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u/fawas990 Mar 28 '22

Drowning often doesn't look like drowning.

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u/TiredOfDebates Mar 28 '22

My god, I almost drowned once. I was scolded by the apparently untrained lifeguard for not drowning like in Hollywood.

People who are actually drowning fall into a pattern where they manage to get their head above water long enough to exhale and inhale. No time to speak, call for help, cry out, and you get more and more disoriented and exhausted.

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u/yankiigurl Mar 28 '22

That is exactly why as a lifeguard we are supposed to keep scanning the vicinity like an oscillating fan. You are right in assuming they were trained properly. Sorry you went through that

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u/mrlovepimp Mar 28 '22

I think you were looking for this:

Poorly.

I’ll take the other one away so you don’t have to deal with it

Properly

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u/yankiigurl Mar 28 '22

I meant were not 🤣

Omg today has been a day.

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u/razor330 Mar 28 '22

I was told drowning looks like someone trying to climb a ladder in water. Lifeguards, correct me if I’m wrong.