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Since February 1, 2013 when we published a blog -  Get Out of Submerged Vehicles Quickly! , the Bonita Daily News Saturday, March 16, 2013 ran a front-page article How do you escape?  In this article they cover more tips. We'd like to share them with you.

According to the newspaper, the Collier County Sheriff's Office dive team and local public safety agencies, including Healthy Children's Coalition of Collier County, spent time practicing ways to survive a vehicle submersion. They conducted a demonstration at the Golden Gate Community Park's boat ramp led by cold-water safety and vehicle-submersion survival expert, Gordon Giesbrecht from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. 

Mr. Giesbrecht's tips are:

1. Don't touch your cell phone when your car goes underwater.  It's a waste of time.
2. Seat belts, windows, then children out.

"Children should be helped out of the car from the oldest to youngest," Mr. Giesbrech said.  "After rolling down the windows, older children should be told to swim out and hold onto the car so parents can help younger ones out of car seats. If you did the car seat first, and you got stuck, then everybody dies," Mr. Giesbrech said.

"Knowing before an emergency what to do and in what order to do them, can save lives." said Personal Injury Attorney, Randall Spivey, Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.

Fort Myers Personal Injury Lawyer, Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by less than 2 percent of Florida attorneys. He has handled over 1,500 personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida. For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at  239. 337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839, or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com.  Visit SpiveyLaw.com  for more information. You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.