Related PSA that drowning doesn't look like drowning [0] — people don't yell, splash, and wave like you might expect and is "almost always a deceptively quiet event".

[0] https://slate.com/technology/2013/06/rescuing-drowning-child...

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cogman10 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

1 more PSA, Drowning is the #1 cause of death for people with autism. It generally happens when the person is being supervised by someone not their parents.

If you are taking care of someone with autism around water, be super aware of that.

A child with autism is 160x more likely to die from drowning vs the general population [1]

[1] https://nationalautismassociation.org/resources/autism-safet...

	▲	rcakebread 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		It's one of the leading causes of death, not the #1.

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fsniper 7 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There was a website where you were looking for drowning people in different situations. It was very informative and eye opening.

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jcalx 7 days ago | parent [-]

Spot The Drowning Child [0] if we're thinking of the same one — lifeguarding is a hard job!

[0] http://spotthedrowningchild.com/

	▲	fsniper 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Thank you! That's the one. I can't spot any of them and feel really bad

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ethan_smith 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Key drowning indicators include: head low in water with mouth at water level, head tilted back, eyes glassy/empty/closed, vertical position without leg movement, hyperventilating/gasping, and attempting to swim but making no forward progress.