The rescuer on the shore has great powers, on inland waters it is worse. But there are still those who say: “What do you want me to do, I have driven over 600 kilometers here and I can’t take a bath?!” Patrick Wiklak, lifeguard, talks about the tragic season and why people are drowning.
Patrick Wiklak is the WOPR coordinator for the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Katarzyna Swiercińska, “Wprost”: The middle of summer vacation is over, with a balance of 61 drownings in July and 87 in June …
This season is tragic, you have to tell yourself. This is why I renew my call to swim only in designated areas, because drowning is rare there.
Well, we just keep talking about it, and people still drown. In July, I was on the Baltic Sea, just in those windy days, the red flag was hung out all my vacation. Even though I love water, I didn’t take a bath, but I saw people go to sea. And I confess, looking at them, it occurred to me that maybe I would also come in …
At that time I was also on the Baltic Sea. And I didn’t go into the water either.
Or you could, because as a lifeguard you can swim much better than most sunbathers.
That’s why I don’t go because, besides my skills, I also know how dangerous such rough seas are. No one raises a red flag in vain. I also love the water, I spend every vacation near the water, but even then I didn’t go to the sea. Speaking colloquially, I will not be “Janusz”.
Source: Wprost
