"In August 2024, Sandhu was at Burlington Beach with his wife and two children. When his family went back to the shore, he decided to stay on a floating tube in the water. It wasn't until it started to rain that he realized he was about 13 metres away from shore, he said. Sandhu didn't know how to swim. Panicked, he said he jumped in the water to push the floaty back to land."
"He tried to scream and reach for the floaty, but it drifted away from him. Sandhu said he realized he could die. I started thinking about my kids, my wife, my mom and I'm like, OK, what are they going to do now? That's it. I'm done,' he said. The next thing he remembers is waking up in the ICU."
"Two officers from Halton Region police's marine unit spotted Sandhu that day. Deputy chief Jeff Hill said Sandhu was clinically dead for minutes before officers brought his pulse back by performing CPR. Once ashore, Sandhu was taken to the hospital. As the summer approaches, Hill along with Halton police are urging people to be cautious around bodies of water and to take precautions like learning to swim and wearing life-jackets to prevent drowning."
"Hill said Sandhu was lucky the officers happened to be in the area and said that his story is a good reminder to be careful when swimming in the summer, because drowning can happen very quickly. 'Never trust the water' The water and nature is powerful, he said. The wind is more p"
A man at Burlington Beach stayed on a floating tube after his family returned to shore. Rain made him realize he had drifted about 13 metres from land. He did not know how to swim and panicked when the tube drifted away. He jumped into deeper water, tried to scream and reach the float, and believed he could die while thinking about his family. He later woke up in the ICU after police officers from the Halton Region marine unit found him unconscious. The officers performed CPR after he was clinically dead for minutes. Police and lifesaving groups urged people to learn to swim, wear life-jackets, and be cautious because drowning can happen quickly.
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