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gladesgator writes:

in response to ajm3s:

Excellent! And you could understand why the rescue personnel told the teenager to come out of the water. But the video, played Hollywood, with little mention of the Marco Island Rescue operation.

Tragedy, and thank god we did not create more victims but it came close... and the last thing rescue personnel want is a search for more victims.

Folks, the Fire Rescue squad did what they had to do and they had the proper equipment to aid in the search. And any fire chief knows the negative impact of the public, as well as, rescue personnel acting under a "hero mentality" for it can lead to additional peril and breakdown of command/protocol.

I understand the hero angle to the video story, but sometimes as we raise the hero to new heights for public consumption, I only wish we would stop looking for heroes and pay more attention to the tragedy and move forward to initiate simple safety recommendations such as placement and identification of flotation devices for emergency use near all public ponds. Simple and inexpensive.

Please let us not turn this into a circus, and that applies to all parties, both public and private.

Sometimes, the less said has more impact.... and I believe I said to much.

The video was poor and news coverage slanted and not really in the public interest.

The latest two post were very informative and appreciated. What has not been answered is when the incident was called in and how long it took the rescue squad to arrive.

Also, someone said the man was a good swimmer. If so, why does a good swimmer suddenly go down?

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