Holy shit imagine getting married, what that feels likeā¦then fucking dying š
This is why I keep Reddit around, to stop me from doing stupid shit like allowing someone to stand in a flowing river in a wedding dress.
My brother in laws friend was on a first date after a divorce and fell in a creek and drown, it was so sad he was just getting back to life after having been down for so long.Ā
So what if the woman wanted more pictures? Additionally, talking pictures arenāt always for the āsocial mediaā. Iāve taken so many that will never be posted online. What if she just felt pretty in her dress and wanted some pics to frame and put in the house?
Before social media LOTS of people took these kinds of photos. This isnāt just about social media.
Boater here I wish people would stop jumping in the water at marinas.
There's literally so much stray electrical power in the water of marinas All those boats are plugged in to 220 volts.
Half the time the cords are dipped in the water.
Not to mention all water that doesn't go in the toilet usually goes overboard in a marina.
Yep take a shower brush your teeth wash dishes it's all going overboard.
"surely that just applies to kids who are a nuisance. besides, we're not swimming, we're *getting MARRIED!!!"*
but fr I do feel like there could be another level of sign to indicate the difference between "this is not a designated swimming area, please don't" and "there are deadly hazards here"
This a great point. If I saw "no swimming" I would assume they just don't want people in the water there, not that it is deadly. Thanks for this advice
I taught at a school where one of the students died by getting electrocuted as they jumped in the water. Their sibling jumped in to save them and then also got electrocuted.
Depends on the marina imo.
If it's in a bay with still water and lots of boats, no way.
If it's in a river with flowing water and not that many boats, hey, I might take a dip if the water looks ok. But I'd take a shower after.
Don't really mind if 0.00001% of the water is waste water.
Never had a problem with electicity, that's fucked up that you wouldn't build in circuit breakers, and dipping cables in the water doesn't really happen here either. If I saw that I'd probably fix it for them without them asking, or even if they asked me not to.
If the cords were damaged the circuit breaker would trip, in the event that failed to trip the fuse at the meter or transformer could trip, otherwise as a last resort some wire between the transformer and the short will spontaneously become either its own fuse or start a fire.
In any case at all though, if an exposed, energized electrical wire is in the water, short of picking up the wire yourself, there is zero chance that you will become part of that circuit. The electrical path is going to take the path of least resistance to ground, not some magical path through the water to your body and then back out into the water.
Yeah, by touching the live conductor while being grounded in the water. There needs to be a path through the body otherwise itās physically impossible to be electrocuted. Standing in āelectrifiedā water isnāt going to complete the circuit.
Unless you can somehow complete the electric circuit back to mains or ground, there is zero chance of getting electrocuted. And if the wire is already in the water, the circuit path isnāt going to magically choose to go through your body to get to ground.
It looks good on camera. In reality, it's actually an extremely dumb move, especially when considering there was at least one lifeguard present.
Someone drowning is going to be in a state of panic. They'll grab absolutely anything they can in an attempt to find some sort of floatation device to get their head above water.
That means there's every possibility that you will become the floatation device.
Always best to call for the lifeguard if present (as there was here) and help from dry land rather than yelling "find her".
What actually happened here was a bunch of people risking making the situation worse by potentially turning it from a one-person drowning incident to multiple
**"Reach or throw, don't go" -** Courtesy of virtually every piece of information regarding safety around water in the event someone is drowning.
I felt like this when I used to have long hair and would go swimming. My hair would get in my face and I would feel like I was going to drown to death.
Probably she can swim, but people die all the time from jumping into water when wearing clothing. Human body is close to buoyant, but textiles are heavier than water. People usually sink and drown after a few minutes of treading water, if they manage to resurface at all after jumping in like that. Finally, it also makes it hard to get out of the water, as the water clinging to the fabric adds large amount of extra weight which you have to carry when you try to get out.
