Water May Cause Drowning. Prepare Accordingly

It does not compute. Where, in the course of human history, has it not become apparent, painfully, that water will kill you if you cannot swim. Tragedy after tragedy occurs and at some point along the way people sit up and say, "Wait. Doesn't water cause drowning?"

Here in the Metro Columbia area (MCA) rivers flow majestically through the tree's and and manufactured housing of the Palmetto state. They are beautiful but deadly. So are the rivers.

Every year we hear about people getting lost in the river and quite often it is revealed they could not swim. To which any person may ask, "Why go in the river?"

If a bird does not have wings will it not stay on the ground? If a warship has a hole in the bow will it not sink? If the University of South Carolina only wins six games every year, is it not normal?

The point is people must take responsibility for their ability to fly, swim or fry chicken. It ceases to be a tragedy when it is repeated and the hard won lessons of the past are ignored.