DON'T LET IT HAPPEN.Byline: By Lisa Jones South Wales Echo The South Wales Echo is a daily newspaper distributed in south Wales. It was founded in 1884 and is based in Thomson House, Cardiff city centre. It is published daily, in a tabloid form, by Media Wales Ltd (formerly Western Mail & Echo Ltd), part of the Trinity Mirror group. A police constable who risked his life to save two drowning children has warned another tragedy could happen on the same stretch of river. Pc Barry Walker and police security guard Nathan Joyce were given bravery Bravery See also Heroism. Achilles foremost Greek hero of Trojan War; brave and formidable warrior. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 12] Adrastus courageous Indian prince; Rinaldo’s enemy. [Ital. Lit. awards for rescuing two 10-year-old boys from Blackweir Falls in Cardiff in August 2002. The youngsters got into difficulty while swimming in the river, which can be up to eight feet deep. A man who also swam swam v. Past tense of swim. swam Verb the past tense of swim swam swim out to them and pulled them to the side got into difficulty himself and drowned. But Pc Walker, a cycle cop based at Canton Police Station, said children are still going into the weir to paddle An input device that moves the screen cursor in a back-and-forth motion. It has a dial and one or more buttons and is typically used in games to hit balls and steer objects. See joy stick. Paddle - A language for transformations leading from specification to program. and swim and just yesterday he caught three 10-year-old girls crossing its shallow part. 'It's horrific,' said PC Walker. 'They don't realise that where the water falls over, a couple of feet further on, it is eight foot deep. 'If you fall into it you can't swim back against it. 'As soon as they hit the water, they are in trouble. 'I'm riding up and down here to try to stop them, said Pc Walker.' Pc Barry, Mr Joyce and the dead man, Neil Tomkins, were all given Royal Humane Society The Royal Humane Society was founded in England in 1774 as the Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned, for the purpose of rendering "first aid" in cases of drowning and for restoring life by artificial means to those apparently drowned. awards for their selfless acts. He added: 'It was horrendous when I had to pull Mr Tomkins out of the river. I don't want to see anything else happening.' The River and Lake Swimming Association said on its website: 'Give large weirs a miss anyway; just the force of the water is dangerous.' The Environment Agency Wales' website advises: 'Do not take risks and never underestimate the power of the river. 'Any river activity is more risky when currents are strong, river levels are high or when the weather is cold. 'An adult should always accompany children visiting or playing on or near water.' Six tips to keep your children safe in the water: The Royal Life Saving Society offers a number of tips to teach children about water safety: Encourage safe water play with young children Make sure children learn to swim - all schools should be teaching swimming to children between five and 15 years old Encourage children to swim in safe places such as public pools where there are trained lifeguards Teach children the meaning of warning flags or signs at beaches Explain why they should never swim in areas such as canals, weirs or quarries. |
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