I'm always surprised by the complete lack of life-saving equipment near bodies of water in the Netherlands. I'm not sure they'd help very much if you fell into a canal with noone seeing you, but for a country for so much water, it would be nice to have something nearby to throw to someone who was in trouble.
Great story. Unfortunately, there is a very long history of men drowning in the canals. As early as the 18th century, there was a society dedicated to saving drowning people. Their methods of reviving people were a bit unorthodox though......
I'm always surprised by the complete lack of life-saving equipment near bodies of water in the Netherlands. I'm not sure they'd help very much if you fell into a canal with noone seeing you, but for a country for so much water, it would be nice to have something nearby to throw to someone who was in trouble.
Great story. Unfortunately, there is a very long history of men drowning in the canals. As early as the 18th century, there was a society dedicated to saving drowning people. Their methods of reviving people were a bit unorthodox though......