Shallow Water Blackout Article

Parks and Rec Business Magazine has a very interesting article on shallow water blackout. The article was written by a professor who experienced it personally. See Shallow Water Blackout: Get the Facts to Prevent Drowning. The article is very interesting and does a great job of describing this easy way to die when you are snorkeling or trying to hold your breath underwater.

Shallow Water Blackout is difficult to recognize and yet can kill a swimmer from consciously attempting to hold their breath. This occurs, as the article describes when trying to increase a snorkeler’s time underwater.