[observer]

Poor kid, everyone be careful out there.

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/3293881.bin?size=620x400

METRO VANCOUVER - A 17-year-old international student has died after encountering difficulty in the water at Alice Lake Provincial Park on Saturday afternoon.

The boy, an international student from China, was at the lake on a day trip with a group of youths from a North Vancouver boarding school when the incident happened, according to an RCMP news release.

He was swimming in the water before he was discovered floating and unconscious, shortly before 2:45 p.m. He was pulled from the lake and someone administered first aid before an air ambulance transported him to B.C. Children’s Hospital in critical condition.

Around midnight on Sunday, the boy was pronounced dead. His mother, who was in town on holiday at the time, was at his bed side.

The incident comes one day after the release of a study by the Lifesaving Society which concluded new Canadians face a significantly higher risk of drowning during aquatic activities.

Read RCMP press release: http://bc.rcmp.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=50&languageId=1&contentId=15684

[!e.lo_]

shit, that's terrible.
but what is it with foreign exchange students dying around here?


The incident comes one day after the release of a study by the Lifesaving Society which concluded new Canadians face a significantly higher risk of drowning during aquatic activities.

as compared to what?

[Greenstoner]

damn.. terrible news

[raygunpk]

as compared to what?

compared to fish and other various sea creatures.

[observer]

Any idea which school the kid was attending?

[br2]

my guess would be bodwell

[gilly]

dang... and i was just camping there this weekend.

[Hondaracer]

My family used to go camping at Alice lake every summer and I swear everytime we went someone drowned there, I'd say it's due to alot of tour groups and day camps that go to the lake side camp facilities

I dunno why the hell people who don't know how to swim even get in the water..
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[Mugen EvOlutioN]

rip

[Amaru]

shit, that's terrible.
but what is it with foreign exchange students dying around here?

as compared to what?

As opposed to people who were born and raised in Canada. A large portion of Canadian parents send their kids to swimming lessons.

Many newly-immigrated people come from underdeveloped countries. In China, India, African countries, etc, swimming lessons are a luxury that few can afford so there's no real culture of swimming.

As a former lifeguard & swim instructor that stat is not shocking at all to me, I always noticed that visible minorities are very underrepresented at the pool.

Anyway, that really sucks about the Chinese exchange student. Very tragic.

[Greenstoner]

"He was swimming in the water before he was discovered floating and unconscious"

well.. i assumed he does know how to swim but the cold water can make a man cramp and lose control

[Amaru]

I dunno why the hell people who don't know how to swim even get in the water..
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Usually it's unintentional. He may have wandered out into chest-deep water without realizing there was a steep drop-off on the lake bottom. As soon as a non-swimmer realizes they're in over their head (so to speak) they panic, which only makes the situation worse.

He also may have been on a raft/floatie/boat/rock/etc and fallen into deep water by accident.

Or, he could have been jumping off a cliff or rock and hit his head, causing a paralyzing spinal injury or a loss of consciousness.

He could have overestimated his swimming skills, swum far out into the middle of the lake, and found himself too tired to make it back to shore.

[Brianrietta]

As opposed to people who were born and raised in Canada. A large portion of Canadian parents send their kids to swimming lessons.

Many newly-immigrated people come from underdeveloped countries. In China, India, African countries, etc, swimming lessons are a luxury that few can afford so there's no real culture of swimming.

As a former lifeguard & swim instructor that stat is not shocking at all to me, I always noticed that visible minorities are very underrepresented at the pool.

Anyway, that really sucks about the Chinese exchange student. Very tragic.

From my own travels around the globe I've definitely noticed that recreational swimming isn't as common or popular in other areas of the world, but I'd add that in many third and even second world countries there is little to no safe water to swim in. Pollution, parasites and predators eliminate large numbers of both freshwater lakes and rivers as well as areas of coastline as being safe destinations to swim in. It's only after immigrating to Canada that they suddenly have a need to develop swim skills, as in their country of origin the opportunity to swim may be limited at best.

[Phil@rise]

"He was swimming in the water before he was discovered floating and unconscious"

well.. i assumed he does know how to swim but the cold water can make a man cramp and lose control

I don't know if you've been there but this time of year Alice lake is rather warm. Its a small lake with very little current or flow.

[exdee]

lol i saw this one the news yesterday and apparently he was screaming like crazy and someone passed him and asked him if he was okay but he didnt speak english so the person just ignored him and thought it was "playful" screams..
white folkes these days

[Hondaracer]

"white folks these days"

How about come to Canada and learn how to speak English well enough that you can get across that your fucking drowning..
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[Gh0stRider]

damn...RIP

[greendb7]

RIP

at least he didnt try to climb a fucking fenced suspension bridge

[Spooling]

hmm... bodwell hs

[jpark]

rip

[hotong]

damn... rip

[lowside67]

lol i saw this one the news yesterday and apparently he was screaming like crazy and someone passed him and asked him if he was okay but he didnt speak english so the person just ignored him and thought it was "playful" screams..
white folkes these days
Are you fucking kidding? "White folks these days", seriously? Not only do you not have ANY idea if that actually happened but you also have NO idea whether the people in the lake with him were white, brown, or green. Oh and +1 to the above poster's idea of if you want to come to Canada, you might be served well to understand and speak a few words of English... after all it's only one of the most versatile languages on the planet, and an official language of Canada. :rolleyes:

I wish I could fail you 10 times for being so ignorant it hurts.

[Ch28]

Are you fucking kidding? "White folks these days", seriously? Not only do you not have ANY idea if that actually happened but you also have NO idea whether the people in the lake with him were white, brown, or green. Oh and +1 to the above poster's idea of if you want to come to Canada, you might be served well to understand and speak a few words of English... after all it's only one of the most versatile languages on the planet, and an official language of Canada. :rolleyes:

I wish I could fail you 10 times for being so ignorant it hurts.

http://cdn1.knowyourmeme.com/i/30403/original/YouMad.jpg

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[orange7]

rest in peace

[simsimi1004]

panicking is the worst thing u can do it water.
i once had a friend fall off a canoe and he didnt know how to swim. (i was on another canoe right beside)
he started panicking just waving his arms and legs like crazy trying to stay up.
then i told him to put his feet down. he was standing up.
the biggest LOL ever.

[Anjew]

damn his mom was at his bedside... thats horrible.......

[Ikkaku]

better that than having to hear the news from the other side of the world and not being able to see their child 'alive' so to speak, for the very last time.

RIP