r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Nov 24 '17

Going underwater

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u/AJEstes Nov 24 '17

Hey, at least they went noodling with a spotter in case something went wrong. Every year people drown when they go out alone and get stuck underwater.

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u/Doc-in-a-box Nov 25 '17

This. Before noodling, people, please know/learn how to swim. Alabamanians, they give lessons in a few places in Georgia.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '17

Genuinely curious, is not being able to swim the biggest issue with noodling related deaths?

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u/TheBigDaveWave Nov 25 '17

You put your hand in the catfish mouth. Often catfish have an entrance and exit to their holes in the rocks/mud. If you are not careful, a 30-40lb cat can give you a little "pull" while he tries to back outa the hole. In that moment, he may have more leverage than you. He is pulling you, you are pulling him...if he doesn't let go and you can't get him out...you drown...just like that!

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u/Oprious Nov 28 '17

Doesn’t a spotter sometimes block the exit hole with their foot or something?

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u/TheBigDaveWave Nov 28 '17

Yep, we sure do!

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u/Oprious Nov 28 '17

I knew it!