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To: milford421

The thing is that seasoned citizens are usually able to swim or at least float on their own. They might not be fast anymore, but they know how to tread water and don't usually panic.


52 posted on 10/02/2005 2:27:31 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: RightWhale

I think you're right...another poster has weather conditions...all seemed fine.

Dunno on this one...really, really sad.


63 posted on 10/02/2005 2:31:50 PM PDT by milford421
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To: RightWhale
The thing is that seasoned citizens are usually able to swim or at least float on their own. They might not be fast anymore, but they know how to tread water and don't usually panic.

It's a catch 22 situation. Treading water/swimming expends energy and increases the loss of body heat which speeds up hypothermia. Having a life vest on or something that floats and clinging to it and other people is the best way to preserve body heat.

Of course the shock of the cold water would be enough to raise certain folks BP and heart rate to cardiac arrest levles.

God bless them all.

135 posted on 10/02/2005 4:14:05 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (Disbar Ronnie Earl for running an extortion racket out of the DA's office)
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