when grabbed by a drowing, panicked person, go DOWN, they don’t want to go down, so they will push off of you and you can come up elsewhere. Once they are unconscious, they are safer to handle.
I had this happen to me. I was held out but a tide and couldn’t get in but wasn’t going out either. A friend came to see why I was out there and he panicked and tried to use me as flotation. Luckily we were seen and dragged to shore. DON"T PANIC!
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 12 years ago
when grabbed by a drowing, panicked person, go DOWN, they don’t want to go down, so they will push off of you and you can come up elsewhere. Once they are unconscious, they are safer to handle.
sarafaye over 11 years ago
This is only one of the reasons a lifeguard needs training. A drowning person is very dangerous.
garcalej over 10 years ago
That’s why you always use the rescue buoy. Never try to approach an active drowner.
Quinnnn01 over 8 years ago
Doing that is very dangerous drowning people are dangerous, if they try to flail and grab you, you have to dunk them
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I had this happen to me. I was held out but a tide and couldn’t get in but wasn’t going out either. A friend came to see why I was out there and he panicked and tried to use me as flotation. Luckily we were seen and dragged to shore. DON"T PANIC!