CreepyMcCreeperson
Veteran
If she was close enough to the boat to put the kid on it then...
You know what nevermind. Believe the heartwarming story
If they were away from the boat in a current, then she had to swim holding him, and probably didn’t have the energy to pull herself up. She was already tired from swimming, plus lifting a 4 year old out of the water and onto a boat.