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Re: Announce: Drowning
By:StephenHJ
Date: 7/29/2011, 4:04 pm
In Response To: Re: Announce: Drowning (Dave Houser)

: Watch this to see what drowning looks like (there is a happy ending
: in the video).
:
: http://mariovittone.com/2011/07/video-of-instinctive-drowning-response/

Excellent video, and description. Thank you for sharing.

I'd recently read about this elsewhere, but seeing the video really reaffirms and solidifies the details in my head.

The story I'd read about had to do with a boat tour, a sandbar, and a family. The mom & dad were splash-playing, and heard shouts from the boat. Thinking the lifeguard on the boat was trying to get their attention, they didn't turn around. The life guard dove in, and swam towards them. The father said "It's OK!" and the lifeguard said "MOVE!!" as he rushed past to save the boy 5 feet beyond the couple, in just over his head.

Again, thanks both to the original poster, and to you for sharing this page.

StephenHJ

Messages In This Thread

Announce: Drowning
Mike Bielski -- 7/29/2011, 10:33 am
Re: Announce: Drowning
Nick Riccardi -- 7/29/2011, 11:46 am
Re: Announce: Drowning
Dave Houser -- 7/29/2011, 3:37 pm
Re: Announce: Drowning
StephenHJ -- 7/29/2011, 4:04 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/29/2011, 5:46 pm
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StephenHJ -- 7/29/2011, 7:36 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/29/2011, 11:29 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 7/30/2011, 8:41 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 7/30/2011, 12:21 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 7/30/2011, 7:51 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/31/2011, 1:14 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 7/31/2011, 2:00 pm
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Wayne Two -- 7/31/2011, 2:19 pm
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/31/2011, 3:30 pm
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StephenHJ -- 8/1/2011, 3:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/1/2011, 2:07 am
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ancient kayaker -- 8/3/2011, 11:18 pm
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/30/2011, 4:14 am
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Kevn McAtee -- 7/30/2011, 8:07 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/24/2013, 10:19 am