Water Safety

The other day, I witnessed a very scary scene, a scene that unfortunately, happens frequently in the summertime on lakes, rivers and other bodies of water. A man had not properly secured his boat on the shoreline. Unexpectedly, a wind-storm blew in from the west. The intense wind caused the mooring of the boat to break and it started floating out to the middle of the lake. The man, thinking of his boat and not of his own well-being, jumped into the 40 degree water in order to retrieve his possession. It only took a few minutes in that water temperature for hypothermia to set in. As the boat drifted further out, the man found himself in trouble.


Luckily, there was one other boat on the shore and he was rescued from the cold waters. He was saved. I mention this because we are approaching the summer season, which is usually full of many weekend water activities. I hope that this message of a ‘close call’ reminds all of us that our possessions can always be replaced but our life balances within each moment.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

“Be careful where you place your value. Nothing and no one is worth losing your life over.” tc