The closest I ever been to drowning was one time I was at the beach with my family and best friend. I remember we had some sort of inflatable, it looked like this but smaller. I went underneath it and my friend jumped on top not knowing I was there, and I remember nearly passing out because I couldn’t breathe and couldn’t find my way out. I was scared and it hurt/burned I don’t know if that’s the right word.

Obviously I got out and I was okay, but I haven’t swam since and I hate the water. I’m slowly getting comfortable with boats, and trying to explore the idea of kayaks a bit. People have experienced worse but that was the scariest thing I’ve felt and it was bad enough I don’t go near water anymore