This week at a local lake in the Sherando Virginia State Park there was a 20 year old male who drowned while swimming in the lake. It appears the victim was away from the shore a good distance and people heard a scream but lost sight of the victim right away.
It was reported here in the local newspaper and several people submitted comments and some were about how the Park staff should have used the swimmers in the water to search for the victim and that ALL of the park staff should have been trained in water rescue... I submitted my comments to explain the options available to the staff...
I have seen these drownings 2 to 3 times over the past 7 years and unfortunately the nearest Dive\water rescue team is 30-40 minutes away...
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