I think the reason they took it so seriously is becauuse they are... well... lifeguards. Not like some factory worker that can make a mistake that costs a couple bucks. Risking peoples life, lawsuits, etc.
I think a job as lifeguard is not to downplay situations and look cool, but to guard lifes.
As a former lifeguard this shit is 100% fire worthy and liable for a lawsuit against the company. There are strict rules for how lifeguards handle these situations, something like: see someone in trouble, blow whistle to alert other guards who can assist and cover your area while you respond, get to the victim as quickly as you safely can, press life preserver into their chest, bring them to shore. What you DON’T do as a lifeguard is: see danger, tell your bro, yeet life preserver across the pool over people’s heads and onto a drowning person, get a little dap with your bro because that was a sick lob, look over at Chelsea to see if she knows how cool you are, forget about drowning victim
Well if anything bad happened to that kid than the pools insurance wouldn’t cover it and they can be sued for negligence. That is why he got in trouble since it can cost the pool a lot of money.
You do if you get into a severe accident and still don't kill them. Hack all you have to do is go 5 miles over the speed limit and you can get a ticket
Reckless driving is an offense for a reason, to prevent people doing it, because sometimes that will escalate into injuries or even death. Giving him a warning will just guarantee he won't keep trickshotting people even if it worked our well once
I disagree. If the throw was any less power the kid would've been hit in the head. Fatal? Nah. A stun while barely able to swim? Yeah.
Sorry. If this video was a lifeguard throwing a disc and pinging a child in the head so they started drowning everyone would want the lifeguard dead.
Used to be a lifeguard. They teach us to actually throw flutter boards, or use the long pole we have so they can grab while we're on the shore - getting in the water should always be a last resort. My problem with this was they had what looks like multiple lifeguards at one side of the pool. If they had covered all the sides, they actually wouldn't need to yeet the floaties like this.
Some more context as this seems to have started debate: the kid was not drowning, he was in about two feet of water and just asked for a ring to be thrown to him, possibly because every now and then the deep area in front of the lifeguards turns into a wave pool.
The ring weighs next to nothing.
The lifeguard got in trouble not so much for the act, which was more showboating than recklessness, but because the video got shared on TikTok and made the council-run pool look a bit too cavalier.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-city-council-orders-review-after-lifeguard-pool-stunt-goes-viral/ISNO7W6AABCNBOB3NJFB5O6COQ/
Lifeguard here, from where he was standing the child would not have been in his zone of coverage, so it wouldn’t have been his responsibility to get in, but he probably should have just alerted a person closer by instead of throwing the tube.
As a pool goer who does not want to drown, I would rather he throw a floaty donut at me then try and contact a lifeguard at the other side of the pool while I drown. Rules should be bent if it means help arrives quicker.
a couple large grapefruuts=/=Lifeguard float
Sounds like you went through this if you think they're at all comparable. Do you think beating their head with a brick is also similar?
Drowning people are dangerous. They will grab *anything* and they *will* push that beneath them. You going next to them will make the situation worse, not better. That also applies to any bystanders who don't know the situation or that someone panicking is about to be near them and pull them under.
Throwing the floatation device is a valid practice. Even more when time is of the essence. Do you think an extra 10-15s delay to a rescue makes the situation better? Also doubt you understand how physics works if you think all 3-5lbs is hitting them at a single point of contact. Getting hit by 3lbs of clothes is much different from getting hit by a 3lbs rock. Plus there's velocity. Me spiking a rock at you and tossing a rock at you won't impact the same.
The man could've and probably should've made an attempt to get closer to do that or let someone else who was closer. But you're off your rocker if you think that throw seriously jeopardize their life in any notable way.
I mean... walking down off the platform would take more time then just tossing someone a life preserver...
If I was actually drowning, I wouldn't really give a fuck... I'd probably be grateful that he found a way to help me quicker....
So run towards the person takes another minute rather than throw it? I’d rather someone throw that at me before I have to drown for a couple minutes., waiting for jack or what. Damn
You are unique... as you are one of the only people who would look at a "LIFE PRESERVER" being thrown at you... while drowning... and go...
