How come even best swimmers drown?

And even the best of swimmers can be caught in a situation that can cause them to drown. Many times from my experience is usually in the ocean when people are off guard or reckless. For example- someone diving straight to the bottom and getting knocked unconscious from hitting their head. read more

The eels seek the cool of the tofu, strongest first, and suffocate — not drown. Or, as the boy begged the waitress at a Maine Lobster restaurant where his parents took him after receiving good news: Please don’t let them make me eat that! Moral: Many kinds of Earth swimmers drown, but there’s only one Oxygen. read more

When this is established (and it comes on very quickly indeed) the drowning person cannot stop drowning or perform voluntary movements to help them survive, such as swimming, waving for help, moving toward a rescuer, or reaching out for a piece of rescue equipment. read more