Drowning

Drowning is a form of death in The Sims, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. Drowning is the second form of death which covers all ages between child to elder, the other being fire. A Sim will drown in a pool when there is no means of getting out. In The Sims and The Sims 2, deleting a pool ladder takes away the Sim's only means of escape. However, in The Sims 3, Sims can climb out of the pool without a ladder, so players who want to keep a Sim from getting out of a pool must use a wall to block them. When Sims can't get out of a pool, they will keep swimming until their energy is used up. When this happens, they will die of fatigue.

Drowning normally requires deliberate action by the player, as Sims will usually get out of a pool before they drown, if they are able to do so.

The Grim Reaper
When a Sim drowns, the Grim Reaper arrives as usual. However, players generally cannot have another Sim plead with him as with other means of death, as Sims will not be able to get to him while he is in the in the middle of the pool. Therefore, Sims who have drowned likely have no chance of regaining life, unless they are resurrected. However, if The Sims 2: FreeTime is installed, a drowned Sim who had successfully wished for the power to cheat death can plead for his or her own life. Also, if The Sims 2: Apartment Life is installed, an infallibly good witch or warlock with 9 or more magic skill can use the spell "Expello Mortis", which will reach further out, though it will not be able to reach the middle of a very large pool.

Drowned Ghosts
In The Sims 2, the ghost of a Sim who has drowned will be a shade of blue and will often create puddles or flood a room while they walk about. Other Sims may have to mop this up. Sometimes they will leap into bathtubs and start the bath water. Afterwards, they will jump out.

In The Sims 3, the ghost of a drowned Sim is still blue, and they have water dripping from their body, but it won't create puddles. (It might be assumed to be ghostly water).

In The Sims 3, the first time you attempt to send a sim who recently drowned into a pool and was ressurected via the Science Lab, they will either refuse or get the "Drowning" moodlet. Also, if a sim dies of another reason while in a pool (such as starvation), it will still be counted as drowning.

Notable Drowned Sims

 * Skip Broke, resident of Pleasantview and father of Dustin and Beau Broke, and former husband of Brandi Broke, mysteriously drowned in a pool accident.
 * Willow Nigmos, sister of Olive Specter, drowned. Her tombstone rests in Olive's yard.
 * Kirsten Remington, Jasper and Eileen Remington's daughter also died of drowning.
 * Erik Darling, Agnes Crumplebottom's husband drowned.
 * Tragic Clown in The Sims 3 drowned.