You are enjoying some time at the beach on your day off when you hear a swimmer crying for help.As you spot the swimmer about 30 feet from shore,she cries out again but appears to be getting weaker.Although there is no lifeguard on duty,there is a rowboat and a ring buoy available.Assuming you do NOT know how to swim or consider yourself a poor swimmer,which of the following should you do first?

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The best choice in this scenario is to call for help and try to throw the buoy to the swimmer. This is because the individual does not know how to swim or consider themselves a poor swimmer, and attempting to row the boat out or use the buoy to float out to the swimmer could put the individual in danger. Finding someone who can swim is also an option, but calling for help and using the ring buoy as a flotation device can provide immediate assistance to the swimmer while minimizing risk to the individual on shore.

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