Good Morning America: Pool Entrapment

[@jessicah3450]

To think I used to go to the little suction pumps at the community pool when I was a kid and push leaves and bugs in to it. Amazing I survived the 90's.

[@angelicadayanafernandez1525]

your talking about those skimmer's right

[@GalaxyKittie217]

I’m so scared of pool drains, they just look soo scary!! Especially wave pool ones Whenever I’m near one, I become the worlds best Olympic swimmer

[@GiantSquid2319]

I used to be obsessed with pool drains. Cause of how shaped their covers are. I would always think of a monster that's similar to a lamprey that has the mouth of pool drains.

[@magic3061]

When the pump is under so much load it should auto shutdown..

[@Nathan-qt2zi]

Agreed

[@liam.brewer]

@@Nathan-qt2zi that is a great idea

[@xshowda]

European laws are even stricter than in the US, requiring a vaacum breaker valve which will shout down the pump when suction pressure rises above a certain point.

[@twizz420]

@@xshowda Well this was a long time ago, it's probably totally different now I would assume.

[@ThehoneydoList]

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[@maxgrossmann1636]

Final destination...

[@impossibleshow6059]

Max Grossmann omg yes!! 😂😂

[@m3m3b0y2]

Yeah uhh, don’t bring that movie up... it gives me BIG TIME chills

[@wyattfulkerson8719]

And my ass just got ripped out.

[@Felon_Confir]

@@wyattfulkerson8719 like the dudes on final destruction

[@johnnyjack4079]

Disrespectful/disgusting much???!!!

[@mayelinvilla1449]

Just imagine a dark black pool drain that has a crack on it and theres bubbles comeing out of it 😬😬😬😬

[@epicspacetroll1399]

If there are bubbles in the line it's probably less dangerous because a pump with air in it won't have prime.

[@crosssansandchara5221]

Nuuu nu say dat i hate pool drain i almost died when i was 5 i drowned becuse of pool drain

[@lukedevereux4103]

Dark black? New color! If there are bubbles coming out theres no suction

[@vvvnokk8309]

And a vortex above it pn the surface

[@NGHmusic]

nope nope nope

[@albertastorms]

I would also recommend an emergency e stop near the pool on a wall or the fence!

[@KevinBenecke]

I wonder if it would be possible to have one near the drain that you could bump to shut things off if your swimming by yourself like a lot of people do in their own private pools and spas.

[@ducky3545]

Like it shuts a door that can completely kill all power to everything

[@autumnspring6624]

There should also always be a lifeguard by drain site to make sure people keep away from it or just to monitor it incase someone gets trapped there.

[@xshowda]

You dont even need a certified lifeguard, the most important thing is to know where the emergency shutoff for the pumps is and how to access it.

[@gray_wolfproductions9618]

All pool drains should be turned off during swimming time and there should be a camera under water or a alarm if something or someone is near the a drain And life Guards near the pool make sure changing drains every year or so I know Pools have to circulate water if you can’t turn off the suction know we’re the switch is

[@andrewp.1668]

Cant do that at a neighborhood/community pool

[@RegardedBee185]

Are you stupid? Without pool drains the pool would be nasty and full of germs

[@justtouploadoldthings2811]

@@RegardedBee185 Pools are always full of germs, you cannot prevent that.

[@kingturk339]

@@RegardedBee185 better then dying 😐

[@poopedonyourchest799]

Or just don’t sit on pool drain

[@CurePhyllodes]

Just an additional idea popped into my mind at the end of this. They should have some sort of building around this as well, with holes thin enough for the water to get through but nothing else. I pictured something like an upside down laundry basket over top of that drain area to keep kids and things FAR away, and adding a secondary protectivefeature. It doesn't make sense to me that we are combining something this dangerous along with something priceless and the MOST PRECIOUS (children happily swimming in the pool) -- Why are we even letting something with that much suction or power anywhere NEAR where any of us swim?! There should be some sort of protective area that is much bigger over it as a back up.

