As the UK hots up, more people are taking to open waterways to cool off - and this has resulted in tragic accidents.
lost his life after getting into trouble while swimming
He said:"The predominant factor for that is, we believe, because more people are staying at home and migrating to the coast and to inland waters when it gets hot - and that unfortunately is resulting in tragedies of people drowning."Mr Gofton said the most important thing was to go to a lifeguarded beach or aqua park, to always try to go with friends and keep each other safe, and in open water not to go too deep and stay close to the edge or shoreline.
Although the ambient temperature, especially this summer, has been hot, water takes a long time to heat up and sometimes if a person jumps into cold water an involuntary action occurs that involves a gulp of air which sometimes leads to also swallowing water and on occasion, to drowning.
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