There’s already a megaphone, whistle, and a telescope plus
the 8 to 5 monitoring by trained lifeguards in 5 towers in the beach front of
Boracay.
However the lifeguard admits that there are still some drowning
incidents in the island despite of their strict monitoring and patrolling.
According to lifeguard commander Mike Labatiao aside from
those who wants to go swimming that are actually taking their reminders for
granted, he said that during the habagat season and the weather isn’t good the
sea beds are not level and is deeper as it goes further .
This presents greater chances for swimmers to panic and
eventually drown.
He also pointed out the difference of sand conditions in the
shores of Angol Sation 3 to station 2, and from station 1.
In station 1 he said, there are natural break waters and so
the waves dissipates as it reaches the shore.
Labatiao added that they have observed that there are more
cases of drowning in the first two mentioned areas compared to station 1.
Meanwhile aside from the natural causes on drowning
incidents in the island they have discovered that almost 60% of drowning
victims are under the influence of alcohol.
Nonetheless Labatiao stressed that they, at the Boracay
Action Group, First Responder, Coastguard and PNP did not fall short of monitoring
those who are swimming in the ‘2012 world’s best beach’ island.
1 comment:
If they spent some money and invested the life guards with purpose built concrete observation towers to withstand the high winds and gave them radios and rescue equipment like the Australian life guards have then lives will be saved.
The beach front desperately needs a trauma centre to revive the victims of drowning and heart attacks since the first few minutes you get to administer CPR, oxygen, electric shock, etc. is lost getting them from the beach to the hospital.
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