Drone Captures Dramatic Rescue Of Swimmers Caught In A Rip Current
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Two men get caught in a Rip Current at Glen Beach in Cape Town South Africa and shout for help. Surfers Adam Zartz, Ryan Berkowitz & Christopher Verster - Cohen were luckily on the beach and leapt into Lifesaver mode saving these two young men from drowning.
If it wasn't for these brave men who risked their own lives to save two strangers, who knows what the outcome would have been.
These are true heroes that South Africa should be proud of!
Well done guys!
Learn how to get out of a Rip Current here: goo.gl/CdXQ4r
Filmed using the DJI Phantom 3 Advanced and edit on the ASUS Zenbook UX303U laptop
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Nothing like happy up-beat music when you are watching a potential tragedy unfold.
Agreed
Lol best comment ever am peeing on my pants
@@priusa8113 we didnt need to know that
@@priusa8113 what.the.fuck
@@priusa8113 im shitting my pants!
I know that feeling of getting caught in the current, and it isn't nice! Awesome to see everyone jump in and help that guy out.
Yes, he was very lucky he had some help as I didn't see any life guards!
beachboy13600 You need help.
Sean Westmore I had to report and block him. He would not stop.
Cool, don't need people like that commenting!
Exactly just wasting my time
I was there yesterday, and was blown away by how quickly the guys (surfers and beach-goers) responded to the cries for help. Not beat of hesitation. Remarkably brave. The footage can't capture how strong the rip was, even in the "safer" areas along the water's edge. Saw your drone, was hoping you'd be posting. :)
Wendy Birt They are very brave! Great that you found the video :)
I live In Ontario Canada. Don't have those riptides in my Province, but have been to Maui.... cheers to surfers and beach goers for stepping up. Awesome
Heather Bailey Yes, you do. www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/08/07/rip_currents_may_have_factored_in_recent_drownings.html.
Think again. Rips form in lakes and oceans.
Heather Bailey you wanna come to the states someday??
I'm not a great swimmer and know the feeling of panic,drowning and thinking your gonna die.It does not deter me from enjoying the beautiful ocean but I don't take it for granted.I don't go too deep anymore and have been saved by my brother.These men put their lives out there for other human beings and for that I applaud them.
Best to be on the safe side when entering the unknown,
these are the everyday Heroes... we might not think it was a massive deed but what those guys pulled of there was truly an incredible act of heroism. a life couldve been lost.... GIVE THOSE GENTS A BELLS!!!
eL so true!
It's so weird because looking at the water from above it doesn't look dangerous or chaotic at all. You really have to be in the water to feel it's impact.
So true
No it's because the music
I was in a rip a few days ago and almost died from it in fact, but you cannot feel yourself actually being dragged out you can only see yourself getting pulled further out
@@spacial1857 when the music played i thought this was a joke. but I saw the guys floating outward fast so no its real, the music just doesnt do it any justice.
@@nd-pv4ts im telling you guys it's feels weird because of the music
Faith in humanity restored! These guys are awesome. Also, kudos for the good videography!
True heroes
The background Music though... 😆
as a fellow drone guy i must apologize for our drone communtiy for seemingly having the worst taste in music
that comment is not called for , these men put there lives at risk .
I actually liked the music
Thanks!
lol
i get thrills watching this i WOULD DO IT AGAIN may we all be safe over the festive season wishing everyone much love over this period be safe and take care of each other xxxxx
Excellent rescue work. No hesitation and navigated the currents properly. Those guys were lucky.
Yes they were lucky!
This actually happened to my aunt, her friend, my mom and I, it was a horrible experience, please remember to swim parallel to the waves, stay calm and don't swim toward the beach.
