Unless you are a good swimmer and a trained lifeguard, jumping in to save someone is insane!
People drowning panic, in their panic they will grab on to anyone that is attempting to rescue them (which is why knowing how to approach a drowning person is vital). An unskilled rescuer is likely to drown as well.
The best you can do is toss them a rope or something that will float that they can hang on to until help arrives.
May not be the popular opinion on this site today, but sometimes reality has to be accepted.
Agreed!
You will never get many people here to accept reality.
You are of course correct. Police officers typically are not trained to be lifeguards.
“Unless you are a good swimmer and a trained lifeguard, jumping in to save someone is insane!”
Absolutely correct. (Yeah, I had the lifeguard training and was a lifeguard many years ago.) If there is a pole or rope long enough to let him grab onto, use it. If there is any object available that can float, throw it to him. But don’t ever jump in yourself.
Anyone who says different is a Darwin Award wannabe.