Drowning people flail around and are in obvious distress.
Sadly, the instinctive human drowning response is not to flail around wildly and noisily. Instead, the autonomic nervous system takes over, and a drowning person paddles to try to keep their head above water. And since their body lacks air, they can’t really wave, kick their feet, or seek attention.
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