[@infinitekeys1603]

Newer pools actually do this. The drains you see in the pool lead to surge tanks which have drains in the tank that are directly connected to the pump. The water suction starts in the tank. This way water flow into the pool drains is gently led by gravity. There’s basically no suction in these designs

[@passsword95]

In new york they are banning that very drain cover beacause 3 kids got killed by that drain cover! One kid got his head stuck to it and he got his hair ripped out of his head,but he drowned. This is a serious problem and i know beacuase tgis happened to me my arm was stuck for a good minuit but i was luckly able to stay awake enough to be able to be saved by my freind we were having a pool party! We instulled new very safe drain cover I have never been sucked in again!

[@mistyhensley83]

GoForWand

[@testosteroneinc.3800]

*Destroy all pool drains*

[@youtubeaholic2154]

Or just destroy all idiots.

[@mryeetmrmeme188]

Then you can't drain your pool if it's sold green and nasty

[@michaelarkell5437]

Succ

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

@@michaelarkell5437 SuCc

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

@@michaelarkell5437 sUCC

[@fatwalletboy2]

The ball example seems odd as you wouldnt have an open drain like that.

[@twizz420]

When I was a kid my parents told me about some kid who was dared to sit on the pool drain and it sucked his insides out. No wonder I'm afraid of pool drains and wave generators in wave pools and stuff like that.

[@faithgarcia8660]

it's true i think but it was a female who got her insides sucked out, she was very young then so it was so easy for the suction to suck up most of her organs those including liver, intestines etc

[@slimypeanut9313]

@@faithgarcia8660 most pools have dual drains which are 2 drains atleast 4 feet apart from each other and it can save you from getting stuck when you accidentally sit on it because let’s say a person accidentally sat on one of the dual drains, all of suction will go to the other drain

[@ferhadilmyzat6028]

As long as theres holes..im not gonna stay near that 😂

[@BearityBear]

@@faithgarcia8660 I just found a video about it and I came here to see how it happened kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYmrioKiqNeFp9U

[@angelicadayanafernandez1525]

@@slimypeanut9313, its still possible for two people to get entrapped so i think an svrs system would be the safest option, florida pools are still dangerous

[@ChefBuckeye]

"Once it's gotcha, it's gotcha"

[@cenningitis2910]

Ah, you've seen that video too 😎

[@donkeypunch07]

Delta P!!!

[@mrsNetty34]

Glad he survived

[@adriananoelle4699]

I hope pools have auto-shut off once there’s substantial pressure difference..

[@jace9468]

I agree. My dad tells me our pool has three drains and you cant even open them. they only go on a tiny bit of suction just like the skimmers. they are on every time and the toys get sucked down (like pool toys for fetching) and if i try to make it suction on me, it doesnt bc it knows im heavier and it doesnt have enough suction anyways

[@berzerkbankie1342]

They don't

[@MrBmxbrawler]

@@berzerkbankie1342 yes they do, they have pressure release valves on the intake side of the pump on the drain line.

[@berzerkbankie1342]

@@MrBmxbrawler I've been doing pools for ten years and here in new York we don't have that. We have shut off valves (hopefully) but that requires someone to be aware and to get to the valve and to hope it's not broken and can be turned.

[@berzerkbankie1342]

@@MrBmxbrawler also ever since this event all drain covers have to be VGB certified to even be sold, let alone installed, which is supposed to help prevent entrapment

[@aribpm]

Don’t leave anyone and I mean anyone un attended around water especially elders and young ones.. If you have children or you are in charge of children you watch them like a hawk around even kiddy pools.

[@victorzuber3541]

Dude one time my arm got stuck in one when I was 13 I survived because it was not deep also it dose actually hurt when a large pump is pulling on your arm

[@Crystal-be9ze]

There should be an emergency shut off switch that lifeguards can pull, it’s that simple, there are too many preventable accidents like this, or even a box type grate cover to prevent accidents such as this, there has to be something mandatory done across the board.

[@kingofmariokart64]

yeah bro it's the pump. just turn the pump off

[@Crystal-be9ze]

@@kingofmariokart64 yes but sometimes the pump is located at a much further location, I’m talking about something closer to each lifeguard stand….bro

[@poopedonyourchest799]

People should just stay away from the drains it’s common since.

