Don't see any point starting a new thread and this one is as good as any to add it to but lots of recent reports in the last week when we had our summer about people drowning from cold water shock or generally getting into trouble when swimming
I'm guessing this isn't a new thing but there do seem to be more reports about deaths, just wonder if the numbers have gone up or whether it's just reported more.
Regarding the cold water shock I remember as a kid at primary school having to go swimming in the school swimming pool which was outdoors and obviously back in those days not heated (bless kids of today as no doubt it would affect their mental wellbeing)
Can't remember what time of year we had to start going in it but it was fucking freezing
Don't remember anyone getting cold water shock though
On a similar vein i've always avoided getting straight out of a sauna / steam room and jumping into the cold plunge pool at about 2 degrees as i've always said that IMO it can't be good for you and surely opens you up to having a heart attack etc but the guys in the sauna maintain that it's good for you
Anyway the real point in posting is this in relation to people drowning in water, this was on the local news about a woman drowning and her husband being critically ill after going into the sea at Rossall beach which is just South of Fleetwood and North of Blackpool
This is something that has been on the news for as long as I can remember as they went into the sea to help rescue their fucking dog
Oh and as usual the dog managed to get out and is OK
Dogs are far better swimmers than people yet people still risk and lose their lives trying to rescue them
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