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Just going for a swim (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure survival chances are a lot lower than 80% when the water is freezing, and they're far from rescue.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think they're saying you'll survive the landing. What happens after is more variable

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Surprisingly, no. They counted deaths from exposure, drowning, etc as fatalities in this study: https://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com/features/the-myths-of-ditching/

This is just a review of NTSB data and some ditchings may have gone unreported. The main point is that ditching, even in the open ocean is very survivable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

That makes a lot more sense.