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by headgasket 4600 days ago
this is great, but it wont save any lives if no one is around or if the kids are expected to be playing in water. There was a death at a day camp in my neighbourhood last year; the kids were under watch, adults were swimming with the kids,but because of all the activity (outing at the pool for day-camps can get really crowded) the life guards did not spot the kid in distress and he drowned. A device like this that inflates when distress is detected would have save that life.