There is no trench near the cement area. Even right beneath it, it's still no more than six inches-ish. You can clearly see the bottom (And this is a disgusting pond) for about three-feet from the shoreline. It's maybe ankle-to-mid-calf deep that whole time.
The cement area was the first place I checked to see if the depth looked like one could fall in and drown - but no, even if he'd tumbled in there, he'd have hit the muck and been maybe wrist/ankle deep. His knees or back or whatever (Depending on how he'd fallen) would've been wet, but it would be child's play to stand up and walk back out. Even unconscious, if he'd fallen in face-down, his body wouldn't be completely submerged, which leads me to think he wouldn't float toward the center.
Also, the cement thing is misleading - water NEVER comes in from there. There's a small spot on the OTHER side (like, the complete opposite side of the pond) that has a small trickle. But in the entire time I've been at this school (Three years, now) I've never seen water come into the pond from the cement part.
The cement area was the first place I checked to see if the depth looked like one could fall in and drown - but no, even if he'd tumbled in there, he'd have hit the muck and been maybe wrist/ankle deep. His knees or back or whatever (Depending on how he'd fallen) would've been wet, but it would be child's play to stand up and walk back out. Even unconscious, if he'd fallen in face-down, his body wouldn't be completely submerged, which leads me to think he wouldn't float toward the center.
Also, the cement thing is misleading - water NEVER comes in from there. There's a small spot on the OTHER side (like, the complete opposite side of the pond) that has a small trickle. But in the entire time I've been at this school (Three years, now) I've never seen water come into the pond from the cement part.