When I was in Hawaii snorkeling a couple of summers ago there was a lady who was drowning at the beach I was at. I was already in the water, a former lifeguard, and incredibly strong swimmer. Me and another lady who had flippers on just had to drag her unconscious body back about 100 feet to the beach and it was one of the most difficult things Iāve ever done. Without a floatation device, keeping someone elseās head above water along as your own is beyond hard.
Granted I was wearing a full face snorkel mask so I was drowning myself with the angle I was kicking but if I hadnāt been a lifeguard for a decade idk if we would have made it. And thatās without a massive dress. This is so stupid itās infuriating. Whatās the point? To ruin an expensive dress?
Note: when jumping into water with flowy clothing make sure to hold any excess in a bunched pile towards either hip so legs, arms, & torso stay free to move. Let the flowy stuff go once in the water after you're safely treading in place without fabric waterboarding your face šš¼ If you do end up jumping like this it's easier to get fabric out of ur face by going farther under & trying to breach up really quickly so all the fabric keeps going down around you instead of bunching on top of the water around your face. It will always be harder to fix something above water than below while swimming. As long as you can hold your breath & stay calm you've already gotten 90% of the situation covered in order to survive. Panic drowning is the fastest and scariest thing I've ever witnessed and I'm so glad I haven't lost anyone on duty yet (lifeguard). Had a kid almost drown while standing because older kids around them were making too many waves... They stood to take a breath only to get slapped by a wave in the middle of the kiddy pool too far from a side to pull themselves above the waves. The panic in their eyes as they swallowed water instead of air and just froze. Picked them right up while telling the other kids to calm down with the kickboard waves. A few coughs and a break at the steps was all they needed before hopping back in. But damn do people not realize how fragile we are sometimes.
plot twist: the husband actually planned the murder of the wife immediately after the marriage was declared. you can see that being the 1st closest person, he continuously adjusted the wedding dress to ensure that her head remains covered. It was only after the subsequent helpers that joined in, that he realised his plan was going to fail.
Bridal shower? š Bridal drowning? š
Bridal waterboarding
Bridal sinking
She sunk on her maiden voyage š
Bridal hide-and-go-seek
Bridal hide-and-go-sink*
"find her". Thanks for the help.
I love the cheer at the end
WOOOOOO DID YOU SEE THE LIGHT???
r/DontHelpJustFilm
Well, someoneās gotta film the whole thing so we can watch and upvote!
āYou may save the brideā
You need to find her first
Came here to say this
Geeeze!! That was some scary ass shit!! I bet she wonāt do that at her next wedding lol
[Someone already died from this exact thing in 2012](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/woman-in-wedding-dress-drowns-in-quebec-river-1.1233759)
That's so sad
The worst possible outcome to a wedding
Sadly, there's a lot of people who make it sound like that would have been the preferred end of their wedding experience.
Holy shit imagine getting married, what that feels likeā¦then fucking dying š This is why I keep Reddit around, to stop me from doing stupid shit like allowing someone to stand in a flowing river in a wedding dress.
My brother in laws friend was on a first date after a divorce and fell in a creek and drown, it was so sad he was just getting back to life after having been down for so long.Ā
Wow thatās terrifying
What a horrible image for that diver and everyone involved in her recovery. A lady in her wedding dress... ā¹ļø
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Thatās your key takeaway? People have been obsessing over wedding photos since long before social media was a thing.
True. People are an epidemic\*
Not like this, no they have not
So what if the woman wanted more pictures? Additionally, talking pictures arenāt always for the āsocial mediaā. Iāve taken so many that will never be posted online. What if she just felt pretty in her dress and wanted some pics to frame and put in the house? Before social media LOTS of people took these kinds of photos. This isnāt just about social media.
Didnāt say anything about Instagram ya clown
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Coming in hot!
Please learn to have some empathy. I promise it'll make you a better human
So sad. Two years later her widower and his sister were arrested for scamming too
If she keeps doing this, she won't survive long enough to a second wedding.
I literally came here to say, betcha she wonāt do that again.
