Reservoir Safety - Please Read
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:37 pm
Hi Chaps/Ladies,
I don't like all his serious stuff but it needs telling.
I would just like to point out how dangerous reservoirs can be in this lovely weather,
Sadly over the past weekend in two separate incidents in two separate reservoirs not 15 miles apart in Wales, two men lost their lives swimming in our reservoirs. One aged 52 on Saturday in Pontsticill reservoir and the other aged 24 on Sunday in Cantref Reservoir, you might have seen it on the news.
As I work at both the treatment works supplied by these reservoirs I thought I would highlight how dangerous swimming in a reservoir in this hot weather can be by sharing this information with all of you, so none of you share the same fate, it doesn't matter how old, fit or young you are the water is dangerous, no matter how nice and inviting it looks please don't go in.
It may be touching 30 degrees at times but as soon as you jump in, the water is more like 2 degrees, you will just cramp up and it WILL take you, as it did those two men.
SO PLEASE PLEASE THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING IF YOU GET IN THAT SITUATION, AND DON'T BE STUPID, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT LIVE TO REGRET IT.
Sorry for the lecture but please don't, just don't.
Thanks for reading
Ian
I don't like all his serious stuff but it needs telling.
I would just like to point out how dangerous reservoirs can be in this lovely weather,
Sadly over the past weekend in two separate incidents in two separate reservoirs not 15 miles apart in Wales, two men lost their lives swimming in our reservoirs. One aged 52 on Saturday in Pontsticill reservoir and the other aged 24 on Sunday in Cantref Reservoir, you might have seen it on the news.
As I work at both the treatment works supplied by these reservoirs I thought I would highlight how dangerous swimming in a reservoir in this hot weather can be by sharing this information with all of you, so none of you share the same fate, it doesn't matter how old, fit or young you are the water is dangerous, no matter how nice and inviting it looks please don't go in.
It may be touching 30 degrees at times but as soon as you jump in, the water is more like 2 degrees, you will just cramp up and it WILL take you, as it did those two men.
SO PLEASE PLEASE THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING IF YOU GET IN THAT SITUATION, AND DON'T BE STUPID, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT LIVE TO REGRET IT.
Sorry for the lecture but please don't, just don't.
Thanks for reading
Ian