2 American Navy Seals are declared deceased today after one fell into the Gulf of Aden and the second one jumped in in an attempt to rescue.
I live in a landlocked country. Never really experienced oceans or the water.
The 2 seals fell during the night time. Pitch black. But couldn’t they just yell and the other members could immediately shine a flashlight on them? I know I am missing something here.
Why are chances of surviving very slim when you fall into the ocean? I would assume you can still swim. Is the main cause of death that you will be drifted away by the ocean waves and cannot be located?
Would chances of survival significantly increase if you fell into the ocean during daytime? Surely even with the naked eye you can still see the victim before they are carried off by ocean waves?
Thank you.
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Mate really? How can we describe something to you that you can’t even imagine as you have never experienced oceans or large bodies of water. It’s cold, it’s dark, and you must spend a lot of energy to simply exist on top of the water. Especially in the dark and you cannot see the waves, all it takes is one catching you by surprise and there goes all of your oxygen and a lungful of salty water. Being lost at sea is completely different to being lost at land, the risks are incredibly higher because of the risks life said. Have you ever closed your eyes and tried walking in unfamiliar territory? It’s almost impossible, the same exists for swimming with the added consequence of a vast drain of energy and a high likelihood of dying.
You definitely have a better chance if you fall in during the day, but it depends on circumstances. The people in the boat might not see you fall in, and it’s very hard to spot a person in the water. If the boat is going at any decent speed it would be gone before you even resurface, and there is no chance of them hearing you.
In both night and day time drifting makes it very hard to survive and be rescued in the water
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