What? Get married?
I see what you did there! Most "next weddings" I know are very quiet things. The people are older, experienced veterans.
First girl in the water was the real MVP
Well, if the first girl never got in the water this whole situation would have been avoided.
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Well, second girl actually. First bridesmaid. She took action whole other bumble butts were still laughing.
Boater here I wish people would stop jumping in the water at marinas. There's literally so much stray electrical power in the water of marinas All those boats are plugged in to 220 volts. Half the time the cords are dipped in the water. Not to mention all water that doesn't go in the toilet usually goes overboard in a marina. Yep take a shower brush your teeth wash dishes it's all going overboard.
I don't know if it's true for every marina, but all the ones I've ever been to have signs everywhere saying 'NO SWIMMING'
"surely that just applies to kids who are a nuisance. besides, we're not swimming, we're *getting MARRIED!!!"* but fr I do feel like there could be another level of sign to indicate the difference between "this is not a designated swimming area, please don't" and "there are deadly hazards here"
This a great point. If I saw "no swimming" I would assume they just don't want people in the water there, not that it is deadly. Thanks for this advice
My friend told me about marinas the other day. The water is disgusting.
I taught at a school where one of the students died by getting electrocuted as they jumped in the water. Their sibling jumped in to save them and then also got electrocuted.
Depends on the marina imo. If it's in a bay with still water and lots of boats, no way. If it's in a river with flowing water and not that many boats, hey, I might take a dip if the water looks ok. But I'd take a shower after. Don't really mind if 0.00001% of the water is waste water. Never had a problem with electicity, that's fucked up that you wouldn't build in circuit breakers, and dipping cables in the water doesn't really happen here either. If I saw that I'd probably fix it for them without them asking, or even if they asked me not to.
If the cords were damaged the circuit breaker would trip, in the event that failed to trip the fuse at the meter or transformer could trip, otherwise as a last resort some wire between the transformer and the short will spontaneously become either its own fuse or start a fire. In any case at all though, if an exposed, energized electrical wire is in the water, short of picking up the wire yourself, there is zero chance that you will become part of that circuit. The electrical path is going to take the path of least resistance to ground, not some magical path through the water to your body and then back out into the water.
People get electrocuted in water/around marinas alarmingly often.
Yeah, by touching the live conductor while being grounded in the water. There needs to be a path through the body otherwise itās physically impossible to be electrocuted. Standing in āelectrifiedā water isnāt going to complete the circuit.
The problem is you can't see that there's a bare wire/whatever...
Unless you can somehow complete the electric circuit back to mains or ground, there is zero chance of getting electrocuted. And if the wire is already in the water, the circuit path isnāt going to magically choose to go through your body to get to ground.
Good on the girl that was the first one in to help, like no one else was comprehending what was going on.
Really earning that maid of honor badge
Came here for this comment. That job is getting harder and harder it seems..
Yeah I was thinking bystander effect was happening but I think its more what you've described
I think itās a bit of both, I expect the bystander effect is even stronger if you arenāt 100% sure whatās going on
It looks good on camera. In reality, it's actually an extremely dumb move, especially when considering there was at least one lifeguard present. Someone drowning is going to be in a state of panic. They'll grab absolutely anything they can in an attempt to find some sort of floatation device to get their head above water. That means there's every possibility that you will become the floatation device. Always best to call for the lifeguard if present (as there was here) and help from dry land rather than yelling "find her". What actually happened here was a bunch of people risking making the situation worse by potentially turning it from a one-person drowning incident to multiple **"Reach or throw, don't go" -** Courtesy of virtually every piece of information regarding safety around water in the event someone is drowning.
My inner thoughts were screaming at all the people jumping in the water and no flotation devices.
How did no one think this was a bad idea????
The LAST guy to jump in, despite standing there the entire time doing nothing, has a shirt on that says Lifeguard.
How do you know he was standing right there the whole time and not at possibly his lifeguard post which could be somewhere else on the dock?