[@cadebecker2486]

This is EXACTLY why I have a phobia of pool drains.

[@Themoonstitanic]

SAME

[@michelleschrock9141]

S-Same.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

This was a really well done bit

[@dawnchristensen7492]

centers must pay x for pool tech!! and inform the lifesavers.

[@andrmeda5567]

Came from a post on instagram

[@esthercho5578]

Pool drain succ organs

[@Ripptwo]

I had a nightmare that I was a little kid again and I got too close to a pool drain and It sucked my whole body inside it and I couldn't escape and that's when I woke up just as got sucked in I will always have a big fear of those wretched things!!!

[@Daniel-vk3tt]

Just a lil traumatized... just a lil

[@Seshidao]

Interesting, thank god the boy is ok

[@mrsNetty34]

Vgb drain covers are required now

[@Thecookierunkingdomlover]

As soon as I was finished I was like thank you for traumatizing me

[@princess68.]

A basketball is more difficult to release but still

[@SuV33358]

Horrifying 😱

[@Bat7Buca]

bro when i was a kid i used to stick my finger in the thing on the side of the pool because it sucked and felt funny but you could always pull your fingers out dunno what there called tho

[@Indu-r1j]

They are called wall skimmers

[@christianolsson2898]

We must make pools that don't kill our children! No shit.

[@MrXrisd01]

Oh thank God

[@jaanc8047]

Does the sucking force of the drain rip off skin and suck your intestines out (for that kind of accidents)? I don't get why the skin is ripped off from the first place.

[@xotennisxgirlox]

If you sit on the drain, as several kids have, the suction is so intense that it can cause lacerations in the rectum and pull the intestines out (through the rectum), especially if you’re pulling on the child to try to free them.

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

Watch the video "delta P" . You basically have thousands of pounds of water pressing down onto you. In big delta P accidents, yeah people get dismembered horrifically.

[@Thatfaze142]

@@Chironex_Fleckeri it’s crazy cuz adding just a few feet of depth to the water can add hundreds to thousands of lbs of pressure.

[@youngeshmoney]

Final destination huh

[@bridgetallen6717]

That loud voice was God.. call his name! He saved your child

[@stanleybochenek1862]

How bout just remove the drains and then if you wanna drain the pool there's a hose connected to the pool pump that you put the hose in the pool and it drains

[@courtneyconnor5817]

Like a crawfish pond

[@lexyriisagerpascual2738]

Good idea, then the pool is gonna look like a damn swamp🙄

[@poopedonyourchest799]

They are for filtering

[@mryeetmrmeme188]

WTF that's not a pool drain

[@Avianca-rr3rf]

That’s what a pool drain looks like without it’s cover

[@kebertxela941]

4:20, we have recommended that the government force everyone to buy our products.

[@xeeweexRC]

You don't have to capitalize every single word.

[@saber63001]

xeeweexRC If it's a title yes except for short words like and, the, an, a, etc.

[@exoticwaves1580]

AT LEAST ITS NOT ALL CAPS LIKE CLICK BAIT KZbinRS

[@deephorizon1365]

@@exoticwaves1580 good comment

[@officergarrett]

Yes Like final destinations

[@Surge2009]

.

[@jackhollandthe3800]

Why do we even need these. Use a pump

[@theminingj17tmjindustries82]

Ikr

[@poopedonyourchest799]

They filter the pool

[@TheJakeman789]

Folks if your scared of a silly little drain, stay away from it, if you can handle it, then don’t swim.

[@Shagyamum]

Are u on drugs

[@RegardedBee185]

@@Shagyamum he’s speaking facts. What is your problem?

[@RegardedBee185]

@@Shagyamum water drains are totally safe and no big deal at all. You kids always make them look dangerous when they’re really not

[@angelicadayanafernandez1525]

@@RegardedBee185, it would be easy for you to say that is if you have no phobia of them

[@Startswithstarsss]

q度gsあれ苦てふぉrめ i can speak in japanesse not really I can change my keyboard on my I pad :o

[@dking1708]

Im Gone 

[@andyenid2]

Man this entire thing was just a publicity stunt