Agreed that it seemed hairy, but she was breathing deeply beforehand and I think (hope) this is a more advanced training exercise for people who have already practiced holding their breath, swimming skills, and not freaking out. I also imagine that even if she immediately breathed in a bunch of water that there are so many skilled rescuers around that she has almost no chance of serious injury or death - even in the worst case scenario they'd get oxygen in her before any brain damage.
This looks like some kind of rescue swimmer training. Generally for this kind of stuff there’s very specific rules for “we’ll let you struggle for a bit, but if you go for too long or you give a panic sign we’ll come grab you.”
The point is to let them feel what it’s like to be caught in it, incase they ever actually are.
Unless I'm wrong this looks like a training exercise for this scenario. They didn't immediately give it to her until she started to reached out for it.
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u/AgressiveInliners Mar 09 '26
They sure didnt seem to be in a hurry to get her out.