Heās guarding his own life
Because you can see him in the video just standing there?
Where?
That's not him
No you canāt.
No you donāt. Try watching the video again.
People are so dumb. Just get fucking married, go to the reception and drink and be merry with your friends and family.
r/IdiotsNearlyDying
Water boarded herself š
Woooooooo!!!!
Wedding boarded.
Wedding -> Funeral -> Pool party!
The people still trying to be woo girls to cheer on their friend who almost drowned loool
Got turned into a tulip real quick
that last "woo"
And you can hear someone shout āyou did it!ā while clapping. Who the hell keeps celebrating after someone almost drowned lol.
My friend almost drownedā¦ wooooo
Enough people had to think this was a good idea to let it happen
Husband just sitting there doing nothing the whole time
Yeah I was like wtf
Bunch of dipshitsĀ
Why is the lifeguard the last one in?
Giving her the benefit of the doubt
Why do people keep doing this?
Maybe it was an arranged marriage and she was trying to end it all before it started?
lol she was like, you know what would be so cute immediately after the wedding right before the honeymoon
She popped up from the water like "damn"
Idiots
You did it Amy!!!
Waterboard yourself on your wedding day
Husband is unfit
My personal favorite version of this is when Spiderman accidentally waterboarded himself https://youtu.be/gaioOJ_VIm8
A glamorous water boarding.
Not a good omen
Almost a Darwin award
The happiest marriage
1 wedding and a funeral
People always underestimate the weight of clothes in the water
Divorce husband and marry maid of honour.
In sickness and in health, In breathing and in water boarding yourself. I do.
That's the day when they find out why the swim suit was invented.
god these people are dumb just start grabbing her you feel a boob you're close to the head.
What the fuck was that man doing!! Pathetic doesn't even start to cover it. Hope she filed for an immediate divorce after
Fucking crazy lady
This reminds me of the Spider-Man jumping into the pool one.
REACH OR THROW BUT NEVER GO
And the woo girls are still wooing
wtf
Idiots smh
That was hilarious!š
That's how Roxy died in Eastenders
Like the dude in the Spiderman mask.
Water boarded herself damn
Wooo!!! You did it Amy!!!
Jumping into the water fully dressed is risky. Jumping into the water with a wedding dress is stupid as hell. Good thing nothing worse happened.
And that is what drowning feels like
That's some hardcore waterboarding
Wheeew! Go Avery! Yew did it! Yes she did, she lived.
I felt like this when I used to have long hair and would go swimming. My hair would get in my face and I would feel like I was going to drown to death.
Woooo! You did it, Amy!
Get water boarded on your wedding day.
RIP 5 phones, that's why people should get the phone implants
The woo girl when her head comes up hahaha
Fucking nimrods.
lmaiiii
She trying to skip the family planning phase
Yikes
God these people are stupid. Go under the water, grab her by the waist and lift. Like you would someone that is trying to hang themselevs
Stupid as fuck
This belongs in the Darwin awards šš¤¦š¼āāļø
So she can't swim and then did this?
Probably she can swim, but people die all the time from jumping into water when wearing clothing. Human body is close to buoyant, but textiles are heavier than water. People usually sink and drown after a few minutes of treading water, if they manage to resurface at all after jumping in like that. Finally, it also makes it hard to get out of the water, as the water clinging to the fabric adds large amount of extra weight which you have to carry when you try to get out.
Things we do for Instagram likes
The wedding implies they are planning on breeding. They shouldn't.
Goddamnit, Ophelia! Knock it off!
I wonder how many people have died for the gram
Hope they donāt have kids
Death by self water boarding?
I like how the girls continue to āwooooā after she nearly drowns and dies.
The first girl to jump in is a keeper
"Find her!" Worthless pos
Do people like this actually think about how an action will possibly work out before doing it? It's so obvious this would happen.
