[emrosscar]

After the Niya Rivera death… I read about how people that have never been in fresh water aren’t always prepared for how tired it gets you and how much harder it is to propel yourself. Maybe this was fresh water and he wasn’t used to it? He seems to know basics… but he doesn’t seem to know the basic of not swimming alone OR with a child alone. If you are used to swimming in salt water… or a pool where you can continuously touch down on the bottom… you don’t realize how it feels to tread water in the open like that. I also think those rocks appear to be near him, but are really a ledge. I just don’t understand why he just suddenly closes his eyes and floats down…?

[Spiffyfable]

This does NOT make sense to me

[SimoneFlen']

Originally Posted by Tyrantus ↗

Nice find! Have you been able to find out where this happened? I can't make out the language they're speaking.

Thank you.
No, sorry, I haven't seen any news articles as of yet, so am unsure where it happened.

[depraved1]

Originally Posted by dark_angel ↗

You actually enforced the stereotype that racists are just ignorant since you didn't even do any sort of research before posting that racist comment. There are black Olympic swimmer.

Cullen Jones is Olympic gold medalist and swam the 4 x 100 relay with Michael Phelps.

Few.
Just like their are few black inventors.

There are however, MILLIONS of black racists.
They are easy to spot.. they are always crying “racist, racism”!

FO with that tired, pathetic BS.

[Pyramid_Head]

Clearly doesn't know how to swim but jumps in willingly anyway with only your small child around? At least learn with another adult to save your ass if you start drowning dumbass.

[M.F.D.B.]

Originally Posted by gboy69 ↗

perhaps you should only comment on subjects you know something about

but then, your post count would be zero

Maybe, if you are so smart, you can find a source of water so cold it causes you to drown, in the continent of Africa, that's also so cold people are wearing shorts and T-shirts, you ass clown:

[Hogmann]

Originally Posted by koipin ↗

If you just breath in deep and do nothing, you'll float.
Sad way to go.

That's called drownproofing. And a key part of it is to let your head come out of the water only to take a breath. It's not intuitive at all.
And it doesn't work for everybody. Even with lungs full of air many lean people will sink especially in fresh water.

[Hogmann]

Originally Posted by Martano666 ↗

Yeah he must have been having a stroke or something because he certainly appeared to lose consciousness while he was still above water.

No that's just what drowning looks like. It's disturbingly quiet and calm. No yelling for help no wild thrashing, just looks like a bad attempt at treading water. Which is exactly what it is.

[Hogmann]

Originally Posted by Yanni ↗

it will always blow my mind that some people can't manage just to simply keep their heads above water. for me i actually have to actively try to go below the surface.
i think non-swimmers must be mentally retarded.

Trying to keep your head especially your nose and mouth above water is why people drown. They get exhausted. Natural buoyancy with full lungs will only keep part of your face above water. And some people are natural sinkers.

[guims79]

I think stupidity killed him. I mean it's lethal.