I was in a similar situation once with my younger brother when I was a teenager. He was probably about 9yrs and wasn't a super strong swimmer. Nobody else was around as my siblings and cousins had started walking along the rocks on the coast. It was a very windy day. The waves were fun to play in until I realized we were getting pulled out and towards a bunch of jutted out rocks with eddies swirling. We were pulled way over from where we had started and I realized if we didn't get out right then, we'd be pulled under at the rocks and pulled out. So I grabbed him and started dragging him in to shore. I'm a strong swimmer, but it still would have been too strong for me to fight if I'd let us go any further. We were very lucky to get out and we learned our lesson that day. It's very sneaky how it happens. I'm so glad I was able to get us both back in to shore before we got hauled out. I figured I'd have survived because I can hold my breath for a long time and could swim sideways with the current and then back in to shore once released, but my little brother would not have been able to do that. Very scary stuff.
I could feel every wave dragging my feet out from under me and pulling very hard at my body. I was up in water just over hip height and it was a struggle to stay standing. My little brother was shorter than me of course, so he lost his footing quickly. It really feels so strong and so scary, it's unbelievable. The undertow from the waves just pulls you right in towards the rip current. It feels like Rán intends to claim your body and soul and sink you to the bottom of the ocean forever.
You are a hero! Well done for saving not only yourself but your brother, but I know I would have rather gone down with my brother than left him behind.
I like how the surfing community in the water is not so great but when anyone is in danger or needs help they do it without hesitation.
I loved the music ! It almost made me forget this was a life and death situation ! LOL
My pleasure
The ocean is one of my biggest fears. A riptide is one of many reasons to this.
It's just a small section of outflow due to the sand surface geometry. Swim perpendicular to it, absolutely never against it. Once you're away from that section of outflow bam...you're good now. You can see it in this video how the current and foam flows, how the waves crash into the actual rip current.
Its simply avoiding sections of "drainage"
Its hard to keep calm if you feel yourself being pulled out by a rip, but its super important.. thats where you get in trouble fighting it.
Nice video ... respect goes to lifeguards all around the world ❤️
I hope shad gaspard is found
Same
Omg me too! That's why Im here :(
me too.
He washed up on the beach ☹️
Unfortunately, it’s been reported he did pass.
Incredible aerial footage of the rescue, just glad everyone was safe in the end.
Jason M Thanks Jason it was really special!
My first thought was that the music was too upbeat for such a "dramatic" rescue. It is, kinda although the theme of the song fits. Really good film work though!
It may not be the best song but it is what it is! Thank you :)
wow, this video is amazing, i'm glad that nobody was injured.
Laura Maclagan me too!
Here because my friend just lost her husband to a rip current at the lake.
I definitely need to be educated because RIP currents are talked about enough…
Sorry to hear that!
The guy who surfs in at 1:26 makes it look like a child's play! Badass! Thumbs up to the dare devils.
Shreyas Kulkarni 😁
Another reason to love this country so much
Is this beach actually patrolled?
I mean, the rip thy were caught in was a topographic rip. It never moves and never goes away.
So why isnt there a lifeguard patrol or lifeguard tower set up infront of it to stop this from happening in the first place.
A little trick, if you’re not too deep, go to the bottom of the ocean and use the floor to push off of giving you a shit ton more power to push yourself forward. Come back up for air and repeat. You will not get stuck in a riptide ever again I promise
Music ruins the video. Would prefer having a narrator explain what we are seeing. Not even worth watching.
Bye
Preach
@RUclips Sucks thank you, I will
Agreed. I'm actually surprised he hasn't removed your comment yet. Seems like he don't like negative comments. Mine might get removed for agreeing with you truth be told
You're a kind of a guy who puts salt in your tea, what a music choice....
Love you
that music.... for something at this magnitude.....
Jesus I was hyperventilating watching him go under. Thank God for those surfer dudes, he’d have died without them 🙏🏼
They really did save the day!
People that put inappropriate music over stuff like this shouldn't be allowed to use the internet
Please leave the internet.
@@ThatCapeTownGuy I just want to know why you put this weird cheerful music over people getting caught in a riptide? I mean if you're going to use a lame song at least use the song "riptide". Smh illogical
It looks alot of fun there.
