Charles
Actually... the cold water doesn't make you ingest the water. Most drowning
deaths in cold water are caused from fatigue, because the victims do not
remember to breathe deeply enough to replace their body's oxygen. Anytime
I'm out on the lake in cold weather, I try to bring up that subject with the
guy in the back.

*Note to self... after reformatting computers... refill the kill-file.


Are you sure of what you are saying. I have my info from a researcher
(professor) on the topic. The body when it hits cold water there is a shudder
reaction. This can cause you to ingest many litres of water. This is quite
dangerous and cause you to drown. It doesn't happen in all cases to the same
extent. It could cause a strong swimmer to drown. That same swimmer if he
folows your reasoning would think he would have to be fatigued in order to
drown. After learning this i always wear a pfd in the canoe..
Read about drowning a lot of times the individual jus disappears below the
surface.