Excellent article, Geary. Since I live in an area with a lot of rivers and lakes, and because we manage the Wild and Scenic section of the Rogue River in Oregon, I'm passing this on to our folks.
I think we had half a dozen or so drownings in the Rogue last year by people who did one of the stupidest things they can do...get on the river without a life jacket. I get really angry with parents who let their kids do that. When they are questioned about it, they almost always say that they had flotation devices in the boat. That's all well and good and it follows state law, but when you're falling into or you boat tips over into a cold, fast-running river believe me, there's no time to find your flotation device. You'd better be wearing it. Louise From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 10:35:52 -0500 Subject: [Texascavers] Article on drowning Folks, Here is an outstanding article on drowning and how to recognize it. Most importantly, actual drowning don’t look like drowning depicted on TV and in the movies. Since many cavers are around water or in water caves, I thought this would be a good article to review. May save a life. http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/ Make sure that you view the video at the end of the article, it has some footage of a young kid trying to drown. Geary
