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Rescuing drowning children: How to know when someone is in trouble in the water
- ColinWright 5y agoYes, this has been posted before. Yes, there have previously been extensive discussions. But this is worth reading again. And again. "... of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. According to the CDC, in 10 percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch the child do it, having no idea it is happening. "Drowning does not look like drowning." Content warning: Horrendous personal experiences related in this Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1418896428177444865 https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/14188964281774448...