time a child, one time an adult. Both were in "distress" (not yet drowning) but without help it would have happened very soon. In the case of the child it was in a crowded area with one man tryin to rescue her but he was not being verbal enough. No one else knew what was going on.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In both cases where I performed a rescue (I'm not trained or anything, just a good swimmer) no one in the area including me knew there was a problem until the person in distress yelled "HELP!". It is human nature to not want to get involved or make an issue about something because most people are afraid of looking stupid if they are wrong and overreact. Please remember that the word "HELP!" should only be used in cases of distress and please teach children the importance of using this word correctly so that cases of "cry wolf" don't occur.

[huntresss]

Thanks for sharing this with us. I just posted a link to my Facebook page to share with all of my family and friends who spend time on the water.

[DaveS903]

Good info - thanks Jim.