This must be an American thing, not knowing about these? (Not meaning to be arrogant or condescending.) Perhaps it's because you have so many States, not bordered by coastline(s)? Here in Australia, the way beach water (& river holes) moves, in accordance to seasons, waterfall, weather patterns etc., is taught to us as kids. It's part of our schooling, usually somewhere between grade 1 - 3. Swimming lessons are almost compulsory as well, but I think the Dept of Ed have stalled with that process, due to our on going issues with the Islamic/Muslim religious restrictions for some students.
Speaking as someone that has been caught in a rip, they're unforgiving, powerful and the most terrifying experience you can imagine. I was alone on the day I had to fight for my life and the beach I swam from had no lifeguards! The thing that saved me was I stayed calm and swam parallel to the beach until I finally got out of the rip current. I had fins on, a wet suit and facemask and it still took me over an hour to get back to the shoreline. I literally crawled onto the beach on my hands and knees absolutely exhausted and lay on my back counting my blessings that day. Please respect the ocean because it will take your life in an instant if you don't.
I was a Lifeguard on eastern Long Island's Ocean beaches. I and my 2 other guards rescued several dozen damsels in distress each month. People would enter the surf in a rip area then after trying to get back to shore for several minutes, get tired and wave to us for help. We would use the same rip current to get out to the swimmer faster, then get the swimmer calmed down so we could tow them out of the rip area and back to shore. Sometimes we would swim to a floating barrel line that was used to indicate the swim area and get them rested enough to get them back to shore. We almost always swam parallel to shore for 30-50 yards to avoid the rip area. We never lost a swimmer in the 4 years I was a lifeguard.
I've been swimming in the ocean for 50 years and have encountered riptides at least 100 times. Swimming parallel to the shore while using a stationary landmark to gauge progress has worked 95% of the time. The other 5%, I have relaxed, floated on my back and frog-kicked diagonally to open water. When free from the current swim to shore. The distance is dependant on the riptide. This has always worked for me. Bottom line is, if you are not a good swimmer never go in the water above your knees! Never go in when there is no Lifeguard! Equipment ie: fins, floatation device, etc is not a substitute for experience or good swimming ability. Don't show-off! When in doubt, STAY OUT! BE SAFE, Peace
Yep it happened to me at Aptos beach in California when I was 12 yrs old. I got taken so far from the beach and was yelling for help no one heard me the people from the church that I was with they were to busy doing baptismal ceremonies they couldn't hear me. I must have been 2 or 3 hundred yards out. Thank God for the surfer's who were out on that overcast day and taught me how to get myself out of a situation like that and back on shore on my own. The surfer told me not to fight the ocean that I would only lose. He said when the waves came out duck under them and when they came in stay on the surface and let the wave push me towards shore and keep repeating the excercise till you reach the shore. It certainly worked and I learned a valuable lesson in survival that day that I never will forget.🏊🏄
What do you mean exactly by when the waves come out and in. You mean during being stuck in a riptide or you mean when you're just having fun by the shore in the waves. Thanks in advance!
These "dark things" would be more darker if we didn't talk about them and people didn't know what to do or be aware of the situations. Talking about dark things makes them "brighter".
I was on holidays in Portugal last autumn. I was swimming in a sea, laying on my back and relaxing. Then I noticed, that the rocks on a shore are moving. When I lift my head up, I understood that I'm floating away from the shore. I tried to reach the bottom but I couldn't. I knew well about rip currents, so I stayed calm, turned parallel to she shore on my back and used stable objects to watch if I am moving along the shore or not. I was moving. I swam about 10 meters watching the same rock as a landmark when I realised, that I wasn't moving away from the beach anymore. I turned on my belly and pushed back to the shore with few waves. Luckily, the current wasn't big and wide. It would be hard to keep calm if it was very strong and I ended up 300 meters away from the shore. Do not joke with the sea and know what you are doing before entering into sea.
