GoPro Video: How to escape from riptide
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2019
- WRAL Reporter Amanda Lamb finds a rip current at a North Carolina beach and learns how to save herself.
Full story and explainer: www.wral.com/surviving-a-rip-...
Lt. John Scull, with the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department Ocean Rescue Team, says rip currents are nearly impossible to see, unless you're trained to spot them.
"What you're going to look for when you're looking for these rip currents is any kind of break in the waves," he said. "Any kind of suspended sediment going out, and if you look carefully, you can actually see water moving backwards in the current."
GoPro video from WRAL photojournalist Greg Clark.
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I was caught in one in Mexico and was lucky enough for a lifeguard to save my life. Thank you to all lifeguards putting their life’s on the line!
Nice usually their only available in tourist spots but not we’re locals go to
I nearly drowned in one with my sister
Been saved by lifeguards countless times when getting sucked out it’s absolutely terrifying
@@katto3142 yeah when i was like 8 I was getting sucked out and there was no lifeguards so we had to get a surfer to help me
Lol for a second I thought you said you were caught in Mexico
Don’t underrate the sea. My teacher once told me a story. He was snorkeling off the coast of Hawaii with a bunch of other people. Him and his friend left the designated snorkeling location stupidly to see better fish. As he was looking down he said he saw massive rocks flying past him, he couldn’t figure out what they were until he looked up. When he looked up after about 20 mins outside the designated location he realized he was almost 3 football fields away from the boat that left him.
He got caught in a riptide, the rocks that were flying by was the land he was looking at as he was being pulled away. The only reason he survived was some random guy spotted him somehow and rushed a jet ski over to save him. He was pulled 3 football fields away and didn’t even realize it, do not underestimate the power of the ocean, nature even.
holy crap
glad your teacher lived to share this! thanks
Woah thts scary bra
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An angel came to rescue him
The question is….. What was the dude doing in a jet-ski?
I was once caught up in a Riptide, and it's definitely terrifying. Your natural instinct is to panic; which is what I was doing. I was getting stucked out further and further, but then I remembered that I was told to swim parallel with the shore, and then let it bring you in. That was what saved my life.
Glad you’re still here with us. I was waiting for them to explain why swimming parallel to the shore is best. I don’t think they ever said it’ll naturally bring you in but I’m sure it’s why.
You are lucky when I was young I joked around at sea now am more carefull
Parellel with the shore line I learnt that today.
@@FyreStartr I never heard about it bringing you back but I'd guess because the waves are generally going towards shore, but you swim parallel because the current is vertical and usually not very wide
Parallel to the shore line.
I was caught in one in se fl and a man standing on shore yelled directions to me...to swim parallel to the shore and then try....keep swimming parallel and trying to swim in until you no longer feel that pull....thank God ..he saved my life. It's not always polite to mind your own business.
Amen!
This was THE best demonstration of 'what to do' that I've seen so far. The fact that you were both actually in the rip current swimming and discussing all the possible do's and don'ts helped tremendously. Thank you so much 🙏
That stash is something else.
Dekerus It’s perfect
Knunnie K. It’s so strong it breaks razors
Sexy is the word you’re looking for
I got stuck in one in Australia. Didn’t feel forceful or overpowering but I could not swim back to the shore for 5 minutes. Then all of a sudden I saw able to swim back to shore easily
welcome to australia
the reason you couldn’t swim back but you could later is because you were taken out of the rip or somehow got pushed out of it or maybe you swam out. But the rip pulls you out at the top, not the bottom of the ocean so your best attempt will be to wait and swim back in when you are out but you still can swim out to the side, not front on fighting the rip because you will lose, not even olympic swimmers are safe
yep same
I live in Australia and I’m guessing this wa sin nsw. Yeah welcome to Australia mate
Damn now i realised how many times i have been pulled without knowing it, good to know what to do if the Situation gets bad.
Same I usually just stay calm and wait till it gets away
This video or videos like this should be apart of every gym class in elementary thru high school. All over the country and especially in the Great Lakes and ocean refions
I agree
When the lifeguard walks all the way out to where you are, that's when you realize you could have just walked back in.
Dan Sanger 😂
Off some of the breaker islands on the coast of NC you can walk out one second and 20 seconds later that same area is five feet deeper because of the sand shifting. This happened to my son and I. We are locals and it was still a bit surprising in the moment. (Only a year late in my reply lol, sorry)
His moustache functions as a floating device for his nose.