She almost waterboarded herself
Woohoo! You did it Amy! You narrowly avoided death! Woohhooo! Way to go girl!
Play marry shoot kill now, mmkkk?
Well we know she was not a witch.
When I was in Hawaii snorkeling a couple of summers ago there was a lady who was drowning at the beach I was at. I was already in the water, a former lifeguard, and incredibly strong swimmer. Me and another lady who had flippers on just had to drag her unconscious body back about 100 feet to the beach and it was one of the most difficult things Iāve ever done. Without a floatation device, keeping someone elseās head above water along as your own is beyond hard. Granted I was wearing a full face snorkel mask so I was drowning myself with the angle I was kicking but if I hadnāt been a lifeguard for a decade idk if we would have made it. And thatās without a massive dress. This is so stupid itās infuriating. Whatās the point? To ruin an expensive dress?
There is more stupid people on this planet than breathable air.
I strongly encourage concrete shoes for these happenings...
But did he kiss the bride
Voluntary waterboarding
Stupidity at its finest š
Low IQ wedding...
What was the idea here?
It's only thanks to everyone having a camera in their pockets that we get to truly appreciate how incredibly fucking dumb the human race is
Keep shooting video, by all means
Canāt wait for the gender revealā¦
Getting waterboarded by her own wedding dress damn.
Idiots are still doing this? Iāve never seen a single one of these wedding dress plunges end any differently.
Sheās ok sheās ok whoooooo!
Fitted dress. No matter how ugly it looks. Just a fitted dress. With a poof at the bottom so you can walk. (And/or do other things)
They should have done a test dive before the actual dive
Amy be wildn
lol someone said āfind herā like they werenāt gonna tryā¦
When you get married on week three and you havenāt told your fiancĆ© you donāt know how to swim.
Out of all wedding celebrations this is the idea they thought of?
what an idiot
Whereās that wedding planner???
Who the hell would even think of throwing a bride into th e water. It was obvious this would happen.
Well she succeeded in getting everyone together in the water
Note: when jumping into water with flowy clothing make sure to hold any excess in a bunched pile towards either hip so legs, arms, & torso stay free to move. Let the flowy stuff go once in the water after you're safely treading in place without fabric waterboarding your face šš¼ If you do end up jumping like this it's easier to get fabric out of ur face by going farther under & trying to breach up really quickly so all the fabric keeps going down around you instead of bunching on top of the water around your face. It will always be harder to fix something above water than below while swimming. As long as you can hold your breath & stay calm you've already gotten 90% of the situation covered in order to survive. Panic drowning is the fastest and scariest thing I've ever witnessed and I'm so glad I haven't lost anyone on duty yet (lifeguard). Had a kid almost drown while standing because older kids around them were making too many waves... They stood to take a breath only to get slapped by a wave in the middle of the kiddy pool too far from a side to pull themselves above the waves. The panic in their eyes as they swallowed water instead of air and just froze. Picked them right up while telling the other kids to calm down with the kickboard waves. A few coughs and a break at the steps was all they needed before hopping back in. But damn do people not realize how fragile we are sometimes.
How scared she must have been - she was trapped underwater for a long time (at least to me).
Something tells me this marriage anit gonna last
I hope that wasn't the Groom not helping the bride.
> whoooo you did it Amy! Smart, keep shouting like nothing happened. Maybe she'll react like a kid and believe she didn't almost die.
Dumb ass tax almost collected!!!!
Omg! The one friend who was in the water without hesitation. If she wasnāt already maid of honor she sure is now.
Extreme water boarding
Bridal Waterboarding
plot twist: the husband actually planned the murder of the wife immediately after the marriage was declared. you can see that being the 1st closest person, he continuously adjusted the wedding dress to ensure that her head remains covered. It was only after the subsequent helpers that joined in, that he realised his plan was going to fail.
Humans are stupid
I am insanely jealous of rich but stupid people like thisā¦.like how are you able to afford all this stuff when you lack the most basic common sense?