Some classmates might ask, the water by the beach is so shallow—could anyone really drown there?
The answer was yes.
Drowning often had nothing to do with whether someone knew how to swim or how deep the water was. When someone drowned because of their physical condition or psychological state, they usually entered a state of extreme panic. In such circumstances, it was impossible to view the situation rationally.
Some people found themselves unable to touch the bottom in water that only reached their chests, while others drowned in swimming pools despite being excellent swimmers. There had even been people who drowned in bathtubs.
So, although the water near the beach was not particularly deep, many people still drowned at the seaside because of their fear of the ocean and the powerful pull of the tides.
Lu Ban immediately stood up. He looked toward Amber and Momiji and found the two girls staring blankly at the sea as well.
His mind somewhat at ease, he went over to them.
Ahead of them by the shore, a man and a woman were trying to walk into the sea. Farther away, amid the rising and falling waves, a tiny figure was bobbing up and down in the surf.
"Help! Help!"
The woman on the beach cried out in alarm and turned around. The lifeguard, who had been slacking off in the watchtower, finally blew his whistle and hurried over with a lifebuoy.
"Don't go in! Come back, all of you!"
The lifeguard was a muscular young man with dark skin and dyed yellow hair. He shouted in heavily accented local English as he pulled the man and woman back.
"I told her, I told her not to swim too far. She didn't listen. I warned her."
The woman was somewhat hysterical. She