Water Safety

Today we learned about water. I learned many things from Whaia Moe. It was really fun and some parts were sad. If you are in the water NEVER hold someone. The story was that there were three boys and they were playing the person to hold their breath the longest. They played that and got jealous because the other boy kept on winning so they held him under the water and he couldn't breath so the lifeguards told everyone to get out because of those 2 boys. They called the ambulance and on the way to hospital he past away. It was a really sad story and they didn't mean to do it or end it like this. I learned to NEVER EVER do that to anyone. Don't panic when you are in danger just put one hand up and shout for help. Float on your back and don't fight the current or else you won't have that much energy to swim back. How to identify a rip. It will look rough and dark. Most people drowned in it and never fight it. You can break a bone if you bomb, manu and other dangerous things. It happen to a boy when he broke the swimming school rules and broke is neck. I have learned a lot and learned to never do it or try it. I had a fun program.