[Natty Bumppo@frontier.net]

Water temperatures in the low 60s. Without a wet suit, even a strong swimmer can be incapacitated in less than 45 minutes.

Add a little panic, the shock from jumping in unexpectedly, and the energy expended to keep his 3 year-old son’s head above water, it may have been under 30 minutes.

Clearly the Dad saved his son’s life. As tragic as this is, the son will never have to wonder if his Dad loved him.

[Amberdawn]

So sad, RIP.

[Paul R.]

The weight and encumbrance of fully soaked clothing and footwear might well have reduced that time considerably...

(I have some personal (scary) experience with that from my teen years, and I am (or at least was, then) a GOOD swimmer.)

Prayers for all...

[Ancesthntr]

“Clearly the Dad saved his son’s life. As tragic as this is, the son will never have to wonder if his Dad loved him.”

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True. But once old enough, the poor kid is going to feel guilty for the rest of his life.

Thus is profoundly sad, and I hope and pray that God brings comfort to this family.

[Revel]

No one knows if this guy was even a good swimmer. Not everyone just floats when they get in water.