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Re:Ghost Boat with Garmin GPS Leads Father-Son Duo to Man Ov... by mb7733 on Monday February 06, 2023 @09:59AM (#34678215)
This has nothing to do with trained cold water swimmers. Your figure is just completely off. 15C water does not kill people in three minutes. It does not cause cardiac arrest. An average person could last hours at that temperature. See the well cited link I provided.

Lying to people to try and encourage safe behaviour isn't wise. The truth is good enough.

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Re:Ghost Boat with Garmin GPS Leads Father-Son Duo to Man Ov... by willyt on Monday February 06, 2023 @04:13PM (#34684414)
https://rnli.org/safety/know-the-risks/cold-water-shock
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Re:Ghost Boat with Garmin GPS Leads Father-Son Duo to Man Ov... by taskforcegemini on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @01:13AM (#34704752)
he did say what brings that number down (it's an average). and yes, jumping/falling into cold water can lead to shock/cardiac arrest
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