Water safety -- a PSA.

[Jehanne]

Where I live, a person, on average, drowns once a year from becoming trapped in a lowhead dam.  For those who encounter these monsters, here are some good safety tips:

http://watercraft.ohiodnr.gov/lowheaddams

Of course, the number #1 rule is to stay far away!!

I'll remember that. Don't go down under when you're down under.

I am somewhat surprised that thrill-seekers have not made a sport of "dam diving", where they try to sink themselves in the hydraulic.  Maybe the fatality rate is simply too high for such a "sport" to elicit much organization.  Still, the advice on the Ohio DNR website is likely one's best bet if you happen to get swept over one.  Trying to float is nearly impossible, and so, sinking oneself while curling-up into a tight ball is probably one's only option for a quick escape.