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Reply to "When did you stop using life vests around water?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have never done life jackets for active swimming but we were just at the beach and I was surprised how many I saw. The ocean is a different beast. If I had this to do over with my kids I think I would do life jackets in the ocean until they were able to pass our pool’s swim test — for our kids that’s 6/7, but they’re great swimmers.[/quote] This is really dumber because people die in freshwater at a vastly greater rate. I grew up in the south and have a pool, I don’t think bodies of water are inherently dangerous with the proper precautions. In lakes, that includes a life jacket at almost all times. Even as an adult I use one.[/quote] Lakes can be huge drowning hazards because many have trees and vegetation not far below the surface that can trap you and pull you down even if the surface is calm. For example, the lake the actress Naya Rivera drowned in. [/quote]
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