>>40575553
I'd actually argue against wildlife being a more considerable/common threat people should consider. Even toxins in the water like oil and bacteria are higher on the list of dangers than the wild fresh water shark attack.

Even if you live on the East Coast near Florida, there is always going to be signage telling you where gators are. Statistically it's 1 in 3.2 million to be killed by a gator attack on land or in water. That's equivalent of being hit by lightning 3 times. Or being in 31,000 car crashes.

So in the order of things that would kill a swimmer:
>1. Drowning - It's the most common death for any water related activity.
>2. Paralysis - If your injured, uncurious or cannot move, you drown.
>3. Exhaustion. When your exhausted? You stop moving, which causes you to drown.
>4. Currents - Moving water can drag people down or further from shore which causes people to become exhausted.

You get the concept? Even with animal attacks, the attack itself is usually not what kills people in the water. It's shock and blood loss, which leads to paralysis which leads too? Drowning!

So please. Don't fear wildlife, focus on preventing exhaustion, paralysis and above all drowning.