Drunk Russians drown escaping heatwave

Reuters ^ | July 14 2010 | Alexander Reshetnikov

[Berlin_Freeper]

MOSCOW — Dozens of Russians, many of them drunk, are drowning daily as they head to water to escape a heatwave, an emergencies ministry official said on Wednesday.

Vodka-drinking groups -- some with small children -- can be seen at lakes and ponds in and around the Russian capital where the current three-week heatwave may set a record of 37 Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit) this weekend.

"Russia's Emergencies Ministry is very worried by the current situation. In the last day alone, 49 people drowned (in Russia), including two children, Vadim Seryogin, a department head at the ministry, told a news conference.

More than 1,200 people drowned across Russia in June this year, he said, including 233 between July 5 and July 12.

"The majority of those drowned were drunk," he said. "The children died because adults simply did not look after them."

[hinckley buzzard]

Drinking vodka in 98 degree weather is a really bad idea with or without swimming.

[sinanju]

This story is certainly making the water cooler rounds.

It is so damnably easy to drown when you are drunk. When blind drunk you can drown in a mud puddle.

[Mr. Mojo]

many of them drunk

Too hot? Vodka time. Too cold? Vodka time. Perfect weather? Vodka time.

[wastedyears]

It hit 103 in Central Park two weeks ago.

[RBW in PA]

[NeverForgetBataan]

This is REALLY sad because several children have died while being “supervised” by drunk adults.

[OneWingedShark]

“Mandrake, have you ever seen a Commie drink a glass of water?”

[NeverForgetBataan]

Ask people in Russia who the smartest man in the world is and they will answer Pavlov or some other great Russian scientist.

Ask somebody in Houston who the smartest man in the world is and they will answer.........”the guy who invented R-22 Freon”

[Krankor]

At least they died doing what they loved.

[norraad]

"..cool!"

[I still care]

This is a good headline.

Not as good as “Tourists chopped up” that I heard in Fl a while ago, but not bad as headlines go.

On the serious side, sad for the kids. Years ago a friend of mine had major problems with her family when aunts and uncles watching her kids at the beach turned out to be drunk. She let them all have it, but certain people in the family were mad and gave her a hard time for a long time.

They just didn’t get what she was so furious about.

[mick]

LOL !! Great obscure reference...you are a WIT, Sir !!

[Berlin_Freeper]

I was watching TV and saw a news report about this, the news crew showed up just as the police were pulling out another body and they showed his clothes on a rock next to empty booze bottles.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Plus people are jumping into any water they can find, even with signs “No Swimming”.

[mylife]

"Alcohol and night swimming, What could go wrong?"

[dfwgator]

Drunk Russians

Isn't that redundant?

[mylife]

[OneWingedShark]

Ah, thank you for the complement.

[Othniel]

Regardless of how many people have drowned as a result of this drought, there could be some serious ramifications down the line. Think of how many wheat fields are not going to harvestable because of the lack of rain. Think of how many Russian "pals" get their food from Russia, and how likely they'd all be to go after the next biggest grower of food: US. Things could get interesting come wintertime...

[llevrok]

“Mandrake, have you ever seen a Commie drink a glass of water?”

They protect their bodily fluids, that's why!

[Erasmus]

“Mandrake, have you ever seen a Commie drink a glass of water?”

If they did, they'd hit the flouride bet.

[klpt]

[rlmorel]

Agh. Stop. Please...stop!

[rlmorel]

How does a heat wave escape? And if it does, how does one drown it?

[RandallFlagg]

AHHHH! My week is MADE!

Thankee Sai!

[calex59]

I’d say they drowned because they were drunk and for no other reason. Any idiot that would drink Vodka and then go swimming half crocked is asking to die.