I'm 70 years old and have never heard of a rip current. I live in the US and have only been to the ocean once. This knowledge should be made known to everyone. Like the one person from Australia commented this was taught in their schools at a young age. Thank you Bright Side for educating people with life saving techniques!
Newport, Rhode Island. The most terrifying experience in the water and I was a very strong swimmer and my friend had been an Olympic skier and we were trapped. To this day I do not discuss it but I want to thank all the lifeguards in the water and on the shore who worked together so bravely risking their own lives to swim so far out to save us. Thank you Newport, Rhode Island. I love you.
You forgot to mention an important rule, which is important to avoid panic. NEVER SWIM ALONE!!! As well an other person might be able to get help, if he isnt pulled in himself. If so you have a buddy with you and ita easier to stay calm. It should not be your 6 year old kid, however.
Lol. Too right! A 6 year old will not help. They will just climb on your back. And it’s around that age they suddenly get too heavy to carry. Worst age to swim with.
About 10 years ago when I was 23 we went to Mexico for my sisters wedding, her husband and his brother at the time we're in there early thirties and they asked if I wanted to go snorkelling, me being a very good swimmer agreed instantly. We started out everything was fine we had are heads down looking at the fish under us within I'd say 3 mins I got tapped on the shoulder and my sisters husband was panicking and said look how far the beach is I looked and my heart almost stopped, we tried so hard to swim and we were not going anymore, I remember him saying guys if we don't go under water and swim we won't make it. Thank god we had flippers on, we made it back completely out of breath and no one knew what we we're talking about, needless to say I've never set foot in the ocean again. P.s. When we got back home the next day from Mexico I turned on the news and a bride and her maid of honour went for a swim same beach same resort and they never made it, it's real folks and it's scarier than you can even imagine.
A friend of also lost her fiancé in a similar manner. They were swimming, got caught in a small rip. She was a scuba instructor, knew what to do. Unfortunately he was a weak swimmer, and she was unable to resuscitate him.
I’ve saved 4 peoples lives while I was surfing here on the East Coast of Florida. This was 3 different times. The last time I saved 2 people at one time. My advice is to have a flotation device and if you don’t you need to swim parallel to the beach to get out of a rip. I hope this helps someone! Take care, -Paul
Freyja and Toys I was caught by one TWICE and I still regulars go to the same beach, I got out of the first one, the second one I rescued from, thank god my dad and Shane noticed me, they came and got me
Basically I was swimming of the North coast of the mediterranean in Egypt and I got pulled in by a severe riptide . I struggled for a bit, then I realised I had to completely sacrifice myself to the riptide by lying on my back and breathing normally and just moving my arms in circular motions . After that I started swimming round more than parallel to the shore and then I made it back safely but it took me in for about 300 feet' minimum, I was petrified . But I'm here now though , and I realise that life can be taken from you at any point in time,so cherish it as much as you can
When I was about 15 years old, me and my 13 year old brother were enjoying massive waves (3 meter) in Douarnenez in France. Typical was that very close to shore the shallow waters got really deep suddenly causing huge waves. A rip current started to pull many people back... my brother was able to hold on to a tall man who was able to stand. It was quite shallow. I myself dove underwater to the bottom and swam below the current and put my hands in the sand to pull myself forward. The waves were breaking rough in that spot. I almost lost my swimming pants once and a lady pointed at me and laughed... I pointed back because she didnt notice her bikini was pulled too. 😂
Actually airplanes could be equal to rip currents because planes either just stop run out of gas or get caught in a down draft or other stuff so maybe a little more popular than rip currents and also most planes carry 50+ people or something
I was caught in a rip current in Hawaii many years ago. Even if you're expecting one it's shocking to look back to shore and find yourself a mile out. I had an air mattress with me which worsened the situation as the mattress acted like a sail. I attempted to swim back to shore because, yeah, that is indeed your inclination. When I kept being pulled out further, I laid on my back and floated for a while to rest up. Finally, I began to inch my way parallel to shore. It took about a mile but I eventually found myself closer to shore and I was finally able to return to shore. It was terrifying.
