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I can confirm this - I have nearly drowned a few times, and it felt like I couldn't move. The natural reactions just took over me, and to be honest felt quite counterproductive. Until I was helped, I felt completely frozen, only moved by the water, until someone helped me, it was terrifying.
One of the worst parts was because I had got water in my lungs, even as I was helped above the water, I tried to breathe, but I simply couldnt. I thought I was going to die and I couldnt communicate it because, like the article says, breathing first, speaking second. It took what felt like multiple minutes but was probably like 10-20 seconds before I could actually breathe.
I'm very grateful for those who have saved me, and I clearly haven't learned my lesson because I still love being in water :P
I watched a kid nearly drown in waist deep water. To this day I have no idea what happened, but it looked like he was floating, then flopping around playfully, then going back to floating. I was standing on the shore just getting my feet wet (this was a "beach" outside Toronto) and I was just kind of watching him because his behavior seemed off somehow. After one of his "flops" he started a face down float, which he's done a few times, but this time it kept going.
I had been counting in my head without even realizing it and we were up to about 60s when I started looking around. Had anyone else noticed? His mom came over and started calling to him. Ok, she's in control. Another 30s pass and his mother is getting panicked. Fuck, I'm fully clothed, an hour from home, should I dive in? Something is definitely wrong. Someone do something... I turn around and start yelling as well.
Finally someone drags him, limp, from barely 3 feet of water. WTF. People are giving him CPR and I check his pulse between breaths... Fuck. I can't find a pulse. Then he rockets a half gallon of water from his lungs and sits up. Finally some lifeguards show up.
I'd completely froze in the moment. I sensed something was off and didn't do anything. Thank God the kid survived, but I think about it way too much...
A crisis is, by definition, abnormal. Please don't kick yourself for not acting as quickly or as perfectly as you want to in hindsight. I've been there before too, and the threshold for "this really is happening, I have to act" isn't always clear...
Happened to me twice. Both times due to cold shock and I couldn't move. For some reason people like to lie about water temperature, "jump in, it's not too cold"
Surely you learned something, and wouldn't be drowning for the exact same reason next time?
the first time i was VERY young to be fair, only one was relatively recent
I too want to know exactly how this happens “a few times” wtf.
i know it makes me sound stupid but i was just very young the first time lol, barely remember it
A Username like that and still drowning that's impressive mate,
I can't swim very well so I just stay out haha
That was a terrifying read, but thanks for sharing. I'd like to be able to spot it.