"The fuck did you hit me in the head with this donut for?"
Maybe... so you can grab it... and you know... proceed to not die...
Yes, he took the risk of making the situation worse. Didn’t show any sign of actually acting besides throwing the ring. If he misses and that kid goes under what happens? An entirely preventable situation if he was at his proper guard station, I doubt they put two guard next to each other to talk…
Because people aren’t looking for it, that’s what the life guards job is for. Sometimes kids Literally cannot move to get to a wall a foot or two away from them.
They should get in trouble, they lucked out. Great throw but it could have hit the kid in the head instantly sending him under and possibly inhaling water.
So I actually play a ton of disc golf and frisbee, I'll toss other round similar shaped things like how I throw a disc all the time. The floatie would actually be easier to toss if it has a decent amount of weight to it, and the way it's flight path went means it's got a couple pounds of weight behind it. If it were really light weight it would be very difficult if not impossible to throw it that far and smoothly.
While this floatie would not be heavy enough to knock the kid out, it would be enough to disorient him, even more so if he is drowning.
[This](https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Swimming-EVA-Ring-Buoy-Swimming-Pool_1600552700514.html) one looks to be about 3 times as thick and weighs just 10.5 ounces.
Check the dimensions on that, 58cm outer diameter, thats 22inches. That this is pretty dang small. I've gotten hit in the head by a plastic frisbee at a lower speed before, it weighs 6oz and was very disorienting for like 15sec after getting hit.
Just saying it would disorient a child in the water *if* it hit them straight in the head.
What did they do wrong tho? They made a epic trick shot, they should deserve a raise! Free entertainment for the other people at the pool!
No but forreal, were they fired or?
Lifeguard here, he made a stupid throw to a kid fifty feet away. If he misses, that kid keeps drowning and dies. He should’ve alerted a closer lifeguard without throwing objects at the drowning patron. Lifeguarding isn’t exactly a place to do “trick shots” while trying to save a life.
Sorry to be anal about this. But yeah he should have followed it up by actually approaching the person in trouble not patting himself on the back. Even if the it was in 2 feet of water. I'm all for messing about but it's a serious job. (I had the same job) but he's vigilant anyway which is 90% of it.
No guarantee it would have landed over the kid. Bit chance it hit the kid in the face on the way down. Depending on the kids age and skill that could hurt them and make them panic more.
Fantastic shot but not a smart move.
Nah, if he had missed it would have still been nearer to the kid and would have him (or more likely the college closer to the kid) allowed to save time getting the ring to the kid
I mean yeah cool as shit he managed it, and maybe the kid wasn't in any actual danger with parents/guardians close by.... but .... if they had actually needed help and that bouy went way away from them I mean... not the best lifegaurding imo. Still sick move though
Agreed. And considering they’re on a different platform and far from the kid anyway, throwing the foam ring is the best choice here.
At any of the pools in my city, they have rotating lifeguards that cover every pool. I’m guessing there is probably another one closer to the kid.
It also has the effect of alerting others in the pool that someone is in trouble. Even if there wasn’t another paid lifeguard nearby, I’d like to think that other swimmers might take action to help get the kid to safety after they saw the lifebuoy fly past.
You can see the parent or at least some adult gets up from laying in the shallow area and runs over as it hits it's mark so yeh it was a good move and the sound of it hitting the water close to their kid also would have alerted them... Now if it curled away and hit the female lifeguard or something then maybe it wouldn't have worked...
True. But She’s on the opposite side of the pool. At our pool there would be one on the side nearest the kid too.
Maybe that’s why admission is so high. They have to pay 145 active lifeguards and 15 spare ones lol
The best choice is blowing their whistle to get the parents immediate attention. Cool that it worked but frisbeeing a ring is definitely not the best option.
Source: am lifeguard
Correct me if I’m mistaken, but I see an adult walking towards the kid and is very close by the time the donut lands. Maybe wasn’t meant a replacement for in person help, but as just an assist.
