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Saw this today and I thought I'd pass it on.
"The Saturday before Easter, two colleagues, Shelly Darling, 34, and Elizabeth Whipple, 41, visited Lake Tuscaloosa to soak up the sun on a family dock. A few hours later, family members discovered the women's possessions, but saw no sign of the Alabama sunbathers. They called the police and after a search, their bodies were found in the lake. When recovering them, a rescuer felt a jolt of electricity.
According to AL.com, the autopsies revealed the two women died of electric shock drowning, a lesser known cause of drowning.
Electric shock drowning happens when electricity from a dock, boat, pool, hot tub or marina seeps into the water and electrifies it. As swimmers enter the water the electricity paralyzes their muscles, causing them to drown. What's more, trying to rescue someone experiencing electric shock drowning remains difficult because anyone entering the water receives a disabling stun.
While many people remain unaware of electric shock drowning, Jimmy Johnson learned more about it than he ever wanted. Last year, his 15-year-old daughter, Carmen, died when she was swimming in a lake near the family dock, which was trickling electricity into the water.
"If I would have known this could happen, or heard about it before — I am not sure if this would have happened to my daughter," he told TODAY.
Since then, he's worked to increase awareness surrounding electric shock drowning.
"This happens a lot more than people think," he said. "There is no telling how many drownings there are caused by electric shock drowning."
Here's the link:'Deadly combination': 2 Alabama women die of electric shock drowning
Never even realized this before. Stay Safe!
"The Saturday before Easter, two colleagues, Shelly Darling, 34, and Elizabeth Whipple, 41, visited Lake Tuscaloosa to soak up the sun on a family dock. A few hours later, family members discovered the women's possessions, but saw no sign of the Alabama sunbathers. They called the police and after a search, their bodies were found in the lake. When recovering them, a rescuer felt a jolt of electricity.
According to AL.com, the autopsies revealed the two women died of electric shock drowning, a lesser known cause of drowning.
Electric shock drowning happens when electricity from a dock, boat, pool, hot tub or marina seeps into the water and electrifies it. As swimmers enter the water the electricity paralyzes their muscles, causing them to drown. What's more, trying to rescue someone experiencing electric shock drowning remains difficult because anyone entering the water receives a disabling stun.
While many people remain unaware of electric shock drowning, Jimmy Johnson learned more about it than he ever wanted. Last year, his 15-year-old daughter, Carmen, died when she was swimming in a lake near the family dock, which was trickling electricity into the water.
"If I would have known this could happen, or heard about it before — I am not sure if this would have happened to my daughter," he told TODAY.
Since then, he's worked to increase awareness surrounding electric shock drowning.
"This happens a lot more than people think," he said. "There is no telling how many drownings there are caused by electric shock drowning."
Here's the link:'Deadly combination': 2 Alabama women die of electric shock drowning
Never even realized this before. Stay Safe!
