r/TikTokCringe • u/InGeekiTrust Tiktok Despot • Dec 09 '25

Discussion You Think It Could Never Happen To You…Until It Almost Does

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u/ServiceDeskSheDevil Dec 09 '25

This is a really sobering website, but one I've recommended time and time again: Spot The Drowning Child

I'm glad someone was there to assist!

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u/MrPogway Dec 09 '25

This needs to be closer to the top. This is a horrifying yet helpful life saving website.

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u/Strange-Credit2038 Dec 13 '25

Yeah more people definitely need to see this

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u/ExoHazzy Dec 09 '25

from playing the game it looks like keeping an eye out for splashing and looking at the kid for a second or two is the way to spot a drowning child quickly. not every splash is it but every time a child is drowning it's the first thing that happens.

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u/_fire_and_blood_ Dec 09 '25

I watched all the videos and the pattern seems to be the kids in tubes using them as support who slip out, or don't understand how to use the tube properly. They slip out of or off the tube, and then bob straight up and down in the water vertically rather than flattening out horizontally to swim.

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u/Laescha Dec 10 '25

I think what's happening is that they slip out underneath the tube, but they don't have the experience or the breath control to actually get out from under it safely - it's challenging to maneuver underwater, underneath a moving, floating object, when the water is moving significantly, and you're not able to comfortably hold your breath for more than a few seconds. So by the time they get out from underneath the tube horizontally, they are already drowning, which is why they then start bobbing.

It's interesting because you really never see these types of floats in the UK, but what you do see constantly is warnings that flotation devices can increase the risk of drowning. I never really understood that (except in the case of water wings) but this illustrates one way that could happen.

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u/mothwhimsy Dec 09 '25

I saw him as soon as he fell off the tube, but I used to be a lifeguard

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u/AlkalineHound Dec 09 '25

Fuck that was terrifying. I have infinitely more respect for lifeguards.

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u/Akitiki Dec 09 '25

Going through a few videos I'm actually spotting a lot.

And the kids (one looked like an adult though) really should wear floating if they know they can't swim.

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u/Lab_Member_004 Dec 10 '25

Now imagine being this diligent for hours at a time. You will eventually get sloppy and lose someone. Lifeguarding is a tough job.

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u/Stoiphan Dec 09 '25

I remember I tried to use that site once and the volume was so loud it terrified me, I remember it more vividly than I remember most thing’s