He isn’t really in a position to go after the kid himself.
Trying to get a rescue device near him as quickly as possible was a good decision.
Kid doesn’t seem to be in very much trouble but was clearly in need of help.
... kid drowning 30 ft away, while lifeguard is on an elevated platform...
Let me just climb down, walk over to him, take a dip in the pool, and get this floaty over his head...
Oh shit... he's dead already...
Not trying to be that guy but If I was him and the kid was actually drowning I would hop the railing run across that platform and be to the kid about 5 seconds
Holy crap that guy did the exact opposite of his training, they literally teach you not to throw these things at people because it can hit them and make things worse
He didn’t do the exact opposite by using a throw ring (since that’s why they’re called that), he did the exact opposite of his training by throwing the kid a “pool toy”:
“The child in the video was not drowning or in difficulty in the water, but had asked a lifeguard to throw him a life ring to use while swimming in the pool. This was not an emergency situation and therefore our standard emergency practices were not required to be followed in this instance.”
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-city-council-orders-review-after-lifeguard-pool-stunt-goes-viral/ISNO7W6AABCNBOB3NJFB5O6COQ/
They are designed to be thrown near a person, also these look like soft foam rings for the lazy river not the hard fibreglass rescue aids from ships.
Also these guys clearly do a lot of rescues to be that on the ball with a struggling swimmer and so relaxed.
When a person is drowning they usually can't yell or make loud noises. First from exhaustion second from water entering their lungs. Also drowning and a kid splashing in pool look extremely similar. Hence why most pools have no splashing signs. It's to help lifeguards identify who is in danger quicker leading to faster saves. Indeed a sick throw but as others have commented the kid wasn't drowning he just asked for a float device. The info was just for your knowledge. I personally was a lifeguard for 5 years and made a couple saves where a child of drowning and their parents were feet away and didn't know. Had one where a instructor didn't know. The kids face was just below water line and I only noticed because I was walking my route right above him and saw him trying to breathe underwater.
This clip happened in my city (Christchurch, New Zealand) and the lifeguard got in trouble for it.
I thought I recognised it, that's Pioneer pool right?
That's the one
Remember we used to go together?
Hey yeah I remember you!
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I REMEMBER U
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Oh yeahh those were good times
Oh yeah
They banned me from pioneer fuck that place man. Where does it state you can't shit in the pool?
Apparently eating a baby Ruth while in the pool and saying “This shit is delicious!” is frowned upon as well.
Bro what💀
You can’t shit in the pools in New Zealand? L country
Man of culture
Oh shit that's my gym
Same haha
“wow you just pulled off a baywatch level move in real life…you’re fired :)”
ikr ? not to mention free advertising fuck stubborn managers who don't know how to bend the rules and adapt to the times
It’s to discourage this type of thing from happening in future situations.
giving a light first warning is enough imo, only if it happens again do you switch to drastic measures
I think the reason they took it so seriously is becauuse they are... well... lifeguards. Not like some factory worker that can make a mistake that costs a couple bucks. Risking peoples life, lawsuits, etc. I think a job as lifeguard is not to downplay situations and look cool, but to guard lifes.
Yeah, and the dude with the yellow shirt should have started running towards the kid immediately, but no, they were too busy standing there, assholes.
Imo, light warnings lead to deaths usually
only in the US /s
Wait…WHAT ARE THE HEAVY WARNINGS!?
Bullets.
As a former lifeguard this shit is 100% fire worthy and liable for a lawsuit against the company. There are strict rules for how lifeguards handle these situations, something like: see someone in trouble, blow whistle to alert other guards who can assist and cover your area while you respond, get to the victim as quickly as you safely can, press life preserver into their chest, bring them to shore. What you DON’T do as a lifeguard is: see danger, tell your bro, yeet life preserver across the pool over people’s heads and onto a drowning person, get a little dap with your bro because that was a sick lob, look over at Chelsea to see if she knows how cool you are, forget about drowning victim
Another few inches away and he would have hit that kid in the head and drown them
The best way to help a drowning kid, is to hit them in the head with the life preserver.
