Would u jump in after ur mate

dbnavan

Was talking to a friend last night who told me her son was pulled from a river on Saturday, after jumping in to try end it all, they where both saved thank god, but her son who encountered most difficultly with the current and fire birgade had to rescue him!

It all start when he got a phone from his 'mate' to say he was standing on the bridge and about to jump. Her son was luckily 3-4 minutes away, saw his mate jump as he got there and jumped in after him to save him.

Know I cant swim at all, and people are saying he just should have phone for help. But thats easy to say after the fact.

What would u have done?

RobEire

Depends on the circumstances - sometimes immediate action is required, regardless of the risk, and jumping in to rescue someone is all you can do. Other times a phone call would suffice.

Criticising someone for trying to save another's life is sad indeed.

crazymonkey

don't think anyone can say for sure how they would react till they find themselves in a situation like that,

dbnavan

RobEire wrote:

Depends on the circumstances - sometimes immediate action is required, regardless of the risk, and jumping in to rescue someone is all you can do. Other times a phone call would suffice.

Criticising someone for trying to save another's life is sad indeed.

I didnt criticise him for trying to save another's life but there where easier ways to do it, the current was strong and he wasnt a good swimmer, 1 dead body is better then 2.

I wouldnt jump, only cause I know my limitions!!! 2 dead bodys now thats sad.

Beruthiel

not a PI for you OP

zoro

I'm a very strong swimmer, and a trained lifeguard, so I think I can safely say I'd jump in to help.
Obviously, if you see someone nearby you should order them to call for help before jumping in yourself, or as a last resort, make the call yourself while removing your jacket/shoes. But those wasted seconds could be crucial in getting to your friend in time...

robinph

If there are other people around then I'd jump in and be expecting someone else to do the phoning, if there is no one else about then I'd make the call and then jump in.

Pighead

The question is a no brainer. Of course Pighead would jump in to save his buddy. We're talking about 25 years of thrills and spills and highs and lows and laughs and tears together. Surely thats worth something.

Of course i wouldnt do it if we lived in Ireland as the water would probably be a bit on the cold side. But if we were living in the South of Italy and the water wasn't too deep and i had a pair of inflatable armbands then yes of course i'd jump in. Absolutely.

connundrum

I'd always jump in, don't think I could live with myself if I didn't do it.. but then again like zorro I'm lifeguard trained etc so I wouldn't hold it against someone who couldn't swim for not jumping in themselves. Bad bad situation though..

joejoem

Yes

LegacyUser

I would love to say "yes, I would have had no hesitation in jumping in to save my firends life", but truth be known, I can't swim, and I probabaly would have just done a lot of screaming for help, and made a nuisance of myself by getting in the way of the actual hero!

Lump

Well, I'd probably phone for help, and then jump in. Maybe find a life ring, and bring that too. I nearly drowned when I was a kid. Some bloke ran through about 20 feet of nettles in his shorts to get the life ring. Fair play to the bloke

John

Pigman II

Far be it for me to stand between a friend and their goals.

ballooba

I'd spot them and keep pointing at them until I could call for help or get someone else to. Then find something to put between myself and the person in trouble (if they're still concious) such as a lifering or a stick. Then I would go after them.

I'm water safety trained but didn't ake it as far as lifeguard level.

johnnyrotten

dbnavan wrote:

Was talking to a friend last night who told me her son was pulled from a river on Saturday, after jumping in to try end it all, they where both saved thank god, but her son who encountered most difficultly with the current and fire birgade had to rescue him!

It all start when he got a phone from his 'mate' to say he was standing on the bridge and about to jump. Her son was luckily 3-4 minutes away, saw his mate jump as he got there and jumped in after him to save him.

Know I cant swim at all, and people are saying he just should have phone for help. But thats easy to say after the fact.

What would u have done?

These are the guys who were arrested by the Gardai after they were fished out!

chiller

id definitly jump in after my mate regardless its just something u wouldnt think twice about if that person was a real mate

dbnavan

johnnyrotten wrote:

These are the guys who were arrested by the Gardai after they were fished out!

Dunno where u got that info, untrue

mickymg2003

I cant swim but id give it a shot anyway.

Siogfinsceal

if it was a member of family, a best mate or my boyf id be in there in a flash. Im not a fantastic swimmer but I would try cos if I just stood there and called for help I would always feel guilty.

Eminem

chiller wrote:

id definitly jump in after my mate regardless its just something u wouldnt think twice about if that person was a real mate

I have to a gree with you there . Also i would jump in after a mate if they jumped in .:)

danniemcq

i've jumped in before and i'd jump in again(they weren'yt tryin to "end it all" they just got caught in a real nasty currenbt) , but i am a fairly strong swimmer so i can take most currents and am one lesson off being a lifegaurd so i know what to expect.

the problem with people when they jusmp in is they often don't know the strength of the water and bedore they know it they're even worse off. In that case ring 999. don't risk going in

scuba steve

ya i would, prob ring for help first then jump in

The Real B-man

dbnavan wrote:

Dunno where u got that info, untrue

Just i think he thaught they would have arrested him as it is ilegal to commit suicide stupid law tbh

ballooba

In a situation like this instinct kicks in for the person who is in trouble and they will grab on to anything they can.

I can just picture the scene. You jump in and doggie paddle over... "Dave, Dave I'm such a good mate"... "I'm here to save you"... Dave lunges for you and grabs your arm... you're not so good at doggie paddling with one arm... you both go under.