If the Rip current didn't get em...this music will!
🤣
Dangerous lethal current + Upbeat music
Best combo
I almost drowned by a rip current in Dominican Republic. Luckily a local surfer saved me and locals pulled me with a rope. I was out of breath and couldn’t swim back to shore . I was in serious trouble. I’m a father of 3. I got very lucky
you are very lucky!
I love that feeling when you you're in a riptide and you know you're about to die, but the DJ drops the beat and you just gotta dance.
Let's have a viewing dance party
Nice filming! Cool shot at the end.
Tom Dutch thanks it was perfect timing
HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHA that background music
Haha
0:53 that dude swimming out of it sideways like your supposed to
He came to help
Cape Town Guy that’s what I thought. I was wondering if he was trying to turn back after getting caught in it.
Perfect music for the video
Dope that the guy thanked them
The best moment!
tops.amazing video . i love cape town
Thanks man
Great video, great music! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, the view from the drone is AWESOME!!
One of my childhood neighbors died in a riptide they never found him .. he use to hang with my brothers as kids .. R. I . P. Keith❤
Sorry to hear that
Nah that's crazy they never found him whatt
I've been doing Surf Life Saving since I was 4 thanks to my Mum and her Ironwoman Background.
I've never really felt the feeling of being caught in a rip cause I was always taught to:
1. Use the current to get out past the break quickly.
2. I've been the rescuer.
3. I was taught very young how to read the ocean and work with it.
But judging by the way people freak out and the way they are when they've been involved in a rescue, I'd say its not the best feeling.
Much Hope for South Africa...
Didn’t watch the rescue! Was too busy dancing to the music
You make me so happy.
The most dramatic part of this was my microwave alarm going off.
So sexy
Even people who are strong swimmers get killed in rips because they furiously try to swim out of it exhausting themselves in the process. If you are in warm sea water it is so buoyant that you can float on your back with both your feet and hands completely out of the water. I can almost take a nap in the ocean. So you just relax and know that if it is in a lifeguarded location and you got their attention you won't die. In fact you could float peacefully and warm for several days before dying from dehydration. So if you can't swim perpendicular to the beach simply float, conserve energy, and wait for help. I guess if you are really unlucky a shark will eat you. But I have been caught in 3 rips, 2 before I knew the proper way to get out of one, and I just yelled for help and then just realized I could float out here all day, there was no urgency and I didn't even half to wait for the lifeguard. The rip ended, I saw some waves heading for shore that I knew would assist me getting back in and I swam towards them. I have a hard time understanding why even an exhausted experienced swimmer can drown in such buoyant water.
you guys are awesome...
my dad has been caught in strong rip currents about 3 times now. the latest time was last year but that time he was on a private beach and it was getting dark and there was not a single person out there. he almost died but he was able to swim as hard as he could parallel to the shore for 10-15 minutes until he finally got out. if he hadn't gotten caught the previous 2 times when he was younger (the lifeguards saved him those times), he wouldn't have known what to do.
we went to the beach today and it was the first time he's been in the water since then so we were very careful. we still almost got caught in one but the lifeguards saw us start to drift towards the pier farther out and not able to swim back so they blew the whistle at us telling us to move back but we couldn't because it was so strong. my dad started to get really worried but we rode a wave back in because luckily it didn't have a strong grip on us yet
That's really scary!!
Parallel to the shore? Sounds like it cureled out and drained into a longitudinal current. At that point maybe swim back towards the shore if possible. Mostly these flows just follow the geometry of the ground surface, allow you to escape in the perpendicular direction. Also give you dad some floaties
this video makes drowning seem a fun family summer activity 😎
😂
That’s what we are here for as humans help each other not kill each other
Rightly said!
I don’t know but even as an adult I will wear a life vest any time I am in the ocean specially if I know I am out of shape, water will beat you up and make you very tired if you are not swimming on a regular basis.