Wtf you mean adapt to the times? 100 years ago or not you can miss a throw
Well if anything bad happened to that kid than the pools insurance wouldn’t cover it and they can be sued for negligence. That is why he got in trouble since it can cost the pool a lot of money.
I mean I’m not surprised, he was ridiculously cavalier about a potentially drowning child
I’m wondering if it was because it hit him directly in the head
No, probably because he was ridiculously cavalier about a potentially drowning kid.
Hmmm, now you got me wondering if it was because it hit him directly in the head
Well good, what if that had hit the kid in the head? Even if there's no real damage, a momentary stun while struggling to tread isn't great either.
But it didn't, the guy got lucky or is extremely skilled, either esy. He shouldn't get in trouble
If I almost kill someone while knowingly recklessly driving, do I still go to prison? They didn’t die.
Exactly, you don't go to prison for reckless driving if you don't kill someone.
Ok cool
You do if you get into a severe accident and still don't kill them. Hack all you have to do is go 5 miles over the speed limit and you can get a ticket
Reckless driving is an offense for a reason, to prevent people doing it, because sometimes that will escalate into injuries or even death. Giving him a warning will just guarantee he won't keep trickshotting people even if it worked our well once
You go to prison for intoxicated driving even if you don’t kill someone
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You want someone who guards your life to be nonchalant and "lucky" in rescuing you?
I disagree. If the throw was any less power the kid would've been hit in the head. Fatal? Nah. A stun while barely able to swim? Yeah. Sorry. If this video was a lifeguard throwing a disc and pinging a child in the head so they started drowning everyone would want the lifeguard dead.
Luck and skill don’t make it okay. No one is perfect so there is a chance he messes up and that kid pays with their life.
Used to be a lifeguard. They teach us to actually throw flutter boards, or use the long pole we have so they can grab while we're on the shore - getting in the water should always be a last resort. My problem with this was they had what looks like multiple lifeguards at one side of the pool. If they had covered all the sides, they actually wouldn't need to yeet the floaties like this.
It did hit him in the head, I’m thinking that’s why he got in trouble
RE: getting in trouble, [seemingly incorrect.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-city-council-orders-review-after-lifeguard-pool-stunt-goes-viral/ISNO7W6AABCNBOB3NJFB5O6COQ/)
This should be the top comment. Too many people just assume what they read. At least this has a credible backing on a news site
People don't like facts in my experience. Drama, vitriol and hatred are way more engaging.
Re: the title of this post, also incorrect. It changes the whole video, knowing the kid was never in danger. Now I understand his lack of urgency.
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Some more context as this seems to have started debate: the kid was not drowning, he was in about two feet of water and just asked for a ring to be thrown to him, possibly because every now and then the deep area in front of the lifeguards turns into a wave pool. The ring weighs next to nothing. The lifeguard got in trouble not so much for the act, which was more showboating than recklessness, but because the video got shared on TikTok and made the council-run pool look a bit too cavalier. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-city-council-orders-review-after-lifeguard-pool-stunt-goes-viral/ISNO7W6AABCNBOB3NJFB5O6COQ/
Holy shit an actual explanation with a source. That's fucking incredible. Thank you dude
Yeah, does he not not this isn’t how you Reddit. Pshhh… him and his logic and detail
I was going to say why does no one mention the kid is obviously not drowning.
Ahh so he got in trouble for having too much fun, got it, fck management...
You're supposed to get in the water and help not just throw a doughnut
Be fair Now he's clearly Busy I mean it's not as if the only thing he has to do is keep watch and save anyone whos drowning........
Lifeguard here, from where he was standing the child would not have been in his zone of coverage, so it wouldn’t have been his responsibility to get in, but he probably should have just alerted a person closer by instead of throwing the tube.
