More than 500 people drowned in Chongqing in six years, and 80% of them can swim.

　　Do you still remember the news that on April 30th this year, thousands of swimmers in Ciqikou went swimming in the river despite the police’s dissuasion, resulting in casualties (see version A03 of Chongqing Evening News on May 1st)? When these unfortunate incidents are still fresh in our minds, the Marine Police Corps of the Municipal Public Security Bureau released the Disposal of Dangerous Waters and Drowning Police yesterday. Chongqing Evening News reporter found from this report that August is the month with the most drowning incidents in a year. Ciqikou, Chaotianmen and Niujiaotuo waters can be called desperate waters, and 80% of the drowning people are veteran swimmers.

　　Chongqing Evening News reporter Zhu Juan Yellow River

　　Two men were physically exhausted and drowned

　　At 6 o’clock in the afternoon on the 24th of last month, Tan Dingchuan, a policeman of the patrol detachment of the Marine Police Corps, patrolled a barge on the Yangtze River. He saw a soaked man hanging from the railing of the barge in panic and shouting for help. Tan Dingchuan immediately ran to pull him onto the barge. Looking down the man’s line of sight, Tan Dingchuan found that there was another man holding the anchor chain of the barge with both hands. Under the impact of the raging river, his body was hidden and ups and downs on the river. Because the man was clinging to the anchor chain with his hands, he could not be rescued on the boat. Tan Dingchuan and his colleagues had to drive an assault boat to the anchor chain, and Qi Xin worked together to pull the man into the boat and successfully rescued him.

　　It is understood that the two men are friends, and they agreed to swim in the water from Caiyuanba Bridge. Due to the rapid flow of the river, they were physically exhausted and drowned. Fortunately, they were rescued by the police, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

　　The number of drowning people is the highest in August every year.

　　Chongqing Evening News reporter learned from "Disposal of Dangerous Waters and Surabaya Police Situation" that from 2010 to 2015, the drowning incidents in the main city waters were characterized by high incidence in summer. From July to August every year, the number of people who go to the riverside to cool off and swim in the water increases sharply. In addition, schools and colleges have summer vacations, and the drowning alarm is significantly higher than other months. After September, the drowning police began to decline, and the number of drowning police in winter was the lowest in the whole year. Taking 2015 as an example, the drowning incident began to climb in July, and the number of drowning people was the highest in August, and the drowning data began to decline in September. Last August, there were 47 drowning incidents in which 62 people drowned, of which 23 were rescued and 39 were dead or missing.

　　The police said that the reason for the frequent drowning in August was that it was hot and rainy all month, students were on holiday, and the base of swimmers in the river was large. In addition, August is in the flood season, the water flow is unpredictable and the undercurrent is turbulent. If you are not careful, you may drown, and even the veteran can’t escape.

　　Nine dangerous waters in the main city of Liangjiang

　　Statistics from 2010 to 2014 show that most drowning incidents in the main city occurred in the waters of docks and bridges with large flow of people and relatively concentrated personnel.

　　The wharf waters with more drowning alarms are: 87 from No.3 to No.9 Wharf in Chaotianmen, accounting for 22.48% of the total drowning alarms in the wharf waters; There are 53 main docks in Beibei, accounting for 13.7% of the total.

　　The bridge waters with more drowning alarms are: Niujiaotuo Jialing River Bridge (including Yu ‘ao Bridge) with 41 cases, accounting for 25% of the total drowning alarms of all bridges; There are 22 Beidong Bridge in Beibei, accounting for 13.41% of the total; 16 cases in huanghuayuan bridge, accounting for 9.76% of the total; There are 12 Shimen bridges, accounting for 7.32% of the total.

　　According to the introduction of the Municipal Marine Police Corps, eight water police stations in the main city have summarized nine dangerous waters in the two rivers of the main city based on the analysis of the hydrological environment in their respective jurisdictions for many years, namely: Ciqikou — Shabin Road and Zhongdukou — Hanyu Road, Beibin Road, Daxigou, Chaotianmen and Nanbin Road — Haitang Creek and Yemao Creek — Marble Stone and Dragon and Phoenix Temple — Large wharf and coral dam — Chuqimen reminds the public not to go into these waters easily.

　　Eighty percent of the drowning people are "water craftsmen"

　　Data of drowning in main city waters from 2010 to 2015

　　From 2010 to 2015, students and migrant workers accounted for a large proportion of drowning people in the main city waters, and the rest were crew members, fishermen, patients, mentally abnormal people and swimmers.

　　Interpretation: The relevant person of the Marine Police Corps of the Municipal Public Security Bureau said that during the rescue, the police found that 80% of these drowning people can actually swim. Just like the two rescued men mentioned earlier, their water quality is actually not bad. "Because people who can’t swim generally don’t get into the water; Even if it is underwater, it is usually protected by a swimming ring. " Therefore, the police reminded the veteran swimmers that if they want to swim in the river, they must be equipped with safety equipment.

　　Nearly half of 1237 people drowned in 6 years.

　　Interpretation: The police said that the reason why swimmers are less likely to survive after drowning is because the two rivers are fast flowing and there are many underwater undercurrents, and people are likely to be quickly swept away by the river after drowning. In addition, after receiving the alarm, professional rescue and salvage personnel and ships often need some time to get to the scene to carry out rescue, so the chances of survival of the missing person are small. Even if the scene is lucky to be rescued ashore, the mortality rate is high.

　　(Source: Disposal of Dangerous Waters and Drowning Police)