Lisa K calm down it was just a joke 😂
@@LisaLisa-526
The op's comment is more of a compliment than an insult. So calm down...
Lisa K its a joke. Omg🤦🏻♂️
Lisa K stfu ur name is fucking Lisa like what the hell
@Lisa K How dumb do you have to be to not understand a joke like that? Please stay off the internet.
I was 14 years old when a rip took a friend and I out to sea. I was a strong swimmer but my friend wasn’t and she freaked out and grabbed hold of me and pushed me under. I got away by diving under and away from her, and by the time I resurfaced, a lifeguard showed up with a surfboard and took my friend back to shore before returning for me. Truly grateful for their vigilance because that incident happened so fast, I didn’t even have time to call for help.
In my boyscout life-saving class at summer camp, they taught us to stay away from someone who is drowning because their panic response can cause them to push you under as they struggle if you get near them. Then you have 2 people drowned. You are supposed to throw them a buoy/lifesaver, or swim around them with a rope they can grab on to. Then you can swim back to shore with them holding on. Obviously every situation is different, but if possible give them something to hold or float on, don't get near them because they can take you down as well.
i was caught in one 40 yards from shore with my little brother and had to drag him through it with 10 ft waves drowning us along the way luckily i got us out, im 17 hes 9 and hes 100 pounds...scariest experience in my life
I got into one to it wasnt as bad as wat u went thru but i was so scared n panicky, im lucky mu cousin was there to help
That's incredible. You saved your brother and yourself.
today I saved a 11 year old girls life who go stuck in a rip current, she fought the current until she had no strength left to keep her head above the water. Luckily I came in just in time and pulled her onto my body board just as she lost all of her strength and went under the water. Even with us on the body board I was freaking out I can’t imagine you carrying a 100 pound person while getting 10 foot waves hitting you. Btw her dad didn’t thank me the first thing he did was yell at her for going out to far
I dont wanna be mean but your little brother is fat asf
@@remizu2901 this comment had no business 😂😭
Thoughts and prayers sent to Shad Gaspard's family, friends and loved ones.
Heard he got caught in RIP tide and the f body is 50 yards out
Had to come watch for this exact reason. Just trying to better understand
Thoughts and prayers to the millions of other people who have died from one 🙄 You didn't understand rip currents before a WWE star died? Jesus christ almighty. This is elementary level science. Literally.
Douglas D stfu
@@dave3617 How did you gather all of that from his comment? What a dick
Thank you for this video. It makes me sick to hear about drownings that could have been prevented.
This will save lives!
1. Stay calm
2. Float to preserve energy
3. Swim along shoreline
4. Raise hand for rescue, ignoring your pride
I was here right after shad gaspard went missing because of a rip current
Same
Same. I needed to see what a riptide was.
Same this is really good info too and them actually getting in a rip current and then talking about and getting out of it is very helpful in understanding and not panicking if you get into a rip current.
Same
Don’t see how he died smh I think they drowned em
I remember when I was 7 I went to a field trip to La Jolla cove and our teacher let us play in the beach for a bit. We were in a rocky area and I was the farthest away from the shore and all of a sudden a rip tide started pulling some of us towards the ocean and I managed to hang on to a rock but I could feel my tiny hands slipping and last thing I remember was my teachers boyfriend rescuing me. Thank God her boyfriend came with us because he was in the Navy at the time and managed to not only rescue me but all the other kids who were being dragged away. At the time I didn’t really think much of it but looking back I’m grateful for him, I couldn’t even imagine what would of happened if he wasn’t there that day.
I guess that's what it means when they say ''just go with the flow.'' My first thought, if I would've been in a rip current would've been to swim against it. Not it all makes more sense. Thank you for this video!
Yes absolutely. Even if you don’t swim parallel to get out, currents will very rarely take you out far. If you just let it take you and don’t panic you may end up one or two hundred yards from the shore, but all you need to do then is begin swimming to get into the shore-bound surf at your own pace.
Unless you panic..
Why would ur first thought be that lmao
@@dosomestuff1949 A lot of people who don't know about rip currents will assume to swim against it. I've seen many videos and people claim that was the first thing they thought was the solution.