Surfers are the best
Rip currents are well understood by the surfing community. Some surfing spots are impossible to break through without rip currents. Surfers saves a lot of lives in unpatrolled areas. Sometimes even abused and swore upon after a rescue. Mostly by drunk out-of-town idiots.
Deon Van der Westhuizen I'm 14 and live in Santa Cruz California. Not long ago I had to haul a 200 pound drunken out of Townes onto my board cuz he had passed out in the water. Stay safe!
As a surfer I thought I could handle anything....got owned in a rising swell shore break at Waimea Bay...thanks to the local surfer who saved my ass. Can happen to anyone
maybe people should understand swimming in a rip current is a bad idea, you can get taken back into sea. People should swim between the flags or don't swim at all
All those years floating to the other side of the beach and I never understood how..I finally discovered at 20 something years old that it's a thing call rip currents! Lol omg
no
the music is like
CAN I BE HERE EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE IS POTENTIALLY GOING TO DIE?
Enjoy
RIP WWE star Shad Gaspard! Never swim against riptides, float it out and then swim at an angle and back!
looks fun
Thanks, very useful information
My pleasure
Its time for a riptide party!
Bring your mask. Let's party
That's real life right there. You caught it all. Good music too. Should be all thumbs up. A feel good video!
I love you. Thank you.
I love you, too!
Great job!!!!
The ocean should never be taken as a joke. And never panic
This happened to me when I was 9, At the same beach, luckily 3 surfers saved me. I never thought I could’ve almost died that day.
Rip current almost killed me , i nearly called for help but there was too many hot babes. My pride was like NO ! so i calmed down and with my last energy i swam to the side and came in with the waves. Haven't touched the water since.
You did the right thing!
I'm a strong swimmer but have only grown up swimming in lakes and creeks and on the swim team so I don't know anything about rip currents, but I have to wonder. Obviously, if someone jumps INTO the current to save someone else, then being caught in the current isn't necessarily deadly. Is it just a tactical thing? Like, what's the trick to getting in and out? Seems to me one would simply wanna swim to one side or the other to get out of the current, rather than swimming toward shore directly against it, but I could be wrong.
Adam R. Meade I knew nothing about rip currents until I captured this video. You are right. If you are stuck in a rip current, you should either swim left or right to get out of it. You can then swim easily to the shore. You can also swim further out to see, then left or right to get out of it. I have never experienced one but I believe even the strongest swimmer will get stuck. The man who went on to save his friend did not know about rip currents and that's why he got stuck. Luckily my friend who is a surfer ran in and afterwards I realized I knew the body boarder as well! Everyone should know how to spot a rip current and what to do if they land up in one.
For sure. It's easy to sit at a keyboard and say what I would or wouldn't do, but I'm sure it's far different in the heat of the situation. Just glad everything turned out well this time!
There is absolutely nothing dangerous about it, other than being ignorant of what to do. As a kid growing up on the ocean, I used them all the time to get further out and then body surf the waves back in. If you are clueless and try to swim against them then you wear yourself out. Someone clueless enough to do that, also probably does not know how to float or tread water in a low energy way, and so they drown.
The first clue should have been the gulley, clearly seen at 1:56, that flows from the housing area straight to the beach. Rip currents are formed from gulleys that are usually under the breakers and can't be seen. In this case, the gulley is obvious, and swimmers should have been warned, or that area closed off. It's a natural danger zone that is always going to have a rip current so long as that gulley remains.
Excellent observation. Any suggestion on best way to respond to being caught in a rip current?
Well done guy's you are heroes
Carlton Abdul 100%
I love this!! A M A Z I N G!
Lazelle Cronje Thank you! 😛
When there's a rip current and this song plays
Im gonna be fine
Wait-
Im gonna drown
Never saw video. Just danced my way through.
Enjoy
This is a real situation, the music is inappropriate.
Very appropriate.
