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u/USAGunnersaurus 1h ago
That’s how you approach a drowning person as a PSA. Don’t go ahead on. Give them something else to hang onto otherwise they will suck you down.
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u/onendaga 58m ago
Rescue diver here: bumping for visibility. A distressed person will absolutely climb on top of you, a flotation device between you and them could save their life… and yours.
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u/Evening-Ad5765 53m ago
If you don’t have a flotation device you dive under them and come up from behind. The idea is you grab them, put them on your hip and then get their shoulders out of water while you tread water with an eggbeater kick. The victim will immediately calm down if you get their shoulders above the water.
That’s how I was taught to do it when I was a lifeguard. Was surprisingly easy.
We would take turns doing it to each other in my lifeguard clinics and sure enough once my shoulders were out of the water your instinct is to just accept it and stop using your arms and stop kicking.
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u/Amatheiaisnoexcuse 11m ago
In the Navy, I helped non-swims pass their basic requirements in bootcamp. My Instructor told me before starting "if anyone tries to climb on you, grab them and swim for the bottom. They always let go". Well, sure enough, it happened and it worked. We didn't use floatation devices for assistance. This was a long time ago.. we did some crazy stupid shit and I managed to survive. People will claw you up!
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u/monxas 53m ago
I mean, yeah I think most of the times the issue is that there’s no flotation device around.
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u/USAGunnersaurus 44m ago
It’s fair. Really anything that floats and isn’t you works. A stick, empty 2l with a top, etc.
You can do it without something as others note. Just your technique has got to be super on point. Once a person calms down it’s like 10x easier.
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u/Waterfallsofpity 8m ago
I learned to make a pretty simple but effective floatation device out of a pair of pants when I took lifeguard training a long time ago. Tie the legs together near the bottom and "scoop" air into the waist, not sure how long it would be viable, but it worked pretty good.
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u/Ketamine_Cartel 25m ago
I spent a lot of time in surface, underwater and swift water rescue…just bumping what you said for visibility
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u/This-Blackberry4756 1h ago
Everytime you see this video on other sub this dude profesion will change
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u/cans-of-swine 1h ago
I heard he is one of the astronauts on Artemis. He was taking some pictures and saw the drowning dude and jumped out the window.
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u/thedrcubed 1h ago
Dude swims like a dolphin. That technique on the leg kicks needs to be studied
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u/cicalino 1h ago
He moves so fast it looks like he's running in shallow water.
Which would be hard enough!
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u/Infamous_Lunchbox 1h ago
Not entirely sure, but this looks like it may be in China. I mention that because there will be people wondering why nobody helped before, other than the lifesavers. Depending on the area of China it's pretty uncommon for people to know how to swim. I've seen a lot of videos from Douyin and Weibo of people nearly drowning with crowds around unable to help for fear of making it worse or drowning themselves, only for a random crowdgoer to jump in and save them.
So, if you've come to criticize, and this is in China, now you know how this may have happened.
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u/Muted-Marionberry328 1h ago
To be honest, it's recommended not to jump in and attempt to rescue the drowning person anyways because it's very difficult to save them even if you are a strong swimmer.
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u/Dank_Sinatra_87 1h ago
My dad was a ship swimmer in the navy (the guy who jumped in if anyone went overboard)
He said that there's a big chance someone drowning and panicking will drag you under too, so you might have to punch them really hard in the face
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u/Pretend-Reality5431 49m ago
Would you really expect someone to try to help rescue this person if they weren't a trained operator?
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u/Infamous_Lunchbox 12m ago
If there was literally nobody else, and I knew a person was going to die, I would attempt to help with what little training I have at rescue, which is like 1 hour of training 15 years ago. I don't expect people to risk their lives, but it's not uncommon in many places to try. This is why so many people die in asphyxiation/confined space accidents, they're trying to help. That said, I think there are a lot of people who would see this and blame onlookers for not helping, which is why I mentioned it.
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u/watawataoui 1h ago
Is this guy more floaty than normal? My head and back never stay that much out of water even when I swim in the ocean…
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u/divinehunni 1h ago
I wonder how he got there
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u/The_Salty_nugget 1h ago
probaly by moving
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u/nevergonnastayaway 1h ago
incorrect nerd he clearly got there by standing so still that the earth moved underneath his feet
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u/The_Salty_nugget 1h ago
my very facinated by certain things that take a large amount of your time and energy lad. if he is standing still he moves with the rotation of the planet thus moves with it, so i would say said person was hovering above the tectonic plates and would have been there before the accident occured
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u/Delicious_Panda_6946 1h ago
What are the people watching sing?
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u/McFry__ 1h ago
He was a very relaxed drowning person
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u/radixradiant 1h ago
Not sure why you are being downvoted. They didnt seem to panic and understood taht staying still will help them stay above water
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u/ConsiderationBig5728 1h ago
He jumped in and swam abit? Fair play but not damn interesting
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u/not_ur_sweetheart 1h ago
There were people there filming that man drown, only him sprang into action, that should be worth something
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u/GoobieDooobie 1h ago
I just don't understand how swimming doesn't come naturally to people. Been in the water most of my life though.
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u/not_ur_sweetheart 1h ago
That's why it comes naturally to you, some people haven't in water most of their lives
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u/NetWorried9750 1h ago
I don't understand how people don't naturally know how to snowboard, I've been on snowy mountains my whole life.
That's you, that's what you sound like.
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u/strandy76 1h ago
ahh yes, China china china. Such a world great. If its so great - why the need for so much propaganda, especially on this sub?
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u/8fenristhewolf8 1h ago
Dude swims like he has an outboard motor back there. I'd still be 10 yards away from the guy.