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R.I.P Shad what a loving father .❤️Risked life to save his son 🕊😭❤️
Who’s shad
@@rawdawg938 maybe one of many people,dying every year in rip currents around the world. :(
@@tawseeftaher9109 ic
When I was 12, my uncle and I got caught in a rip. We were boogie boarding so we could float on our boards. An off duty lifeguard came out to help us. He basically just kept us calm and let the rip take us out and guided us where to swim back.
Thank you for this. All the other videos I was seeing were rescues, whereas I wanted to learn how to get myself out of a riptide current. Seeing you in the water actually doing it and talking through the steps was great!
No problem and glad we could help! We have another video by our meteorologist you might like as well: ruclips.net/video/fpUPVVSZTpw/видео.html
"It's all about energy conservation" lets also just have casual conversation
Well there probably trying to stay calm and not fight back and get tired and drown. Trying to keep there minds off the fact that there slowly drifting away from shore
Swim along the shoreline
Smooooth
You do realize calm helps prevent you from drowning fast right?
@@kermitthehermit7657 it’s obvious he’s training someone on rip currents. This was done intentionally
IMPORTANT NOTE: They tell you how to spot a rip current, but they don’t tell you how to survive it.
I read from somewhere that if you get exhausted from trying to struggle and swim back to the shore, just flop over on your back and swim backwards. It’s much easier and will possibly guarantee your life!
Sorry wrong video comment lol, but honestly! Swim backwards!
Lol, i actually did that when i was caught in one as a teen. I didn't know i was in danger, all i know is one moment was was near the shore and the next i was not! I was a lazy person so i just floated because in my mind set the waves pulled me in will eventually pull me back. I did notice my body went in a large circle before i was able to go near the shore. I only realized i was in danger when a kid almost drowned after I got out
Won't help when the waves are hitting u right into the face
That looks terrifying. I get scared going into a 9 feet pool. Imagine getting stuck in this.
Bruh
I was pulled out a good distance aways from shore when I was a kid one time. No one in my family noticed. Luckily I noticed going against the current wasn't working so I swam sideways since I thought it might help. I was so exhausted and scared when I finally got back to shore. My family asked why I swam so far out...
So you swam parallel then swam out of it? Dang. I’m glad you got out of it ok. Do you have any suggestions for me if a family member gets caught in one?
@@bruhbruhbruh6407 just try to stay calm and swim parallel to the shore
OHMYGOD SAME!
Omg same thing happened to me. My family didn't notice and I had a buggy board toed to my wrist, I couldn't touch the sand anymore, it was scary.. no lifeguards I swam towards the shore and it felt like I was just being pushed backwards into the ocean. But i would wait for the waves to push me into the shore and swim along with the waves
@@bobblegobble6705.............but if you're only swimming parallel to the shore, how does that bring you closer to the shore?? 🤔
In other words, say the shore runs east and west, while getting closer to the shore requires going north. So how is continuing to swim east or west aka - (sideways) make you go north in order to get to the shore?? 🤔
Thank you guys , I was caught one time , I was swimming toward the beach and felt getting away from the it so I realized it was current , I stayed calm , and kept swimming little to my right side , Some huge waves helped me pushing me to the beach , finally I made it .
First time in the ocean, and I can understand how and why drowning is so common. I got in one and no matter how hard I swam, I was just getting pulled further and further out.
I’m so jealous how effortlessly they tread water.
Some people are naturally more buoyant than others. I’m a very good swimmer, and swam collegiately, but I have to kick like crazy to tread water. If you notice when they were further out to where their feet didn’t touch anymore they were staying up by mostly using their arms and gently fluttering their feet. If I did that I’d sink. I have a friend that’s 380 pounds and a horrible swimmer yet he floats like a cork in water. When he gets tired he just rolls onto his back and relaxes like he’s reclining in a lazy boy chair.
@@LudiCrust. True dat, and people with more weight or big chest tend to float, since fat cells are buoyant.
I think people are more buoyant on seawater than freshwater because of the salt. The Dead Sea is even saltier than the ocean, meaning you can effortlessly float without any problems whatsoever because the water is so dense.
I’m so afraid of the ocean for many reasons but this one is super scary.
There is no reason to fear it, if you know how to swim and know what to do and not do if the tide is naturally pulling you away.