Should've captures the moment when me, my dad, and my gramma were swimming we were so far out my dad could barely touch. We made it by ourselves though but my dad was the hero because he carried my gramma and took hold of my hand and we slowly got to shore that was one of the scariest things in my life because the waves were almost 4 feet up and they would smash over us and we would go under and it would take us back like 3 feet and it was really windy under the water it would like make us trip. That day I lost my board and i almost died because I let go of my dad's hand on accident and he had to tell me to push because i was getting sucked under and then they would get sucked under but i pushed really hard and gripped his hand as hard as ever and we made it
Scary experience! Happy you all made it
You were not getting sucked under you're being sucked backward
Well spotted and well shot- nice work!
Was pure luck
I am watching this kind of videos because tomorrow I am going to the beach
Be safe 😊
RIP SHAD GASPARD 😢
Nice job guys
Wasn’t expecting this soundtrack
I think this video went viral mostly for the sound track
coooool great footage...i like the music too. glad everyone was ok!
Thanks babe
I love how the background song's lyrics are "safe and sound" "bring that beat back"
It's so good 😂
Absolute fannies
Were you there? No, thought so. As you were.
cool vid. 60fps looking good!
Alex de kock Thanks!
Awful music it ruins the whole video
Thanks
For safety reasons everyone should know how to spot a riptide and how to get out of one. The find one look for a path oh smooth looking water between rough white water. To escape one first thing is to not panic. Then swim perpendicular to the current and parallel to the shore. Once you are out of the current you can swim to shore safely. Many people try to swim against the current and get into a situation where they are fatigued and in actual danger.
Great capture!
great video, have to be sea safe, glad everyone was ok, but jeez coming from the warm water of the east coast of south africa, lol i wil probably freeze first in the cape cold water!
Thank you! It so cold here I prefer swimming in Plett
I almost died at Makapuu Beach on Oahu when I was 17. I was body surfing, and suddenly I realized I had been taken out. I tried and tried to catch a wave, and I was so tired I was about to give up. Then I caught one and rode it in in a quite lame fashion. By that time I'd been taken way to the right where there are lots of rocks on the beach, but I missed them all. I felt like Robinson Crusoe as I lay there on the sand for a couple minutes. No one even noticed. I stood up and went home.
PlanetRockJesus so many huge struggles go unnoticed. Good job
Daniels, That's deep..... ocean deep..
Sher Bangash pardon
so many huge struggles go unnoticed
Sher Bangash freak
im also south african and i do surf but at blue peter
i didnt think the current was that strong until i saw the person swim up and immediately go backwards
They were really struggling
rip currents cause many deaths in Turkey, black sea area. as the depth is so rocky and sand together and waves are so wild, it is much more diffecult to save them. you can not recognise if someone is dying.
maybe go to the famous Austrailia beach named Bondi beach, the rip currents are so dangerous and so foreigners don't understand that you can die there. Bondi lifeguards has saved millions of dead bodies and drowning victims because people don't read the signs. People should swim in between the yellow & red flags the safe zone. I have been too bondi beach twice but i know their rules
When's the rip current? This is the first time I've heard of a rip current. I don't even know what it is.
Unicorn989 Unicorn Power RIP in the the name if your in it and don't have help it will pull you down and out to see the best way to escape is swimming vertical
Its a strong current of water running back to the ocean from the beach. They can be very dangerous if you try to swim against them. You're supposed to let them drag you out, and then swim parallel to the beach until you're out. Or just. Dont go swimming in the ocean.
Great music and video , what kind of drone was used in this video?
Thanks! It was a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced
Angels !!!
Whats wrong with the 274 people disliking this video. I am really inspired of such videos coming from South Africa it is very exciting.
Nicholas Maibela some people just hate on things
I laughed the whole time because of the music.
🤣🤣
A 14 year old just drowned a couple days ago from the currents. I'm still so sad and Idk her. I don't know how to swim and I freak out when I don't feel flooring under my feet. I am not sure how anyone else isn't scared.
If you don't know how to swim, you should be taught in a pool with a teacher, don't be scared, its very good to know how to swim.