You won't hear them.
Great point about kids going under quietly. I was vacuuming my above ground pool and let a 6 year old sit on the side until I was thru. While looking away, he slid in and I never heard it. I turned in time to see the top of his head bobbing and pulled him out. I still shudder to think he could have drowned 5 feet from me.
Also, every year we can count on a few drownings in NH lakes when a canoe tips on a 70 degree day, and the water was still so cold the person only had a short time. I'd think there are enough examples that some kind of clear example/warning would save lives. Maybe a controlled filming of a capsize with a person without a pfd, to show how little time they have.
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