I got stuck in a rip current with my sister, fortunately we had our mother who knew what to do and helped us out a bit and lucky for us the rip we were caught in looped back to the beach so we were safe, please be safe when swimming people, I can't tell you how helpless I felt in that moment but staying calm was my saviour😇
today I saved a 11 year old girls life who go stuck in a rip current, she fought the current until she had no strength left to keep her head above the water. Luckily I came in just in time and pulled her onto my body board just as she lost all of her strength and went under the water. Btw her dad didn’t thank me the first thing he did was yell at her for going out to far
I remember getting sucked out to sea by a rip tide, and I did exactly what these guys are doing. When I was able to reach the shore, I was 5 miles away from where I had parked my car. I will never go out in the water when rip tides are present again. That was the scariest stuff I went through in the Ocean. I was way past any piers.
I was 2 miles away from my friends on the beach and the scary thing when i got back 35 minutes later not one person knew about it
@@KBillysSoundsOfThe70s-iz3op yikes!
I came here to see a rip tide because former WWE star Shad Gaspard went missing
Me too :(
A lifeguard in Ocean City, Maryland saved me and my friends from a rip current in the summer of 1986. I wish I could find him and thank him today.
I was caught in a rip current there in Rodanthe. By luck I had a watched a Nat Geo documentary on Rip Tides a week before just by coincidence. That saved my life, I didn't exhaust myself trying to swim against the current and knew to swim parallel. Once I did this a wave brought me back to shore
This is invaluable information. Experienced my first one today, swam against it out of panic and made it to shore safe. Lucky and grateful it was a mild one.
bro same thing just happened to me was out were the waves were forming
the floating on your back thing really does work. I was caught in a big rip current in carolla beach many years ago for about an hour probably and it took a loooong time for anyone to see me I floated so far out. I prayed while floating on my back that Jesus would save me and shortly after, 2 boys showed the lifeguard where I was which I thought would be impossible. They almost called the coast guard out and even the lifeguard who was a strong swimmer had a hard time getting to me. God answered my prayer. never underestimate the power of prayer and Jesus. Call out to him in your time of trouble
If I was in the ocean for anymore than 5minutes of not being able to touch the ground I would've probably drowned 💀
Amen
Amen
Wow, an hour is a lonngggg time in a situation like that! Glad you prayed and kept hope alive that you would make it, God is merciful.
It was not your time. Not Gods plan. But why this lesson?
Such a good informational video. Thank you
It hurts to think about what Shad’s family is going through. My thoughts and prayers go to him and his family
Wow! You guys did a great instructional video!!! Very helpful to see how to do it correctly to save yourself. Calmly float, parallel to shore, side swim some strokes to swim out
Look at him doing backstroke to pull her in! Cool😊
Got caught in one about two years ago and was very close to drowning bc can’t swim😭 I was having a panic attack and couldn’t move. Thank god the lifeguards came to save me.
Not being able to swim is like the stupidest thing ever on a planet that is majority water. You could literally just die for no good reason in a situation when even a 5 year old who can swim would live
@@kazzykaioken8873 I was in waist high water, not even. When you get stuck in a rip current it doesn’t matter if you know how to swim or not, my cuz came and tried to save me, he usually swims for miles in the water, and he also got stuck🤷🏻♀️
@@stel1236 Lol if your caught in a rip current, it will 100% help your chances of survival if you know how to swim because you may end up far from shore. And my comment was just general life advice.. why would you not learn to swim before getting in water?
@@kazzykaioken8873 it was waist deep water!! I was not going for a swim. I literally couldn’t move bc the water was pulling me further and further. I don’t think you know what a rip current is and doubt you have experienced one bc you don’t know what your talking about! Btw some of the best swimmer have died due to rip current
@@stel1236 Wtf... my point is that it doesnt benefit you in any way to NOT know how to swim, and if you where to fall into a pool or get caught in a rip and taken far from the coast YOU COULD DIE when if you knew how to swim you could have lived.
I grew up on the island of barbados in a fishing community and went to the beach 5 times a week... my father lives in australia and ive been out there multiple times and learned to surf. Wtf is wrong with you, learn to swim
Almost drowned because of a rip tide. I didn’t know what to do which is swim sideways instead of straight towards land. I am a person who knows how to swim and had known for a long time now. I fought and fought and fought to no avail. It got so bad I was going under the water and couldn’t see or breathe. I finally decided it was time to ask for help. Luckily I saw about 5 boys about to go surfing and I yelled over and said I need help. They all pushed their boards towards me. They saved my life. There’s no doubt in my mind I would have drowned and been gone forever. Extremely scary and exhausting moment. As soon as I got to shore I just cried and had no energy left, snot all down my face. It definitely was a horrific experience.