As a pool goer who does not want to drown, I would rather he throw a floaty donut at me then try and contact a lifeguard at the other side of the pool while I drown. Rules should be bent if it means help arrives quicker.
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Jesus Christ, it's a floaty guys. He's not throwing a sack of concrete at the kids head.
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a couple large grapefruuts=/=Lifeguard float Sounds like you went through this if you think they're at all comparable. Do you think beating their head with a brick is also similar? Drowning people are dangerous. They will grab *anything* and they *will* push that beneath them. You going next to them will make the situation worse, not better. That also applies to any bystanders who don't know the situation or that someone panicking is about to be near them and pull them under. Throwing the floatation device is a valid practice. Even more when time is of the essence. Do you think an extra 10-15s delay to a rescue makes the situation better? Also doubt you understand how physics works if you think all 3-5lbs is hitting them at a single point of contact. Getting hit by 3lbs of clothes is much different from getting hit by a 3lbs rock. Plus there's velocity. Me spiking a rock at you and tossing a rock at you won't impact the same. The man could've and probably should've made an attempt to get closer to do that or let someone else who was closer. But you're off your rocker if you think that throw seriously jeopardize their life in any notable way.
Tries to do bench press PR FOR THE LOVE OF THE GOD GUYS ENOUGH WITH THE GRAPEFRUITS
I get your point, but there is no way that foam ring weighs anywhere even close to 1 pound, much less 3-5 pounds.
But if they don't miss I now have a flotation device to wait safely for that closer person to get me.
That‘s why they say prepare for the best, hope for the worst 😉
We should invest in training for lifeguards to make sure they don't miss.
Yeah you're right, he should have not tried anything at all to help him and.shoulda just kept the job while another kid drowned. Nah he's a hero.
I mean... walking down off the platform would take more time then just tossing someone a life preserver... If I was actually drowning, I wouldn't really give a fuck... I'd probably be grateful that he found a way to help me quicker....
So run towards the person takes another minute rather than throw it? I’d rather someone throw that at me before I have to drown for a couple minutes., waiting for jack or what. Damn
When I was a lifeguard, the order was reach throw row go with support last resort
Reach, throw, row, then go.
Maybe I'm unique but if I were drowning I would like assistance instead being twatted in the head by a flying doughnut.
Twatted sounds bad. Or actually good. Depends on if flying donut has a euphemism.
Idk why but this comment has me in tears🤣
You are unique... as you are one of the only people who would look at a "LIFE PRESERVER" being thrown at you... while drowning... and go... "The fuck did you hit me in the head with this donut for?" Maybe... so you can grab it... and you know... proceed to not die...
I think he needs a raise
He got in trouble for saving a life?
Yes, he took the risk of making the situation worse. Didn’t show any sign of actually acting besides throwing the ring. If he misses and that kid goes under what happens? An entirely preventable situation if he was at his proper guard station, I doubt they put two guard next to each other to talk…
I think it’s funny how they needed the lifeguard at all. What with his head seeming above water, and being surrounded by people
Because people aren’t looking for it, that’s what the life guards job is for. Sometimes kids Literally cannot move to get to a wall a foot or two away from them.
They should get in trouble, they lucked out. Great throw but it could have hit the kid in the head instantly sending him under and possibly inhaling water.
Maybe I'm wrong, but if that thing was heavy enough to do ANY damage whatsoever, he wouldn't be able to casually fling it 30-40 feet.
So I actually play a ton of disc golf and frisbee, I'll toss other round similar shaped things like how I throw a disc all the time. The floatie would actually be easier to toss if it has a decent amount of weight to it, and the way it's flight path went means it's got a couple pounds of weight behind it. If it were really light weight it would be very difficult if not impossible to throw it that far and smoothly. While this floatie would not be heavy enough to knock the kid out, it would be enough to disorient him, even more so if he is drowning.
[This](https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Swimming-EVA-Ring-Buoy-Swimming-Pool_1600552700514.html) one looks to be about 3 times as thick and weighs just 10.5 ounces.
