It goes even beyond a panic response. When drowning, a person cannot consciously control their arms. Nor yell for help. Basic inate responses take over. So even

It goes even beyond a panic response. When drowning, a person cannot consciously control their arms. Nor yell for help. Basic inate responses take over. So even if they know exactlt what to do, they couldn't help themselves. The reading on the page is a great source of info. That said, a number of those videos I don't know if they were full on drowning response, vs being in distress.