When me my dad and his girlfriend went to a beach near sarnia ontario. I went swimming near big waves I was pulled underwater and I luckily I forced myself to get out of the water before more waves came and as I got near to shore I nearly choked to death on water the beach was jam packed and everyone saw me choking on water and didn’t seem to care. This proves to you how awful humanity is no one cared to help I could’ve died right there infront of everyone. I told my dad how scared I was and he didn’t seem to care he also just left me there. Yes I am 19 but I do have autism and adhd so I do need to be watched at times.
So glad you're ok❤
Shad is saving thousands of people through education right now. Stay safe guys. RIP Shad
Hard to watch knowing Shad lost his life this way 💔 RIP Shad 🙏🏽🕊 his last words “save my son” heartbreaking
I’m here because of Naya
@Jeffrey Jeffrey You care to keep saying the same rude thing under every comment.Do you need a hug? God bless dude✌🙏
Misleading title, it's a reporter LEARNING what to do if there's a riptide. Actual riptide not shown.
They are in a riptide for the first half of the video, it was shown.
Lol what? The title says "caught in a rip current." They are in a rip current. Watch some more videos before you drown from one.
right... The title says gopro video but it is not.
@@karinr5168 lol nice reach. The whole GoPro thing is irrelevant considering the commentor had was with them not being in a "rip tide." First of all, they're not in a rip tide. Second of all, they're actually being taken out by the rip current.
Very important video!
This can happen all over the world.
It happens to much here at the coast of The Netherlands.
Excellently produced video! Thank you!
I remember as a kid in Myrtle Beach i was having fun like a normal kid would do at the beach all of sudden huge wave start to came up push me into the water when i came back i was sooo far from the shore in 2 seconds i was 100m away from the shore if a boat didnt see me i would be dead ! These wave are no jokes!
Glad you were rescued. I went through the same thing as well.
Glad you were saved and are here today stranger.
I think I was in one of these once. However I had my jetski vest on, which I usually keep - better than carrying it around. The second calming thing was that I always have my phone in a waterproof pouch, so I could call in for help in case I was dragged further from the shore. The only downside is that swimming with a vest is hard.
OMG I got caught in a rip current and now I'm too scared to swim in the ocean
same
I was once in a rip tide and let me tell you it’s really scary luckily my brother pulled me out of the rip tide but before he did so I felt so helpless because I couldn’t escape
I’d love for her to let him talk.....
@Glowie1's Spotlight I get that but please don't bitch about it- I'm not trying to start a fight but come on-
SHE WAS NERVOUS
@SantyGSL lmao! Mature. Well on second thought....you are probably like 11 so I shouldn’t really expect much more then lame insults to my appearance and the blatant misuse of words . You are defending a stranger being nervous while using the word autistic as an insult. Yeah....you’re going places. Go tell your mom to hold you more. Bye bye 👋🏼
This is always good to know. I love this awareness.
Excellent video. Might just save someone’s life. Good job to all involved in making this.
I’m a really strong swimmer and I was caught in a rip current whilst swimming in Miami South Beach, November last year
After a few alcoholic beverages I thought it would be a good idea to swim out ‘until my feet didn’t touch the ground’ There were a few waves crashing about so I swam in the water which looked “calmer”. Then I thought it would be cool to go past the floating buoys and then turn back.
Then as I started trying to swim back I noticed I wasn’t getting any closer to shore and I was getting a LOT more tired than usual. There were no lifeguards on duty and I was so far out that I doubt anyone would’ve seen/ heard me even if I signalled for help.
Luckily I remember watching a couple of RUclips videos about rips and the main thing they said to do is NOT TO PANIC. So I took a deep breath, filled my lungs with oxygen and started to float on my back. Once I got my breath back, I started swimming horizontally to shore doing what I call the “octopus” stroke 😂😂
Took me around 15 minutes to get out of the rip and back to shore but it felt like a LIFETIME. (It didn’t help that I brushed alongside some jellyfish that I thought were deadly on the way back either)
The day after the ordeal there were extreme rip current warnings for Miami Beach and lifeguards weren’t letting anyone go further than knee deep..
