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July 6, 2011

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

The following is an article (link on article name) I found online. It is excellent and every family should read. In Arizona alone this year, there has been 11 deaths to children drowning in backyard pools. Please read this and pass it along. You may save a life or least spread some awareness on water safety...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning: "The new captain jumped from the deck, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the couple swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach. “I think he thinks you’re drowning,” the husband said to his wife. They had been splashing each other and she had screamed but now they were just standing, neck-deep on the sand bar. “We’re fine, what is he doing?” she asked, a little annoyed. “We’re fine!” the husband yelled, waving him off, but his captain kept swimming hard. ”Move!” he barked as he sprinted between the stunned owners. Directly behind them, not ten feet away, their nine-year-old daughter was drowning. Safely above the surface in the arms of the captain, she burst into tears, “Daddy!”"..........


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