Near Drowning

DosXX · Dec 21, 2018

mattinvb said: ↑

I've had multiple wave hold downs at world class spots numerous times, and never been close to panicking or running out of air. Although some of those experiences were like surfdog described, having a burning desire to breathe but the presence of mind to wait..

The one that does scare the crap out of me is the thought of my kids drowning. My minions are 3 & 5, and you bet your sweet a$$ they are in life jackets any time we go swimming at the ocean front. I've seen too many kids knocked down and start to get dragged out to sea to not make mine wear them until they are very capable swimmers and older/stronger. It really freaks me out during the summer when I am walking down the beach to a sandbar, and see mom and dad sitting in their chair 10-15 yards away from their two or three yo kid playing in the shorebreak - I see that as a tragedy waiting to happen.
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I see that at Dam Neck more than I care to...even during rough surf conditions. It doesn't seem some parents even have a clue. The ocean is not a swim pool.

mattinvb · Dec 21, 2018

Yeah, I really became aware of how much power the water has when we were out with my daughter at the bay when she was 2. It was flat as a pancake, and the ripples reaching the shore were knocking her down. it's easy to forget how much power there is in the ocean even on a thigh high day because many of us are out in it so often.

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