When we think about water safety, we often think of the obvious risks like strong currents or the inability to swim. However, there’s a lesser-known but extremely dangerous threat lurking near marinas, docks, and boatyards—Electric Shock Drowning (ESD). This silent killer is responsible for numerous fatalities each year, often taking the lives of unsuspecting swimmers in freshwater environments
Electric Shock Drowning is known as a silent killer because there is no visible warning or way to tell if water surrounding a boat, marina or dock is energized or within seconds will become energized with fatal levels of electricity.
When we think about water safety, we often think of the obvious risks like strong currents or the inability to swim. However, there’s a lesser-known but extremely dangerous threat lurking near marinas, docks, and boatyards—Electric Shock Drowning (ESD). This silent killer is responsible for numerous fatalities each year, often taking the lives of unsuspecting swimmers in freshwater environments
Electric Shock Drowning is known as a silent killer because there is no visible warning or way to tell if water surrounding a boat, marina or dock is energized or within seconds will become energized with fatal levels of electricity.
