- Hi, I'm Ranger Jones
and I work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
out at Proctor Lake.
Today we're gonna be going over the five things
that you should remember
if you come across somebody in a drowning situation.
Number one is gonna be to reach for them.
Anything long you could reach for them
and pull them back in.
You could use a stick, a paddle.
You could use anything long.
A pool noodle.
Number two would be, to throw something to them.
Anything that floats, like a beach ball, a cooler,
some life jackets, anything.
Throw it out to them, if it reaches them
and they can grab on to them, that could save their life.
Number three, is to row out to them.
If you see a canoe or a kayak on the beach,
make sure you're wearing your life jacket
and you could possibly row out to them
or even if you see a boat out in the lake
you could wave them down
and you could have them go save them.
So, so far we have reach, throw, row.
Number four is, don't go.
The reason why we tell people
not to go out to a drowning victim
is because when you go out to them
the number one thing that they're gonna wanna do,
is they're gonna wanna pull you down,
because they're going to want to get up for air.
So, if you go out to them and they pull you down
you're gonna drown also.
So that's gonna make two drownings
and we want both of you to go home safe.
So, so far we have:
reach, throw, row,
don't go and number five is call for help.
By calling for help you could call 911,
you could call your parents.
If you see anybody on the beach you could yell for them.
Have them come help.
Calling for help is really important.
So thanks for watching
and make sure next time you're at the lake
to always remember those five things
and always wear your life jacket.