Demonstration on the danger of swimming in a weir. Newbury

[@shynebox]

Genuinely chilling; a very simple explanation of how dangerous weirs can be.

[@yanlongxu1964]

This is the best part of youtube, actually teaches you something

[@imin83gmail]

6 of our firefighters passed away yesterday because of this, while trying to retrieve the body of a drowned teenager :(

[@kurohigekaizoku3181]

SIX lives for a dead body, whoever is in charge better bear full responsibility

[@ericamccauley7609]

So sorry for your loss, RIP 🌹

[@critterallywithjohnernest.]

Most excellent demonstration. Seeing speaks a thousand words. My question is why do they still have these low head dams with all the lives lost every year, wildlife as well as people.

[@Celisar1]

Exactly! The answer is money. It is allegedly „expensive“ to remove these dams. Tells you all you need to know about politicians.

[@aurorasfamilyproductions8484]

When going to the river as a kid I was scared of the dam. Jet skiers would always do their tricks rite next to the spillway. And it always blew my mind that you can literally drive your boat rite up to the spillway. Idk I grew up at the river and you hear a lot of horror stories of the dams and inbord/ outboard motors.

[@syborgcat3830]

I almost walked over one once cuz it looked like a waterfall that is designed as a bridge. But at the time I was too busy to actually explore so. No drowning for me. Yay

[@oneworldfamily]

This water safety education is really great and sends home the message of the dangers to swimmers. But if this weir is such a danger, why not do something about the weir? If it was a high-risk black spot discovered on our roads, there would be amendments done to the road layout etc and not put the onus on the driver who might be new to the area and not know the dangers.

[@oneworldfamily]

@@GoneFishin247 Fair point! :-)

[@oneworldfamily]

@@GoneFishin247 Hey matey, I do hope you have a great 2022 too, and can find your peace. You're better than you think. If I may offer you a favourite quote of mine: Be kind, be all sympathy, For each and every human being Is forced to fight against himself. ~ Sri Chinmoy

[@davidcarroll8735]

Brilliant demonstration! Using LEGO people will stick in the memory of children and parents! 👍 well done.

[@kathrynlucas6848]

Very good demonstration, well done; thank you.

[@Casperski1312]

Forget teaching kids how to avoid quicksand, we need to teach children about these. Thanks for posting the video.

[@17Onager]

Amazing demonstration of a terrifying phenomenon

[@beyo124]

Thank you so much for highlighting this particular danger 👍. Food for thought

[@someoneelse1904]

Fantastic demo. These features are absolute death-traps.

[@steveharband]

This is terrifying. What a horrible way to die!

[@KelYee]

Who Came here because of 6 Malaysian Firefighters died rescuing a kid!!

[@JDM0098]

Kel Yee me😢

[@lindalaporpo]

ai

[@aminajmain88]

Me😢

[@naqibezwnxx]

Me

[@mycrowafe]

thank you for the demonstration, makes it easy to understand! 👍

[@xmarianop]

There should be a good cable across the course above water . Plain simple

[@theinflatableboatownersnet5684]

Great demo. And great work. proactive not re-active!

[@JemeimaRichardson]

Great clip, can I use this in my water safety course please?

[@Celisar1]

These dams were once used to provide electricity and sometimes watering. Most of them have no use anymore. They are often very hard to see from upstream and many people underestimate how deadly even a small weir is. So why don’t they simply remove these death traps? The answer is money: It is allegedly „expensive“ to remove these dams. Tells you all you need to know about politicians.

[@aecol-andrewsecologyltd897]

A really useful film to illustrate the dangers when winter kayaking.

[@BK-qe6yo]

AEcol - Andrews Ecology Ltd no when there's rain

[@theretep6494]

The kayak vlogger no, he meant winter. Rivers have more flow in winter

[@chagnisagood5795]

Thanks for demonstration

[@marckart66]

How do you save someone from this? Do you do any special training for these situations?

[@BK-qe6yo]

Marc Connell you dont go kayaking in a high level and if you do have someone with a rope

[@simonrobinson2759]

British Caneoing run courses for white water rescue. There seem to be many more inexperienced folk jumping on SUPs and Kayaks without such training for moving water conditions and sea conditions.

[@deanallenjones]

this may have stopped me doing something stupid. Thank you

[@amadzbalboa]

Aku nak comment "Siapa sini dari forward message group whatsapp, like sikit" Tapi macam tak patut pula

[@aweef85]

Saya 😪

[@izz5402]

Saya...

[@azlanhashim9040]

Punca sebenar 6 anggota bomba maut lemas di lombong empangan Puchong, Malaysia. Ketua penyelamat harus bertanggungjawab dan dipersalahkan !!!

[@littledolphinsswimmingscho7329]

We are a local swimming school and can’t emphasise enough about water safety

[@seafoodpizza]

Very useful considering kayaks are selling out everywhere because of covid. Be safe!

[@tubetastic999]

Amazing video I will share 👍

[@Katrielible]

Cant their be some kind of rope that goes from one side to the other under the water in the case that someone is trapped? ... it at least would give someone a fighting chance if they find themselves the unfortunate victim of these weirs.

[@BK-qe6yo]

Again WHY WOULD I SWIM IN IT IF I CANT DO IT IN A KAYAK

[@BK-qe6yo]

Also this is not the only weir and ywa

[@shazaibbiazahs]

Literally my worst nightmare

[@mrslinkydragon9910]

The drowning machine!

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

For those in the USA and elsewhere, a weir = otherwise known as a lowhead dam.

[@DebnoxESO]

Oh yes, let's assume the Americans haven't discovered these yet

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

@@DebnoxESO Unfortunately, many haven't. Which is why so many die in them regularly. They don't know how to identify them from upstream and many people think it's just a little waterfall even in this day and age.

[@zerofeather783]

@@DebnoxESO It's not that, it's a difference in terminology between UK and US English.

[@Elendil513]

@@zerofeather783 In all fairness everyone in the UK I've asked about these didn't have the faintest idea that this was a mechanism

[@Rowena1712]

Scary!!

[@donnaaltena761]

Scary!

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

373.

[@robchissy]

not exact, a river is not as enclosed as that, the reason the lego man went backwards was because the water is bouncing off the plastic screen then going back, the water in a river continues to the sea

[@drbaggy]

You obviously haven't been caught in a retentive stopper - I have in a kayak on a number of occasions - fortunately over a weir where there was clear water either side. The way to get out is to swim to the side either left or right to get to the calm water each side - and then climb out. If the sides of the river after the weir are straight and high - it isn't easy to get out.

[@KnockMurton]

In the second demo the screen was lifted higher than the water level. Even if it had of been in the water it was probably too far away to affect the flow at the weir.

[@timsytanker]

Not true, look at the water coming down from the weir, the extra force of it displaces in the river causing a void which means the river water has to rush back to fill it, producing the washing machine effect.