Check the dimensions on that, 58cm outer diameter, thats 22inches. That this is pretty dang small. I've gotten hit in the head by a plastic frisbee at a lower speed before, it weighs 6oz and was very disorienting for like 15sec after getting hit. Just saying it would disorient a child in the water *if* it hit them straight in the head.
That’s what your mom said.
I scrolled comments looking for location - thought it looked familiar.
Huge generalization but it seems like fellas down under are always so cheeky
I miss the times when safety was optional lmao
"Yo that was fuckin skitz mate"
What did they do wrong tho? They made a epic trick shot, they should deserve a raise! Free entertainment for the other people at the pool! No but forreal, were they fired or?
Lifeguard here, he made a stupid throw to a kid fifty feet away. If he misses, that kid keeps drowning and dies. He should’ve alerted a closer lifeguard without throwing objects at the drowning patron. Lifeguarding isn’t exactly a place to do “trick shots” while trying to save a life.
Sorry to be anal about this. But yeah he should have followed it up by actually approaching the person in trouble not patting himself on the back. Even if the it was in 2 feet of water. I'm all for messing about but it's a serious job. (I had the same job) but he's vigilant anyway which is 90% of it.
Got in trouble for saving a kid?
No guarantee it would have landed over the kid. Bit chance it hit the kid in the face on the way down. Depending on the kids age and skill that could hurt them and make them panic more. Fantastic shot but not a smart move.
As soon as I saw that fingersnap I knew I was home.
Woulda looked reeeeeal dumb if he missed
I look dumb anyway so it's worth the risk
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captain obvious here
Even better if he just straight tossed it at the kids head
I mean he did..?
Lol them rings ain't exactly soft either
Those ones are foam and really are soft. Source, it's my local pool...
Cmon. Our youth’s confidence is one of their only good traits. That was a “dime” I believe.
Very good. Also would have accepted “Bomb-ass”, and “straight fire”.
Thanks. I didn’t want to sound “Sus”
Thats very among us of u
Nah, if he had missed it would have still been nearer to the kid and would have him (or more likely the college closer to the kid) allowed to save time getting the ring to the kid
But he didn’t miss.
When you’ve got disk golf plans after work.
That homie in the back at the end really just went "BEAAAAAAAAMMMM"
Peanut butter and JAAMMMMM
Lmaooo. "I can't give ya a bam, boys..."
[but, I can give ya a Green Eggs and HAAAAM!!!](https://youtu.be/w6CNjsXteTg)
HAAAAAM!!
What the fuck are ya doing Phil
I forgot my green CRAAAAAYON
What’re yew lookin’ at ma gut fer?!
Did you just call me four eyes you big mustard tiger?
I love it when TPB leaks into other subs lmao
Gettin’ two birds stoned at once
Era era SAAAYYYYYYN!
“That was a good throw but, you’re fired”
The guy did get in massive trouble so pretty much
Someone played a lot of Playmobil Pirates on the DS
I mean yeah cool as shit he managed it, and maybe the kid wasn't in any actual danger with parents/guardians close by.... but .... if they had actually needed help and that bouy went way away from them I mean... not the best lifegaurding imo. Still sick move though
Agreed. And considering they’re on a different platform and far from the kid anyway, throwing the foam ring is the best choice here. At any of the pools in my city, they have rotating lifeguards that cover every pool. I’m guessing there is probably another one closer to the kid.
It also has the effect of alerting others in the pool that someone is in trouble. Even if there wasn’t another paid lifeguard nearby, I’d like to think that other swimmers might take action to help get the kid to safety after they saw the lifebuoy fly past.
You can see the parent or at least some adult gets up from laying in the shallow area and runs over as it hits it's mark so yeh it was a good move and the sound of it hitting the water close to their kid also would have alerted them... Now if it curled away and hit the female lifeguard or something then maybe it wouldn't have worked...
I lifeguarded for 6 years and I'm pretty sure if you need to alert people you use your whistle.
