Esqueçam o gritos de pedido de ajuda e o chapinhar/gesticular, um afogamento é, na maior parte das vezes, silencioso.
Um artigo interessante para ler no início de mais uma época balnear, principalmente para quem tem filhos.
(…) It is the number two cause of accidental death in children, age 15 and under (just behind vehicle accidents) – of the approximately 750 children who will drown next year, about 375 of them will do so within 25 yards of a parent or other adult. In ten percent of those drownings, the adult will actually watch them do it, having no idea it is happening (source: CDC).
Via John Gruber