One of the scariest things I've ever had to deal with in my life. My then 4 1/2 year old twin boys and I were at the lake. One was swimming with friends and he had a life jacket on. Still I was keeping a sharp eye on him. The other was on land following me around, no worries right. Well I turn my back for a split second and the one on land ventured over to the dock and he was apparently leaning over trying to pick something up out of the water. I was now up by the house and had continued to keep an eye on the swimmers until... I hear some of the kids screaming "Grab the dock, Grab the dock, Grab it!!" as they were out on the swim raft looking in on my son who had fallen off the dock. It all happened in a split second, I don't even remember how I got there but the next picture in my head was as I was in the air looking down at my son and his head was under water looking up, wide eyed, mouth open trying to gasp for air. I landed in the water next to him and scooped him up in my arms. He coughed and threw up water all over me. He was pale but breathing. I ran up on shore and asked him if he was ok and he nodded and said yes with tears in his eyes. I never hugged him so hard in my life. We sat wrapped in a towel for almost an hour. I was shaking. I had nightmares for a week. Sometimes I still have a bad dream that it went the other way.
Biggest wake-up call I've ever had. I let my guard down for a few seconds and got too comfortable with my son walking around the property and the docks. Needless to say many rule changes were put in place with the boys after that. They are never allowed anywhere near or around the docks without adult supervision.
So true is this original post. My son never made a sound. In fact the only sound I heard was a gasp as he popped up and went under. No scream no splash. Thank god for the kids that were nearby and saw it all happen.
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