A 200-level Chemical Engineering student just lost his life for partaking in a bet in an attempt to swim across a river. the condition is that if he is able to swim across the river, he gets about $0.3 which is equivalent to about 300 naira. as a typical Ijaw man, i understand how this works and usually, during swimming in the creek for fun, a lot of bets goes on ranging from bets on who can last longer under the water to who can swim across certain rivers even with zero safety measures in place.
these are all life threatening bets that has taken a lot of lives just in a bid to proving a point that you are a good swimmer or to win the token that is promised to the winner of the bet. its all gambling and this can be really fun if safety measures are in place but without your safety as a gambler, there are bets you should never be a part of. other forms of bets that falls in this category can be betting on who can drink the highest bottle of beer within a stipulated timeframe or even taking some risky ride that is life threatening. life is always going to be more important than any short term fun or the reward that comes with winning these kind of bets.
gamble responsibly and gamble allowing your brain work for you. it's not all bet that are worth it.
SOURCE: Varsity student drowns in Bayelsa creek over N300 bet I can't imagine being on the betting end of that bet where that guy now has to live with that fact that because he bet this dude whether or not he can cross the river is has now cost him his life and much pain and suffering for his entire family. Its a very sad story OP, and I would have to agree I hope that nobody every willingly puts themself in a type of betting situation that could mean life or death. If you do then surely you would have to take some safety measures. This could have easily been prevented if someone was following him in a raft or small boat, something. SMH.