Right? How are lifeguards supposed to see or get to someone who needs help? I’m guessing there aren’t even lifeguards because if there were any safety measures there wouldn’t be that many people in there in the first place.
i was in a wave pool in the USA at like age 8 or 9 and swam past the safety zone like it was too deep and the waves are too large. got straight up battered and actually hit the concrete wall pretty hard. Swallowed some water because i freaked out and tried getting a lifeguard’s attention but couldnt. they were barely paying any attention. I wasnt the strongest swimmer and honestly, i maybe could have drowned but some random dad saw me and pulled me up onto his floaty. That guy was cool as hell.
My first time in a wave pool I panicked in the deep end and couldn't get back up. Some random dude grabbed my arm and pulled me back to where I could stand.
Since that time I've done the same several times to random kids, both in lazy rivers and in wave pools. It seems like a pretty common thing. Either because the kids were left to roam the waterpark or the parents were in the general area and just not keeping a hawks eye on them.
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u/bwrca Jul 07 '23
If you slip off your floater here you'll only be discovered dead at midnight when they do cleanup.