Fallacious yet widespread and documented beliefs courtesy of Wikipedia.
A person who is drowning does not always wave and call for help. In the final stages, raising the arms and vocalising are even usually impossible due to the instinctive drowning response. The technical term for the situation where a drowning person is capable of waving and calling for help is aquatic distress.
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