On one summer day I noticed an older man in a wheelchair enter the pool area. This is not an uncommon occurance so I didn't worry about it at the time. About thirty minutes later, however, I was up on the lifeguard stand watching the patrons and noticed the man near the water about 30 feet away from my lifeguard stand. I assumed that he was simply watching who he had come in with in the water but immediately grew suspicious when he began maneuvering himself out of the chair toward the water's edge.

I immediately blew my whistle at him and told him that we had an opperational mechanical chair that would allow him to enter the pool safely. He looked at me like I was out of my mind and promptly pushed himself into the 5' deep water... Needless to say he instantly started drowning and I went in to save him. The man apparantly survived.

Submitted on 07/13/2011

Submitted by: Ian
Reference: Personal Account, Summer 2005

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Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Words fail me. Thanks, Ian!

James said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Know thy limitations...! Thanks, Ian!

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