I’m a very composed individual and even I was SURE I was going to die that day
Safe to say I won’t be drinking next time I go in the sea..
I agree. Alcohol and swimming do not mix; safety first! Glad you lived to tell the tale.
This is EXCELLENT...!!! Thank you for this...💙💙💙
Now I know why my dad was screaming on the shore and losing his shit- because I floated out so far always into the deep blue! And don’t realise how far I went! If it was a rip tide- I wouldn’t have made it back
how did you get saved??
I got caught in a rip tide in Cancun. My swimming skills are poor, but I thought I was safe since the water wasn’t only chest high and seemed placid. The current was so strong that even though my feet were on the sand, I could barely move. I ended up making it out of it but it was probably the scariest thing I’ve ever experienced.
Happened to me day before yesterday at Cancun. Thanks to the lifeguards
Two days ago I was briefly caught in a rip current just north of this pier; thankfully I was aware of the parallel -swimming technique because it may very well have saved my life. 😎🦈🌅🤘
My friends died 4 years ago over spring break at Emerald Isle from a rip current. Everyone needs to know how to get out
RELAX!!! You can go under, hold your breath, surface, breathe , and LIVE!
Breath and breathe are spelled differently.
Cunning Fox how right you are
@Clinine Mills lit. Gday mate
@@cunningfox831 because they are also pronounced differently
@Drink Me I know, the OP wrote “breath” twice, not breath and breathe
Edit: sorry about the confusion. Maybe should’ve deleted my first comment
In Cali can’t Remember the beach, I was 7 and was pulled almost 500 ft off shore😮 me learning to tread water and to signal for help until someone made it to me saved me, now I’ve been able to swim out of them or avoid them
Who else is here because of Naya Rivera?
barnesfam I’m here because of Shad Gaspard and Naya
Jeffrey Jeffrey then why are you here dumbass
Jeffrey Jeffrey didn't ask
Jeffrey Jeffrey ha ahaha fuck of kiddddd
@Jeffrey Jeffrey Who are you? Oh wait we don't care nobody loves you
I remember swimming in the ocean one after snorkeling with friends, after we swam far to the point that the bottom was about 10 meters I was basically drowning and knew it was impossible for my friends to help me when there were waves, luckily swimming on my back saved me even though it was still hard since the waves would go over my face.
Got caught in one as a young teenin Florida. Still get weak when I think about it. Scared me half to death. To this day water went over my head and I started getting tired. The coast kept getting further and further. I didn't know you could go sideways. Screamed and my dad and friends came to get me.
How you explained it, of all the sudden you're too far, and I just couldn't get back to the shore.
Thank you for sharing this valuable information❤❤❤❤❤
Thank You For The Video
Was caught in one in Mexico. I had the bright idea of heading down to the beach around 6AM to get a swim in before the beach got busy. I was the only one out on the beach that morning and I got caught in one. Initially I panicked as I was getting sucked out to sea. I started floating on my back, holding my breath as I saw waves approaching. Then I recalled what my mother told me if I was caught in a rip tide. I eventually made it back to shore. Later that morning, the lifeguards actually prohibited swimming on the beach that day due to strong tides. I was fortunate to be a strong swimmer, but it was the only time in my life where I accepted I may die. Nature can be a complete beast and you have to have respect for it.
RIP Shad Gaspard , an amazing soul and hero ❤️ god bless him and his family
Carova by the fence separating Back Bay Refuge is a good spot for a rip current at high tide. A good sign is looking at the beach and when the sand is holding a lot of water; creating feeder streams that lead back to the ocean. Good areas for rip currents as the river of shore water creates channels for a rip tide. Play safe and read your swimming area carefully
I was caught in one at Marco Island and almost died. You realize too late and suddenly you're exhausted, just barely keeping your head above water. Fortunately it took me fairly close to a coral jetty and I managed to grab a piece and pull myself out. During the event I remember thinking, this is the day I die.
Just yesterday, I got caught in one. I kept waving to the shore, but those lifeguards didn't seem to notice that I was in trouble. Thankfully, two random guys who were board surfing a lil bit far from me rushed to my rescue. It was really a bad experience.
This is quite an informative video. Thanks
So sad about Shad Gaspard. Came here to learn what a riptide is.
