Dear Sir,Having recently returned to the UK after a holiday of a lifetime visiting my 11-year-old grandson and family in Bermuda, I feel the need to vent my concerns about the lack of safety precautions at the Horseshoe Bay Good Friday celebrations. My grandson and I were swimming in the sea when about 15 metres out, I saw a young boy struggling to stay afloat. I sent my grandson back into the shore and swam out to give him some aid. As I got out to him, I realised why he was in difficulty.The undercurrent was fierce. I used to regard myself as a strong swimmer but I had never came up against the Atlantic before and at 56 and a heavy smoker after about two minutes we were in trouble, we were drifting further out fast.I couldn’t wave as I was scared of letting go of the young lad, I could see police on the beach but they were all looking inland for troublemakers, I was told later. At the moment in time I knew we had no chance, and then “like a miracle, the sea calmed for about 30 seconds and instead of waves crashing over us a calm swell started taking us inland, I pleaded with the boy to try and swim, which he did with all his heart and for the last ten yards he was saving me and thank God we got out.I am amazed that at a venue of that magnitude I didn’t see one lifeguard and yet the police seemed to be out in force. Will it take a tragedy for the organisers to get things into perspective?And if the so-called “gangsters” had an ounce of decency, they would stay away from these family venues, they are ruining a beautiful island and peoples lives. For all we know, that young lad could well have been one of their relatives.I have never been a religious sort of person but the following day I went to church and “Thanked God” for saving us. I would like to thank Mitch & Wendy from the Queens Club in Hamilton for nagging me into writing this letter, as they said if anything happened in the future, the guilt would be unbearable.KENVYN BOWDENNewport, UK