New Life-Saving Method In Use
(New Zealand Press Association)
WELLINGTON.
The National Water Safety Council will introduce in its campaign this year "drownprooling”—a set of simple skills and attitudes devised to keep a person alive in deep water, regardless of age or ability to swim.
The chairman of the council (Mr J. D. Hunter), announcing the decision, said that drown-proofing was very effective. "Even if you are thrown in rough water fully clothed, or if you have cramp, are injured or physically handicapped, it makes no difference. Provided you have mastered the art of drownproofing, you have learnt the first and only skill of any importance—the ability to remain on the surface for an
indefinite length of time, regardless of condition," he said.
“The average four-year-old can learn to stay afloat for an hour in 10 lessons,” said Mr Hunter.
“The Royal Life-Saving Society and the Surf Association will also co-operate in teaching drown-proofing to the public,” Mr Hunter said.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31223, 22 November 1966, Page 6
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