There's a difference between a rip current and a rip tide. Just thought you might want to know
@@TheLvs90 can you explain please? :)
@@JesseJo95 Rip currents can flow quickly, are unpredictable, and come about from what happens to waves as they interact with the shape of the sea bed. In contrast, a rip tide is caused by tidal movements, as opposed to wave action, and is a predictable rise and fall of the water level. :)
From wiki
@@JesseJo95 expert here. A rip tide is a rip tied, a rip current is a ripped current. I hope that helps😁
I'm here because I love my new lockdown hobby of sea swimming in the UK.
Of course this is recommended to me after Shad. RIP Shad Gaspard.
I went out to help someone caught in a rip tide in NC. All was good until a massive wave ripped my flotation device away from me and I took in way to much water. Funny thing is they huge wave through the two people I was trying to help out of harms way. I eventually cleared the water out and found my way in. I will admit it was scary and I am very comfortable in the water. Don’t mess with rips. I did not go in the water that day because it was to rough. There were no life guards. I could not let two people drown so I did what I did and things fortunately worked out. I now pack a rescue kit for said beach trips.
This is so important to watch
I saved my mom once from a rip current once. She was getting pulled out but I was able to get her and pull her back to shore. :)
happens so quick...was in San Diego once with my back to the shore turned around when i heard someone yelling on a bullhorn and the beach looked miles away...after an initial panic,I floated up on my back and backstroked sideways out of it....staying calm can't be over emphasized.Was actually a guy behind me the lifeguards were coming out for....thought it was me lol
This is important information everyone should know I’ve felt and seen this happen before but never knew what was going on even saved my cousin I’m glad I seen this and know what to do
Wow right when i was searching biggest waves i come upon this video right where im on vacation right now :- )
Why am I watching this when I’m trying out for swim
Beach Baby Hope 😂
Thanks for this Video vey important, I almost lost my life with Rip current on shore went to save little one and then washed away by the waves luckily there are some surfers, and I had my kids paddle pad tied with me, surfer able to rescue me with that. Today I am alive because of Will, he was my god who saved me , gave me second life. Don’t take any risk near the rocky area, the current are very high on the corner, I used to swim in sea, but this was not a pleasant experience. I was in Breamer bay drowned and washed away, please be safe. God is great.
Thank you for this video.
Is he teaching her how to survive a rip while being in one
No they are near one but being in a rip current is much more different than that
Yep
Bia Bie in the beginning of the video he says they were there for a while and the force was getting weaker
They were in a small one
This is great info for everyone to know
Great information, thanks.
Thanks for the video
R.I.P Shad Gaspar. May he Rest In Peace. 😢
credits to the cameraman for filming this while in a rip current
Who else got really anxious just by seeing them in the water that long and casually talking?
What I want to know is what to do about the really strong ones that unexpectedly pull you under and throw you around while they drag you out. Supposedly you're supposed to relax, but that sounds terrifying to me.
Same. They're called undertows aren't they? Like the one in Moana? Like a rip current but underwater.
Very important info that safe lives. Thank you
If your drowning Amd need to grab a hold of something. You can always grab hold of the stash
Yes, however, knowing what to do when your stuck in a rip current and doing what your supposed to do when you find yourself in said riptide are 2 different things. I’ve been stuck in 2 rip currents. First one was in 2001 during senior skip day. Even though I knew what to do, the waves crashing over me were 2 strong and I had to flag a lifeguard for help. I was embarrassed that this happened in front of my friends on the beach but I’d rather be embarrassed and alive than prideful and most likely dead. I didn’t realize that until a few years later when I reflected on it. The other 1 was in 2015, on vacation in wells, ME. I was up to my knees and up over my head the next. I was just lucky I was close enough to shore that I took a gamble and swam with a few of the crashing waves that were coming in. That made the difference because I could touch the bottom and got out. This beach had no lifeguard on duty. I’m just happy that it was me and not my friend Megan whom unlike me, was a very weak ocean swimmer. It may not have ended well.
Today, I only go to beaches where there is a life guard duty. No matter how good you are at swimming, the sea can be cruel and unforgiving. Something can happen to you at anytime and without warning.
This seems so scary, and the stories from the comments seem scarier. I am a mediocre swimmer, and I am partially out of shape, so the ocean is such of a scary thing to me.
Thanks guys great video .