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Media coverage
Title Paddle boarder, 70, dies after getting into trouble in the water on the hottest day of the year Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Daily Mail Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 29/05/23 Description They encouraged people to remember to ‘Float to Live’ if they get into trouble in the water, with research by the University of Portsmouth showing that tilting your head back to submerge the ears is key to staying afloat. URL https://vnexplorer.net/paddle-boarder-70-dies-after-getting-into-trouble-in-the-water-on-the-hottest-day-of-the-year-s2571667.html Persons Clare Eglin Title Mind the (Birling) gap! Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Daily Mail Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 28/05/23 Description They encouraged people to remember to 'Float to Live' if they get into trouble in the water, with research by the University of Portsmouth showing that tilting your head back to submerge the ears is key to staying afloat. URL https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12133315/Two-men-drown-sun-seekers-flock-beaches-Britain-Bank-Holiday.html Persons Clare Eglin Title RNLI launches life-saving campaign Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Yacht and yachting Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 27/05/23 Description New research carried out by the RNLI and the University of Portsmouth's Extreme Environments Laboratory (EEL) tested people in different open water environments.
The research has shown that tilting your head back to submerge the ears is key; we all float best in slightly different positions so your legs may naturally sink and you may need to use your hands to scull?URL https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/262298/RNLI-launches-lifesaving-campaign Persons Clare Eglin Title RNLI launches lifesaving Float to Live campaign ahead of bank holiday Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet RNLI Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/05/23 Description And new research between the RNLI and University of Portsmouth’s Extreme Environments Laboratory (EEL) shows that floating is different for everyone, where some people naturally float with little movement, others require gentle use of their hands and legs to stay afloat.
Using the Float to Live technique helped save Tina West’s life as she holidayed with her husband on the Cornish coast last summer.URL https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2023/may/24/rnli-launches-lifesaving-float-to-live-campaign-ahead-of-bank-holiday Persons Clare Eglin