It is so very true, you hardly see children or rather people in the river swimming these days..
I don't know how to swim but I like to watch people swim.
I remember back in school when the lodge guys on a Saturday after clean up exercise will march down to the river and play football cos there's a field before the river and then swim afterwards..
I had a male friend then who always uses the opportunity to woo ladies at the stream and truth be told there were always pretty girls at the river especially on weekends.
Me and my girlfriend then will just be at the shallow part playing with the water and watching out so that nobody will push us farther.. even with the dreadful stories.. it was fun..lolzz