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Funny thing all this softies snowflakes that have to sensor every word to not get offended or grossed out or who knows what are the ones are going to live the hardest times in history....
From the actual story:
"There were double red flag warnings issued before the tragedy occurred, but because the family is not familiar with the area, no one recognized what they meant."
For those unaware, No flag = low risk, Yellow flag = moderate risk, Red flag = High risk, do not swim, Double Red flag = VERY high risk, do not swim or be in the water. Lifeguards are not allowed in the water on double Red flag days due to their own personal risk.
Generally double Red flag days look like the ocean is going to explode on you with large irregular waves. Its visibly unsafe.
Feels like the next generation will not know what have of the words mean. They'd read the new a person was raped and then died and be like - Im not sure i know what any of this means. Anyway, whats for lunch?
His last words were as he was rescuing one, as I recall. He drowned while pulling them to a board and was declared dead on the way to the hospital when CPR failed.
I hate stories like these. We like to celebrate heroics, particularly from family and the like. What stories like these often don't tell you is the mitigating circumstances. Like the fact that there were two red flags out and nobody was supposed to be swimming to begin with. Too often we praise heroics when those heroics were only possible due to earlier incompetence. The praise should be to those who went out, saw the flags, and warned their family not to swim that day because conditions were dangerous, because they didn't put anyone's life at risk.
I’ll tell you something about heroes, the need for a hero is nearly always due to incompetence, neglect, ignorance and sometimes malice. That’s what makes a hero a hero. In this case, they’re all dumb. But I cannot think of a better death for a father. Stupidity be damned.
I can think of so many betters ways to go out than from drowning, at a relatively young age, due to completely preventable circumstances. This story has been circulating for years and all of these repost titles are garbage.
I aspirated less than a cup and I needed to be intubated before being put in a medical coma for two weeks on a respirator. After two weeks they needed to cut into my trachea to keep me on a respirator safely. They were ready to perform the procedure to make the switch when they tested if I could breathe on my own again and apparently it was a real long shot that I would be able to considering my condition, but I got lucky. Now, over two years later I still have breathing and oxygenation issues. All from less than
a cup of fluid that I aspirated.
I was very sick and a coughing fit combined with throwing up stomach acid got me. Thankfully I hadn’t eaten in a few days so I didn’t aspirate any solids, but even just a couple of ounces messed me up big time.
Maybe. No. Can’t be. Actually. No. Impossible. Hell, I’m just gonna come right out and say it- HE RESCUED ONE AT A TIME! Jeez, I can’t believe I figured that one out! 🤦🏻♂️
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