Are you guys aware of the potential of being shocked or electrocuted from a swimming pool if there's mis-wiring with the lights or pump? Instead of an RV hot-skin condition, an electrical failure in fresh water creates a voltage gradient reaching out dozens of feet that will begin to paralyze your arms and legs the closer you get to the voltage source. Many victims of electric shock in water aren't actually electrocuted. Instead, they simply can't swim and slip beneath the surface and drown. The autopsy will show that they drowned, not electrocuted.

This sort of shock-drowning event has also occurred with fisherman who plugged in their trolling battery charger while standing in shallow water. NEVER touch any appliance plugged into a power outlet while standing in water. That's just asking to be killed.  And don't jump into the water for a rescue if you see someone being shocked. Instead, get the power turned off ASAP and then begin rescue. If not, you could be an additional shock-drowning victim. See below for the latest pool shock incident. 

Mike Sokol

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Children get shocked as they swim in Florida pool filled with electricity 

A malfunctioning pump at the Palms West Gardens Condominium complex in Hialeah filled the complex's pool with electric currents. The youngsters became stunned and had to be removed by adults. They were treated at local hospitals and released.