moosedrool
climber
lost, far away from Poland
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 7, 2014 - 10:42pm PT
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Update:
The term "possible drowning" in Hume Lake entered the news.
False alarm?
Let's hope.
Andrzej
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landcruiserbob
Trad climber
PUAKO, BIG ISLAND Kohala Coast
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Recently I had a situation while completing my 2 mile ocean swim here in Hawaii.Quick back ground, I'm a waterman, swim, surf, SUP, Kite, competitive open ocean swim races, regularly free dive to 100ft, & can hold my breath for 3.5-4 min.
None of the above mattered when I was in the middle of my ocean swim on a big trade wind day with an unusual wnw swell creating a crazy chop. I was out in the deep blue doing my bilateral breathing when I took a breath on my left side & inhaled salt water. Immediately my windpipe closed, and I couldn't take in any air.... I felt my heart rate go through the roof, I decided the only thing that would save me was to calm down and get on my back. I floated for about 15 min and I was finally able to swim the mile back.
Anyone can drown.... I've recovered four bodies over the years; drowning is ugly.
aloha and be well
RG
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Spooky story Cruiserbob. Glad you stayed cool. From one waterman to another, stay safe out there.
Scott
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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...doing my bilateral breathing when I took a breath on my left side & inhaled salt water. Immediately my windpipe closed, and I couldn't take in any air.... I really hate that, even when it's just a very minor inhalation - unnerving for sure. Sometimes I'll bail on the bilateral on days with a prevailing wind, but that doesn't do much good for chop.
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T.J.
climber
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Define swimming...moving water? yes!
Kayaker.
Or however you make that noun an adjective... ??? ;-)
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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7 people dorwned in the last week here. A common denominator - cold water. Supposedly the sudden immersion in cold water can cause an involuntary inhalation. Now with the lungs more filled with water, the body will sink rather than float.
Very sad incident near my house. A drunk middle aged man was at the local swimming hole. A chant arose from the crowd to jump from the high rocks. After a bit, he did. He never came up.
Yet swiming is socially acceptable and there is little public pressure to forbid water sports - but lots of signage to outlaw jumping. Perhpas that is the approach we should take with climb. Climb what you wat, butdecking is forbidden.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Moose I recently lost a friend because of the ocean.
He drowned during his surf session.. poor guy was only 20yrs old.
swimming in the ocean can be very daunting!
I get pretty scared when a swell is big and it's not even sunrise yet!
respect H2O!
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moosedrool
climber
lost, far away from Poland
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2014 - 10:15pm PT
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The Fresno Bee reported that the body of the drowned man has been found today.
Condolences to the family.
Andrzej
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Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
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Please read Fritz's post carefully.
Drowning doesn't look like drowning.
I'm a fish. Grew up swimming in the tropical oceans, competitive swimmer, surfer and kayaker. At 11 yo I spent about 90 seconds being tumbled in Tenaya creek. Near death experience and everything. Turns out that we can't can't breathe underwater.
Kayaking is horrifying. It goes from a day at the beach to Vietnam in 2 seconds. I'm amazed how many river guides don't learn what drowning really looks like.
Also, there is such a thing as delayed drowning. Lookitup.
I spend a lot of time drown-proofing my 5 year old son.
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