Drowning Doesn’t Look Like What You See in the Movies {Important Water Safety Video}
Not long ago a friend shared a link to a very useful story/video. After watching it and realizing that I didn’t really know what a real drowning looked like I decided to spread the word and I am sharing it with all of you.
Please be sure to watch the video below and share it with your friends and families! I am sure that lives can be saved this Summer by passing this information along and learning to recognize when somebody needs our help in the water, including our own children.
Stay safe this Summer!
Full article HERE.
Thank you for sharing, important stuff!
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Really good to know! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you so much for posting this. It is such a good thing to learn or freshen up on as summer has begun.
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Angela at OneSmileyMonkey — July 1st, 2012 @ 10:15 am
You’re welcome Jessica.
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Very helpful, thank you for posting!
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when i was younger (about 12) a friend and i saw someone drown, and no one believed us until they pulled the body out of the water. It was the exact same thing shown in the video.
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Angela at OneSmileyMonkey — July 1st, 2012 @ 10:12 am
wow, very sad
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I almost drowned once and that is exactly how it was
luckily someone saw something wasn’t right and came to help me. I literally felt too tired to let out any sounds, all my energy was going towards “trying” to stay afloat 
Scary.
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Angela at OneSmileyMonkey — July 1st, 2012 @ 10:11 am
Oh wow Vanessa, I am glad they knew what to look for and saved you! Scary!
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June 29-Never assume that when your older child is going swimming without you with others including his teacher, that they know or will follow all the safety rules for swimming. When my younger son was in eighth grade, his class went to a camp where they were allowed to swim.. I asked him how many adults were going and the answer satisfied me. However , I had a very bad feeling which was justified when he returned home late at night and told me one of his classmates had drowned.
I had been negligent in not going to see his teacher to find out exactly what plans were in place for the children’s safety when swimming; whether or not they were using the ‘Budd y System’ (they did not) and other safety factors that I knew and had been reinforced as a leader in Cubs for several years. I would strongly advocate every parent in this position to do so. My child could have drowned and I would be partly responsible because I had not checked out the safety features they had or had not in place.-el03ro
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Angela at OneSmileyMonkey — July 1st, 2012 @ 10:10 am
Oh wow, thank you for sharing your story Elva. My deepest sympathies to the family of the little boy who drowned
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That was a very informative video. It really highlights how important it is to learn how to swim and to have at least a basic level of water awareness and safety training.
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Angela at OneSmileyMonkey — July 1st, 2012 @ 10:09 am
It really is very important. Thanks for stopping by!
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thats terrifying. Thank you for posting this, now I know what to look for when we go to the beach JIC.
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Angela at OneSmileyMonkey — July 1st, 2012 @ 10:08 am
You’re welcome
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good info thanks!
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Angela at OneSmileyMonkey — July 1st, 2012 @ 10:07 am
Thanks for visiting
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Thank you Angela for sharing this video, it is nothing like you see in the movies. I now know what to look out for when I am around water with a bunch of people. I had no idea that one could drown that quickly!
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Thank you for sharing!
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Very important video for every one to watch. Thank you for sharing.
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You have no idea how timely this video is…a little 16 month old toddler in the next neighborhood to me drowned this week in the family pool. We are all in shock and mourning, what a tragic accident. Having seen a person drown when I was in my teens you are so right it is nothing like in the movies. Thank you Angela for posting this vidieo.
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Thanks for this! This is a video every parent/grandparent/caregiver needs to see!
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