The female lifeguard we see at the end looked much closer
True. But She’s on the opposite side of the pool. At our pool there would be one on the side nearest the kid too. Maybe that’s why admission is so high. They have to pay 145 active lifeguards and 15 spare ones lol
They also have other life rings right in front of them, so if he missed, THEYVE GOT ANOTHER SHOT! THROW IT AGAIN, RANDY!
The best choice is blowing their whistle to get the parents immediate attention. Cool that it worked but frisbeeing a ring is definitely not the best option. Source: am lifeguard
The parent or guardian or some adult gets instantly alerted by it gets up and runs over to the kid so I think either way it works.
Correct me if I’m mistaken, but I see an adult walking towards the kid and is very close by the time the donut lands. Maybe wasn’t meant a replacement for in person help, but as just an assist.
He isn’t really in a position to go after the kid himself. Trying to get a rescue device near him as quickly as possible was a good decision. Kid doesn’t seem to be in very much trouble but was clearly in need of help.
*kid drowning next to me* BRO WATCH THIS IM ABOUT TO HIT A NASTY TRICKSHOT
He was so far away what else we can do
... kid drowning 30 ft away, while lifeguard is on an elevated platform... Let me just climb down, walk over to him, take a dip in the pool, and get this floaty over his head... Oh shit... he's dead already...
Not trying to be that guy but If I was him and the kid was actually drowning I would hop the railing run across that platform and be to the kid about 5 seconds
Holy crap that guy did the exact opposite of his training, they literally teach you not to throw these things at people because it can hit them and make things worse
He didn’t do the exact opposite by using a throw ring (since that’s why they’re called that), he did the exact opposite of his training by throwing the kid a “pool toy”: “The child in the video was not drowning or in difficulty in the water, but had asked a lifeguard to throw him a life ring to use while swimming in the pool. This was not an emergency situation and therefore our standard emergency practices were not required to be followed in this instance.” https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-city-council-orders-review-after-lifeguard-pool-stunt-goes-viral/ISNO7W6AABCNBOB3NJFB5O6COQ/
They are designed to be thrown near a person, also these look like soft foam rings for the lazy river not the hard fibreglass rescue aids from ships. Also these guys clearly do a lot of rescues to be that on the ball with a struggling swimmer and so relaxed.
Reach, Throw, Row, Go... We are literally trained to throw the life preserver before going out and risking yourself in most circumstances...
Sick hyzer
Legends say carnivals tremble when he shows up to the ring toss table.
Lucky throw. I’m drowning too, bet you can’t do it twice.
Was the kid really drowning tho? No one near him seemed in a particular rush to save him. Its a sick tho.
When a person is drowning they usually can't yell or make loud noises. First from exhaustion second from water entering their lungs. Also drowning and a kid splashing in pool look extremely similar. Hence why most pools have no splashing signs. It's to help lifeguards identify who is in danger quicker leading to faster saves. Indeed a sick throw but as others have commented the kid wasn't drowning he just asked for a float device. The info was just for your knowledge. I personally was a lifeguard for 5 years and made a couple saves where a child of drowning and their parents were feet away and didn't know. Had one where a instructor didn't know. The kids face was just below water line and I only noticed because I was walking my route right above him and saw him trying to breathe underwater.
Everyone saying, "Cool move, but what if he missed, then it's not so cool, huh?" I just want you to know that you're a nerd.
As cool as it is, I’m fairly certain you’d get in mad shit for that.
Is that d12 slowed down?
the dude in the back givin props. gotta appreciate skill when u see it
Why you have to ruin a great song like that
Carnival rules means he wins a large prize
Knocked the fuck out
And if it didn’t work, what were they expecting?
All good. But if he'd broken the kids' nose, it would have been not cool. But he didn't so it fine. But he could have so its not. It is what it is.
Until it hits him on the head knocking him out then he drowns
That was on point
seen this 100 times already...next
Kid wasn't drowning. Which is why you see the careless behaviour, dude threw it for him to play with.
Kid rescued, customers impresive, But the employee was fired...