At a water park, a kid went down a small slide into a pool. He came up sputtering and yelling that he was drowning. But he was in a very shallow part. His over - dramatic reaction made everyone around burst into laughter. The kid then started laughing too when he realized he was fine.
Well, here's one. A group of friends went swimming in a lake. One of them, who wasn't a very strong swimmer, ventured too far from the shore. As he started to drown, his friends initially thought he was joking. But when they realized it was real, they panicked. Luckily, a fisherman nearby saw what was happening and rowed over quickly to pull him out of the water. He had to be given first aid on the shore as he had swallowed a lot of water.
One scary drowning story is about a young boy who went swimming in a lake alone. He was not a very strong swimmer but was overconfident. As he swam further out, he suddenly got a cramp in his leg. He panicked and started to thrash around, which made him sink faster. His screams were muffled by the water, and by the time someone noticed he was missing, it was too late. He drowned in that cold, dark water.
There was a story of a fisherman. His boat capsized in a storm. He wasn't a strong swimmer. As he drowned, he thought about his family waiting for him at home. His death left his family in deep sorrow, and his wife could barely get over the loss for a long time. They had depended on his fishing income, and now they faced financial difficulties as well as emotional pain.
Sure. There was a case where a young boy was pulled from a pool after being underwater for several minutes. The quick action of a bystander who performed CPR immediately saved his life. He made a full recovery and is now an active swimmer.
A group of friends went to a secluded pond. One of them, a boy named Tom, was showing off his diving skills. But on one dive, he didn't come back up. His friends searched frantically. Later, they said they saw a hand reaching out from the water, but it wasn't Tom's. It was a pale, almost translucent hand that seemed to be luring them in. They ran away in horror, leaving Tom to his watery grave.
I heard about a group of friends at a lake. One of them pretended to drown as a joke. His friends all rushed to save him, but then he started laughing underwater. They were so mad at first but then couldn't stop laughing either.
Once, I was at the beach. I went too far into the water. Suddenly, a strong current pulled me under. I struggled, water filling my lungs. Just as I thought I'd die, a surfer grabbed me and dragged me to shore. It was terrifying.
One story is about a girl who was swimming alone in a lake at dusk. Suddenly, she felt something tugging at her legs underwater. She thrashed about but couldn't break free. As she started to sink, she saw a dark shape below her. Then, just as she was about to lose consciousness, she managed to grab a rock and pull herself out. Ever since then, she never swam alone.
Sure. Once there was a cat that tried to catch its own tail. It spun around in circles, looking so confused. It was hilarious.
One well - known drowning - related fiction story is 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway. In it, the old man endures a great struggle at sea which could be seen as a form of 'drowning' in his challenges. Another could be 'Jaws' to some extent, where the threat of being dragged underwater and drowned by the shark is a major part of the horror.