"-rick-" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

Don't forget: How to manage a MOB who's panicking, ready to grab anything
(or anyone), and threatens to sink YOU if you're in the water. Lifeguards
are trained to deal with this, although sometimes the victim's strong
enough to still cause trouble. Then, lifeguards improvise.

That's a good point. I fished a big stupid jet skier out of the Columbia
river who fought me as I tried to get him in the boat. Maybe he thought I
was going to abandon his sinking POS jet ski instead of towing it in.
This was in the middle of the shipping channel well after sunset with no
other small boats on the river. The moron wouldn't even take a warm
blanket or a shot of hot coffee after I got him in the boat.


Last summer, a lifeguard at our town beach was the target of "attempted
death" from a swimmer he was helping. The lifeguard apparently had a choice
of death or success, and slugged the swimmer. Then, he hauled him onto the
beach. The swimmer called the cops. The cops told the swimmer there were too
many witnesses to his stupidity. The incident went away.

-rick- wrote:

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


Don't forget: How to manage a MOB who's panicking, ready to grab
anything (or anyone), and threatens to sink YOU if you're in the
water. Lifeguards are trained to deal with this, although sometimes
the victim's strong enough to still cause trouble. Then, lifeguards
improvise.


That's a good point. I fished a big stupid jet skier out of the
Columbia river who fought me as I tried to get him in the boat. Maybe
he thought I was going to abandon his sinking POS jet ski instead of
towing it in. This was in the middle of the shipping channel well after
sunset with no other small boats on the river. The moron wouldn't even
take a warm blanket or a shot of hot coffee after I got him in the boat.

Actaully, that is a realitively common occurrence when someone is
drowning. Years ago, when I took life guard training, we had to
practice varrious manuevers to elude someone if they attempted to attack
the would be rescuer.

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:03:15 -0700, -rick- wrote:

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

Don't forget: How to manage a MOB who's panicking, ready to grab anything
(or anyone), and threatens to sink YOU if you're in the water. Lifeguards
are trained to deal with this, although sometimes the victim's strong enough
to still cause trouble. Then, lifeguards improvise.

That's a good point. I fished a big stupid jet skier out of
the Columbia river who fought me as I tried to get him in
the boat. Maybe he thought I was going to abandon his
sinking POS jet ski instead of towing it in. This was in
the middle of the shipping channel well after sunset with no
other small boats on the river. The moron wouldn't even
take a warm blanket or a shot of hot coffee after I got him
in the boat.

Sounds like a good time to practice 'catch and release'.
--
John H

On Aug 8, 7:09 am, animal05 wrote:
-rick- wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

Don't forget: How to manage a MOB who's panicking, ready to grab
anything (or anyone), and threatens to sink YOU if you're in the
water. Lifeguards are trained to deal with this, although sometimes
the victim's strong enough to still cause trouble. Then, lifeguards
improvise.

That's a good point. I fished a big stupid jet skier out of the
Columbia river who fought me as I tried to get him in the boat. Maybe
he thought I was going to abandon his sinking POS jet ski instead of
towing it in. This was in the middle of the shipping channel well after
sunset with no other small boats on the river. The moron wouldn't even
take a warm blanket or a shot of hot coffee after I got him in the boat.

Actaully, that is a realitively common occurrence when someone is
drowning. Years ago, when I took life guard training, we had to
practice varrious manuevers to elude someone if they attempted to attack
the would be rescuer.- Hide quoted text -

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A few years back when I lived closer to the sound we used to go out at
night in very small boats. We used to tie a rescue whistle and a
standard flare to each pfd. With us, if one was over board it probably
meant all of us were so we had specific training for the kids.
Specifically, they were not to look for me, the idea was, if I was
unable to help myself, they probably coudld not do much for me either
just because I am so much bigger. They were advised to make their way
to shore/safety, and then initiate a rescue from there. Also taught
them not to focus on one point on shore, just swim toward shore.
Swimming to a point can get you in trouble especially if you are in
moving water. Just my observations, being a self taught boater in the
sound and on the river.

wrote:

Also taught
them not to focus on one point on shore, just swim toward shore.
Swimming to a point can get you in trouble especially if you are in
moving water. Just my observations, being a self taught boater in the
sound and on the river.


Good advice in a river, but not so in the ocean, specifically in rip
tides. Many people that drwon from rip tides try to swim back to the
beach, which is directly against the current. The best way out of a rip
tide is swimming parallel to the beach :-)