I had water rescue training with a “victim” that was fighting to stay afloat using the rescuer (me) to climb on.
Essentially you have to grab the person by the chin (they are on their back floating) and you tow them (by hand/arm) around their chin while rescuer kicks to shore. A person in a panic can drown the rescuer.
Precisely. So their pulled under with the sinking of the plane of the assistant holds on to her causing her death. If not by drowning what? Strangulation?