BrianK wrote:
> If you consider the distance of any deck from the sea, it's rather like
> an inexperienced person performing a high dive. If they don't manage to
> break the surface tension of the sea, it's like making a high dive into
> solid concrete. Something is going to get broken. Add to this shock if
> the water is very cold and it is a rare case indeed that there is
> survival. If injury from the fall doesn't render the individual unable
> to swim effectively, the shock of cold water can cause the mouth to
> involuntarily open for some. Drowning is another possibility. If the
> fall is not fatal, but results in a broken arm or leg that's not good.
> Efforts to swim can signal sharks as they are attuned to the swim
> patterns of the injured.
One thing I noticed on a couple of people who were pulled out of the
water; each of them had a collapsed lung. I assume, this is from the
impact of hitting the water. They are lucky they lived.
Becca
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