I was a lifeguard in high school. No WAY would I try to rescue anyone without the proper equipment - especially a drug addict as you have NO IDEA how they are going to react. People in the water will grab you in a bear hug and you can’t get out of it - you both sink.
HOWEVAH- if that happens, PINCH them H A R D and they will let go. Don’t stop the pinch until they open their arms.
I never heard of the pinch trick for letting go.
Learn stuff here all the time.
I was thinking about that re: Obama’s chef drowning, and Barry’s injuries.
“No WAY would I try to rescue anyone without the proper equipment”
And possibly being entangled in underwater vines, too.