Kid probably swims extremely well in surf and it probably a lot safer without a life jacket, if he knows how to dive under waves; meanwhile in the water with a life jacket on, he can’t dive under, can’t control his position and he is more likely to be tumbled by the waves badly and get a broken neck on a sand bar.
The safest alternative is staying out of the water, next is learning proper water skills and he is doing it with plenty of people around, yes they may not see an incident, but same in a busy pool, kids can quietly drown, but probably not this kid.
Little nippers programme in Australia has groups of kids swimming, paddling etc in surf all the time, and they are lifejacket free
Ah yes, in your very likely scenario I’d say it plays out like this: Kid swims to the surface, rescues dad by putting him back on the board and brings him to shore, becomes head lifeguard at age 18, then wins Hawaiian triple crown of surfing 10 years in a row.
I love how willfully ignorant people like you are. Experienced skydiver jumped to his death by forgetting his parachute. Plenty of surfers have been knocked unconscious. But go on with your “it can happen to anyone but me” attitude.
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u/Yehoshua_ANA_EHYEH 14d ago
Can confirm, easier to hold down, smaller lungs.