The sudden realization of being thrown into the pool did not make him lose his wits
immediately. Although frightened, he thought of a trick to come up to the surface but
couldn't execute it successfully. He panicked and felt suffocated by the water. His
sense-perceptions gave way, his heart pounded loudly, his limbs became paralyzed
with fear, his mind became dizzy and his lungs ached as he gulped water while making
desperate attempts to come out of the water. Finally, he lost all his strength and
willingness to keep struggling and blacked out.
Douglas planned to allow himself to go down till his feet hit the bottom so that could
make a big jump to come back to the surface like a cork. Then, he would lie flat on the
surface of water and paddle to the edge of the pool.