Swim failure and cold water drowning: The quick and deadly result of cold water immersion

 Swim failure and cold water drowning: The quick and deadly result of cold water immersion
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The public image of “warm and sunny California” may lead to needless deaths in the state’s lakes, rivers and coastal areas. Water safety experts say swim failure and cold water drowning — the fast and deadly cousin of hypothermia — can claim lives of people within seconds or minutes of being in the water. This graphic shows the timeline of the effects...