Finally I could swim freely , my mom yelled roll over on your back . I was fine once the screaming choking 40 pound kid was off my back . The boat finally made it over , my wife with compassion in her voice said that was really stupid . Wow , I almost drowned and all you could say was that was stupid .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: Why was a screaming , choking child on my back ?
Options:
- The children were playing red rover .
 - The kid was playing water polo .
 - The child was frightened of the water .
 - None of the above choices .


The child was frightened of the water .