Posted on 07/14/2011 6:24:44 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
A man died and a lifeguard was left in critical condition after they passed out doing underwater breath-holding exercises in a crowded swimming pool.
Horrified families looked on as Bohdan Vitenko and Jonathan Proce, both 21, were found face down in 3ft of water at the Lyons Pool in Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York.
They were practicing techniques similar to those used in military training.
Both men were taken to Richmond University Medical Center after they were rescued from the crowded pool at 8.25am.
Officials confirmed Vitenko died at 9.45am while Proce, who works as a lifeguard for a pool in another borough, was still in a critical condition. Proce's uncle Jerrier Atassi told the New York Daily News: 'We're very surprised about what happened because Jonathan is a very accomplished swimmer.'
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The Legacy (1978)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079450/plotsummary
I saw that movie when I was about 10 (1980) and it was scary as heck.
You are referring to the pool scene eh?
Magician/stuntman David Blaine held his breath for an outlandish length of time a few years ago after saturating his lungs with oxygen.
It is amazing today how people speculate with NO facts.
>>It is amazing today how people speculate with NO facts.<<
Who are you talking about?
This is not “similar” to military training.
Medical researchers feel that many pool deaths, classified as drownings, are really the result of shallow-water blackout. Most occur in male adolescents and young adults attempting competitive endurance breath-holding, frequently on a dare.
Yep.
I figured that was the movie of which you were thinking.
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