Jumping in after someone unless you are trained may only make things worse.

6ix

In reality, how would a non-swimmer expect to help the situation by jumping in? They'll just immediately find themselves in a lot of trouble. A non swimmer would have no idea how to take care of themselves, nevermind rescue another.

I've done all the training, and as ballooba said, the first thing the 'victim' will do is try to grab the rescuer (obviously - they're frightened). Even for a strong swimmer, this would cause huge problems.

I don't really know why one would jump in if they absolutely could not swim.

Endurance Man

Ye, id go in for a good mate. A few years ago i was pulled out to see by a strong rip while i was bodyboarding, i was washed around some rocks and landed up on the other side of some cliffs , was horrible. When i got back to my beach i found out my best friend had paddled out after me and got washed onto the rocks, luckily it was just a few cuts.

PS: A lot of you cant swim

Riamfada

It really depends who the mate is. Jumping in would probably result in death so it would have to be a very special friend and there are only three people in the world i would jump in for. But for those three people i would jump in without hesitation

Raphael

crazymonkey wrote:

don't think anyone can say for sure how they would react till they find themselves in a situation like that,

What he said. You really can't be sure.

Sleepy

As a trained lifeguard (though my cert would be 7 years out of date) and strong swimmer I'd go in after a mate. Obviously, if there was a life-ring with rope attached I'd use that first but if it came down to it I'd have no problems diving in after someone (friend or not).

Since so many people gave up their time to train me for the event it'd be pretty ignorant not to at least give it my best try.

I'd echo danniemcq's sentiments though about an unqualified person trying it, without the proper training you could be throwing your life away too. Actually swimming up to someone and carrying them out is the *last* resort in life-saving and pretty much everything you saw on Baywatch was rubbish. If you can get a rope / branch / jumper or anything else to stretch to the victim without getting too close to them yourself that's what you do. Remember that one of the largest parts of the life-guarding training is learning "breaks", i.e. how to take control of the situation in the water when a drowning victim manages to get a hold of you in the water.

Mr Magnolia

I would have gone in for a friend and probably for a stranger, this would depend on water conditions unfortunately because I'm a weak swimmer, I would have also needed a life-ring or something along those lines to support the jumper.

projectmayhem

considering my lack of ability in the water, i'd have probably rang

Willymuncher

I don't think so, I can't swim and it'd just end up the two of us dying which would cause a whole lot more grief to people around us, I'd phone for help, it'd be the only thing I could do.

ST*

Stand by and watch. would be sorry I didnt bring popcorn too.

Endurance Man

Shock_treatment wrote:

Stand by and watch. would be sorry I didnt bring popcorn too.

Someone hijacked your account

ST*

Endurance Man wrote:

Someone hijacked your account

left out my emoticons soz

<insert my post here> :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Of course I would jump in, theres no way you would stand there.

Mossy Monk

cant swim so i would ring

TheVan

I'm pretty sure I'd jump in to save someone.

It helps that I'm a pretty strong swimmer so I would be confident in my abilities. I would always make a quick phone call too though (assuming it was possible!)

Steve_o

crazymonkey wrote:

don't think anyone can say for sure how they would react till they find themselves in a situation like that,

Agreed its hard to know!!

Tar.Aldarion

Trained as a lifeguard, but even if I wasn't I would without a shadow of an inkling of a doubt. Doesn't matter if they are a mate or a stranger either tbh.

DonkeyStyle \o/

I can hardly keep myself afloat tbh... they'd be the ones trying to rescue me if I jumped in after them :rolleyes:

I can picture it now...
/me jumps in after shouting "I'll save you!!"
/me flails around in the water
/me sinks right to the bottom
/me drowns while trying to untangle himself from an underwater shopping cart

orangerooster

In like a flash for a few people, not sure about a stranger would depend an awful lot if there was life rings,strength of water etc. But if it was a friend I wouldnt hesitate, I cant say I'm experienced in the water but I can swim, pure lunacy to even try if you cant swim though.

Endurance Man

Cant believe so many of you cant swim , your missing out on a whole lota good times :v: .

Scraggs

i'd jump in a heartbeat to save someone.

Also cant believe so many people cant swim!! Ya really should consider learning, it could save your/someone elses life

Rockee

It would depend how far down the jump was!:D Within reason of course I'd jump in for a friend

Rockee

And of course Id jump in after a stranger! They've got the same bones and blood as a friend or you and I!

seamus

I'm a strong, confident swimmer, so I'd definitely be straight into the water. Whether or not I'd make the phone call or grab a life ring is something that would only be decided in the heat of the moment. Whether I'd end up in difficulties myself is also an uncertainty.

I'd still try though

R0ot

Me and a mate did jump in after another mate, but we've lived beside the river for years and had fallen in many times,

danniemcq

Rockee wrote:

It would depend how far down the jump was!:D

FTW!!!

Mr.Nice Guy

You all should check out the first aid section on the BBC's website as it explains how to handle many situations including a drowning friend:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/first_aid_action/drown_html_video/q1_question.shtml

They even have interactive tests which are fun to do:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/first_aid_action/

Rockee

danniemcq wrote:

FTW!!!

Oooh, dunno...would be like hitting concrete from that height!

danniemcq

nah it was grand, except for the concrete steps you had to clear, along with the odd boat!