Beneath the Surface with Lui and Noah

We give an update on Mikey from SD fish and Sips. We talk a little about another lifeguard podcast and a Dr. Andrew Schmidt who really knows his stuff when it comes to the importance of the lifeguard link in the EMS chain. Lui almost died on a boat in big surf and we revisit a drowning from a summer camp that rocked California in 2005. Sorry for the audio on this one. Cant seem to figure out how t...

#17 Mikey Rijavec SD Fish and Sips is missing off Baja, We talk about head neck and spine injuries and a mom leaves her 10 year old competitive swimmer in the pool to go change and he drowns 

Trigg Kaiser drowns in backyard pool. Red cross is making a killing in advertising fees while trainers struggle to stay in business. Dad who left 2 year old in car while drinking beers and watching porn kills himself instead of going to prison.   Picture of Kaiser family taken from MSN.COM

First day of camp at Liberty Day Lake summer camp and 6-year-old Michael Stewart drowns in a lifeguarded pool. Past student throws Lui under the bus and what to expect on orientation day for that new lifeguard job.     Audio taken from YouTube: 6ABC Philadelphia https://youtu.be/q6de1OsoOo0?si=T9_p401A-pavZj14 Picture taken from the following article: Mother's horror as her six-year-old son drowns...

Poppy Pepper drowns on September 19 2025 while group was preparing for brothers swim team party.    Noah Tries alternative healing to kick the drinking craves.    Picture taken from the Gofundme page. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-poppys-final-arrangements?attribution_id=sl:cc86748a-30b2-40be-83f9-90e81870da5b&lang=en_US&ts=1758734440&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content...

We are working on editing 6 past episodes and getting them posted but have decided to post the most recent ones as we record them and then will follow with the others gradually. Sorry for the confusion. There is no drowning discussion on this one. In this episode, we get into a discussion and try to itemize the differences between the Red Cross Lifeguarding version 2019 vs 2024 Emergency oxygen- W...

Horrible boat accidents in Florida and California, pool chemicals and E.coli, and a 5 year old dies in a YMCA in Virginia. 

May 5th  W Two toddlers 16 and 18 month old die at Happy Happy daycare center drowning in northern California in San Jose, October 2, 2023. Pool gate was propped and kids got in. Owners have been arrested for felony criminal child endangerment and criminal endangerment. Another two 3-year old twin toddlers drown in Phoenix, Arizona. Dad was giving them both CPR at the same time. May 2, 2023 Califo...

In Spring we always get an uptick in backyard tragedies involving pools so this episodes drowning discussions are about an Olympic skier Bode Millers child on June 10 2018 and another backyard drowning in Killen Alabama on April 25th 2024 Riverway Ranch Camp! An amazing example of a camp team that does it the right way when it comes to water safety. We also talk about what is EMS and the EAP, how...

Basic CPR vs. Professional level CPR. What is the EAP and What is the Safety team. How to fill the training gap. What happens when a lifeguard doesn't understand the primary responsibility. The rule for lifeguard ratios- how do we determine? Entrapment stories in pools.

Episode 2 March 24 How our 78 year old student William saved his own life and what's the best move for diabetes in an emergency. How did a 20 year-old USC student Colin Jacobs drown at a YMCA pool? https://ktla.com/news/local-news/family-seeks-answers-after-19-year-old-camp-counselor-drowns-in-ymca-pool-holds-rally-in-la-canada-flintridge/

In this episode March 23, 2024 we discuss the 2016 drowing of Alex Pierce, a 13 year old who drowned during a pool party put on by the band's booster club at the High School pool where Noah went to school in Murrieta California. We also discuss why school districts are so bad with water safety and how different lifeguard cultures affect the safety of young lifeguards and the safety of facilities. ...