Have humans become such wimps that we cannot take any chances.
Read the back story and then form an opinion.
There is a limit to the chances I will subject a one-year-old to.
Just as people are required to have accident insurance, etc., for land vehicles, they should have insurance for these types of water “excursions”. Not sure if they do, but it should cost them something for this. 150k$ would be good.
No competent parent would put their very young children in a life threatening “adventure” for what amounts to their own narcissistic gratification.
I got blasted for saying something similar the other day - looks like we have become a nation of part-time "rugged individualists" and anything can be a source of "indignant outrage" because of "the chirrun".
The same folks will also believe in the Constitution to include the non-existent "Noble Cause" clause when it suits their views...