Did you know that drownings in British Columbia have been going up since 2011. I learned all about drowning in a course I am taking (bronze medallion). It is teaching me how to save someone and give CPR if they are in need. Once I finish this, and all the other courses my goal is to become a lifeguard. Now back to the subject of drowning I was surprised to hear that 8 out of 10 are men who have drowned. And the ages are between 20-24. I always thought it would be toddlers at the ages between 1-6 but apparently not! Now the reason it is men and at that age is one thing that isn’t surprising, it’s alcohol. They probably just had a bit to much to drink and are fooling around in the water then suddenly it goes too far. Now all of this isn’t to make you sad but to make you aware of the dangers that could happen.

Here is a graph of what is happening from 2012.

You might be wondering where this is taking place so you can be careful in the future. The number one place is natural bodies of water #1 rivers, #2 lakes and #3 ocean. But it is also important to be careful and watch infants around water as they can drown in very little water very fast. For example you have to be careful when your child (0-4) is in the bathtub because that easily happens a lot of the time.

All of this is for your benefit so your safe and also have fun. I recommend learning a little CPR so that if you do see someone drowning you can help and save someone’s life.

I got my statistics from Life Saving B.C. so click Here for more information and here is the article about drowning that I got statistics from.

So be careful swimming and have fun.

Bye for Now!