Rescue mission turns tragic as KDF soldier and his two sons drown

Image result for quarryingSwimming is the most dangerous thing to do according to new research by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

The bodies of a soldier and his two sons were Wednesday retrieved from a quarry filled with rainwater in Thika after they drowned Tuesday evening.
Sergeant James Kobia drowned after jumping into the pool while attempting to rescue his two sons, aged seven and 11. The two drowned as they were swimming in a pool of water at the Barracks Grounds in Makongeni.
Police said the two slid into the quarry full of water and believed to be 30 feet deep drowning.
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When the father was informed of the incident he used a tyre to jump into the pull of water in efforts to rescue his sons but also drowned.
It was until Wednesday when the bodies were retrieved by personnel from the Kenya Defence Forces Disaster Response Unit and taken to Defence Forces Memorial Hospital mortuary in Nairobi.

RESCUE

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We often rely on our instincts but our instinctive response to sudden immersion in cold water – gasping, thrashing and swimming hard – is potentially a killer. It increases chances of water entering your lungs, increases the strain on your heart, cools the skin further and lets air escape from any clothing, which then reduces buoyancy.

“Although it’s counter-intuitive, the best immediate course of action in that situation is to fight your instinct and try to float, just for a short time. The effects of cold water shock will pass quite quickly, within 60-90 seconds. Floating for this short time will let you regain control of your breathing and your survival chances will greatly increase.

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