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BobTheSubgenius

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16. One thing this doesn't mention - drowning people can be very dangerous.

Wed May 16, 2018, 12:03 AM

May 2018

On instinct, they will sometimes do ANYTHING to try to keep from drowning, including attempting to climb their rescuer, possibly drowning both people.

We were taught that you MUST save yourself first. If you (the rescuer) goes under, you can't help the drowning person. We were also taught, that if they manage to get their hands on you, which you can't always keep from happening, if you have to, grab a pinkie finger and break it.

Better a broken finger then one or both of you dead.

Also, towing a person is no mean feat. In a pool, my maximum distance towing a body was less than a kilometer..

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K&R Solly Mack May 2018 #1

Glad you posted this! VERY important information. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #2

It was news to me underpants May 2018 #20

I can vouch GP6971 May 2018 #3

Do me a favor and check out post #6. Do you agree? underpants May 2018 #7

I'll check it out now. n/t GP6971 May 2018 #8

Excellent Vital post! dixiegrrrrl May 2018 #4

From the same author - More Myths About Drowning underpants May 2018 #6

Some aspects of that link are true...EXCEPT GP6971 May 2018 #9

Okay thanks underpants May 2018 #12

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Thanks so much for this! calimary May 2018 #10

Well that was uplifting! Glamrock May 2018 #11

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Thank you for this post. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #14

K & R. Appreciate this vital info., much is news to me.. appalachiablue May 2018 #15

It was news to me too underpants May 2018 #21

One thing this doesn't mention - drowning people can be very dangerous. BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #16

I can attest to this. I was drowning chowder66 May 2018 #17

This thread brings back my Boy Scout lifesaving training. Mr.Bill May 2018 #18

6 underpants May 2018 #19

this is probably why in many drowning cases JI7 May 2018 #22

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2018 #23

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Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2018 #27

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My grandfather's brother drowned in the 1920s when he was a teenager Uncle Joe May 2018 #29

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