Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Swimmer's Daily
    • Home
    • Blog
    • Timeline
    • Tags
    • Sitemap
    • About
    • Contact
    Facebook Twitter YouTube Tumblr
    Swimmer's Daily
    Home»Fun»Man who jumped into freezing cold sea ‘probably saved by beers’
    Fun

    Man who jumped into freezing cold sea ‘probably saved by beers’

    rokurBy rokurNovember 3, 2013No Comments1 Min Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    Oh no, crazy British news that will probably make a lot of us drink beer, ‘just in case’

    A man left close to death after leaping from the Herne Bay pier into the sea may have been saved by the eight beers he drank before jumping.

    He and a pal stripped to their underwear and plunged into the cold water after a drinking session.

    But the foolish pair had to be rescued by emergency crews after struggling for 45 minutes to get ashore. […]

    “The paramedics said that it probably kept him alive, because his body had slowed down so much that it might have helped him.

    Read more on KentOnline

    Pier

    Photo courtesy of William Warby, CC BY 2.0

    Related

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    rokur
    • Website

    Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT consultant, spare-time swimming aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters and a wife. President of the Faroe Islands Swimming Association. Likes to run :-)

    Related Posts

    St. Cloud State Swimmer Saves Family From Drowning  | WCCO – CBS Minnesota

    May 16, 2022

    Council Bluffs in Dire Need of Lifeguards, Swim Lessons Could Be Cut This Year | KETV NewsWatch 7

    May 9, 2022

    College Swimmer’s Extraordinary Rescue | WCCO – CBS Minnesota

    May 9, 2022

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Sponsor
    Top Posts
    • How Long After Adding Stabilizer Can I Swim?
      How Long After Adding Stabilizer Can I Swim?
    • Story Of Encounter With The Candiru "The Fish That Can Swim Up Inside The Penis"
      Story Of Encounter With The Candiru "The Fish That Can Swim Up Inside The Penis"
    • Swim Faster with Weightlifting: Learn to Snatch in 25 min | Swimmer Strength
      Swim Faster with Weightlifting: Learn to Snatch in 25 min | Swimmer Strength
    • SwimOutlet Launches New Fundraising Options for Teams
      SwimOutlet Launches New Fundraising Options for Teams
    • Powerful Effects of Swimming on the Keto Diet
      Powerful Effects of Swimming on the Keto Diet
    • Irish ladies can't skip a day without swimming in cold sea water // The most liberating thing to do
      Irish ladies can't skip a day without swimming in cold sea water // The most liberating thing to do
    • Strength from Defeat: Amanda Lim | The Straits Times
      Strength from Defeat: Amanda Lim | The Straits Times
    • Longest distance swam underwater with one breath (female) - Guinness World Records
      Longest distance swam underwater with one breath (female) - Guinness World Records
    • Freediver Arnaud Jerald Explores the Depths of Teahupoo | Surfer Today
      Freediver Arnaud Jerald Explores the Depths of Teahupoo | Surfer Today
    • Simple Step by Step Guide on How to Save Someone Who is Drowning
      Simple Step by Step Guide on How to Save Someone Who is Drowning
    Countdown to Budapest 2022June 18, 2022
    30 days to go.
    Countdown to Rome 2022August 11, 2022
    84 days to go.
    Categories
    Buffer Overflow
    Tweets by swimmersdaily
    • RSS - Posts
    • RSS - Comments
    Contact Info & Hours
    Swimmer's Daily
    c/o Rókur í Jákupsstovu
    Brekkuvegur 10
    FO-650 Toftir
    Faroe Islands
    Mobile +298 219754
    [email protected]
    09:00-21:00 UTC/GMT
    Subscribe to Blog via Email

    Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

    Join 5,082 other subscribers

    Meta
    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org
    Facebook Twitter YouTube Tumblr
    © 2022 ThemeSphere. Designed by ThemeSphere.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.