Do you think more people who drown, can swim or can't?

I'd imagine you are right, although imagine it also depends on whereabouts in the world you live. In the UK i'd hazard a guess that 75% of those born in the UK can swim, whereas in many parts of the world it will be considerably less than that.

The middle of a desert seems safest to me, if people fear drowning

Definitely the former in my view.

More people commit suicide by drowning than drown by accident according to here:


http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=5399

As far as I know, the nearest I have come to dying is by drowning. I can swim. You take 'calculated risks',well I did.

I believe it's not a painful way to go. You just go to sleep.

I don't swim in the sea anymore, it's too dangerous.

You only have to take in a bit of water and start choking and it's a long way back to the beach.

Mt mate got caught in a current in the sea and took him right out.

That's another hazard to swimming in the sea.

Easily done, paulypaul. I remember the panic rising one time when in the sea at Tenerife. Got back to shore at the end of my strength and had been buffeted against the bottom by breaking waves as the beach shelved. This was a good 30 years ago when I was much fitter and more foolish than I am now.

I believe it's not a painful way to go. You just go to sleep. Dr Crippen

I have to disagree, we are fighting for breath the pain in our lungs is agony, which only stops when we pass out.

Oh you're doing it wrong U/R.

You're supposed to breath in the water.

My mate nearly drowned in a bowl of muesli...




Got dragged under by a strong currant.

No on around to give him an Alpen hand?

Oh you're doing it wrong U/R.

You're supposed to breath in the water.

that only works for fish Dr Crippen, I am not one

sb

Dec 29, 2019 -- 7:45PM, Dr Crippen wrote:

I believe it's not a painful way to go. You just go to sleep.

Your belief is clearly wrong. Try water boarding or simulated drowning. Let us know how it went.

I think its more a case of people panicking which ultimately mean they breath harder and faster

All about keeping your head and not panicking?

I also think swimming is instinctive, I honestly think if you jumped of a boat into the sea and let your instinct take over you'd have no problems, all about confidence as well

Like I told U/R you're doing it wrong det'r.

Simply breath in the water and you'll be off like a log before you know it.

It'd be painful for a short time though dr?

You don't just go to sleep, instinct to survive kicks in but its to late

Or your on the wind up?

ISIS were drowning people in cages, they were not trying to be humane.

Dec 29, 2019 -- 10:30PM, Dr Crippen wrote:

Like I told U/R you're doing it wrong det'r.Simply breath in the water and you'll be off like a log before you know it.

I see. Will keep that in mind if i ever wish to go to permanent sleep.

Or your on the wind up?

No read it a short while back, it said once you can't hold your breath any longer and you have to breath in you just go off into a sleep.

I'd post the link but I've lost it.

have to breath in the water, that should be.

Some accounts here:

https://www.ranker.com/list/what-does-it-feel-like-to-drown/katherine-ripley

I think I'd prefer to drown myself with a bottle of whiskey.

Or a barrel of Malmsey wine

drowning seems like a terrible way to go, not quick and the panicking would be intense

One of the biggest regrets of my life is not having learned to swim. From as far back as I can remember, just being in two or three feet of water scared the dirt out of me, I've always been terrified of water. I'm now in my 60s and nothing has changed, it isn't gonna happen now. I can only imagine the joy, not to mention the health benefits, derived from swimming but there you go.

Life eh?