🚨🌊 OPEN WATER SAFETY WARNING 🌊🚨

Following recent open water tragedies across the UK, we're reminding everyone of the dangers of unsupervised open water swimming. A simple conversation today could save a life tomorrow.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents and carers: please take a few minutes to discuss these three important points with your children.

⚠️ 1. Open water is not as safe as it looks • Hidden dangers include cold water shock, strong currents, deep mud, weeds, and underwater obstacles. • Encourage children to use supervised swimming pools wherever possible.

🛟 2. If they get into difficulty, FLOAT TO LIVE • Don't panic or thrash around. • Tilt your head back, keep your ears submerged, and try to control your breathing until help arrives.

🚫 3. Never enter the water to rescue someone • Call 999 immediately. • Use the what3words app 📍 to pinpoint the exact location for emergency services. • Try to reach or throw something to the casualty from a safe position, but never put yourself in danger.

📚 For more water safety advice, visit: 🔗 https://orlo.uk/FgDU6

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