I did the same thing to survive...when my face would make it to the surface I would roll over to my back and float until another wave brought me down. Wash, rinse, repeat. I hadn't ever been taught to do that but I guess the mind and body are amazing survivalists
Yes . I was signaled from shore to swim north ( outer banks , NC ) ! But , no joke , it took longer to swim back . The scariest part was the calm water with no waves , tiny people on the shore , waving their hands and pointing north . So , twenty minutes swimming past calm waters, another 20 minutes swimming towards shore , and all because of 20 seconds of rip current ! Recommendations : Learn to swim . Local YMCA is supposed to have free lessons.
TIMESTAMPS What is a rip current and how is it so deadly? 1:02 How to identify a rip current? 4:10 What to do if you’ve been caught in a rip current? 4:52 Rip current research 6:50
technically, the number one reason that anything can be fatal is because of panic. applies to virtually any situation that you have semi-control over. as the Hitchehiker's Guide to The Galaxy put it, "Don't panic!"
That diver who went down to the underwater cave Eagles Nest in Florida to retrieve a body also died because of his panicking. Its on youtube and you hear him drown.
Thank god that I did not swim in the beach when it was my first time going to the beach. I don't really know how to swim but my father teaches me however I don't understand how.
I've known about rip currents most of my life. They are easy to spot and sometimes eerily beautiful. I use a landmark to judge if I'm moving away from my point of entry to the water. It doesn't take you straight out. It can move you down the beach even though you are standing still. I don't go in anymore since I felt a shark brush across my thigh. Pay attention. Don't go too far out. Swim across the current. Best advice this video gave...... DON'T PANIC! Float to reserve your energy.
Most definitely swim parallel to the shore. Raised in California, I learned to swim at a very early age so when this happened to myself and a friend many years ago, we did exactly that and pulled away safely. Please keep in mind that we started at Lifeguard Stand #12 and finished at #22. It took about 45-mins of swimming and treading to get us out of the rip current.
When I was 12 and at Cape Cod, I got swept out about a hundred feet. Luckily I knew all about rip currents and just gently side stroked parallel to the shore while my dad, who knew what was happening, watched me and walked along the beach to track me until I could swim in. Pretty spooky stuff even when you know what is happening.
My family took a few trips to Haiti and we got to visit the beach, but my parents and some friends of theirs didn't get in the water I think that might be a good idea the next time I go to the beach
*at the beach* Mom:"come on, lets get into the water" Me:"no." Mom"why??" Me:"no." Mom:"come on, get in the shallows atleast" Me:"No." Mom:"your a good swimer, what could happen?" Me:"lots of things. NO." Mom:"just get in the very shallow part" Me:"NO." Mom:"your being ridiculous" Me:"no." Mom:"your geting in the water. What other reason would we go to the beach?" Me:"NO." *makes sand castles, thinks about every terrifying thing in the ocean and ignores mother*
My mom told my sister not to get in water. Considering it is the largest beach in the world and we live far away from it I thought it is the stupidest idea. I would never stay away from water.
Who else thinks rip current is R.I.P current?????? Edit: guys thx for the likes I've never got this much likes in my entire life. Bless you guys's souls!
Having been caught in a rip tide several times where I was carried over well offshore until I realized the current has eased off for I wasn't moving much anymore, I decided to swim parallel to the shore with the wind behind me for a couple of hundred feet. I then swam back to the beach without anymore problems. I always remained calm for I was a fairly good swimmer. It was a good lesson for me and I have passed on my experience to other people so hopefully they can be safe at the beaches.
I was in Sri Lanka catched in a rip current. I tried to swim back to the shore, but it was not possible. I was in panic. The lifeguards rescued me. Thanks a lot!!!!!
My twin, 2 other people, and I got got in a current. I think it was a rip current. I never been that scared in my life. My twin swam out of it. But the other people and me were in it. I was kinda drowning. Then I saw out of it and the other people were ok. They life guard didn’t even see us. I will never forget that day😰
Something even worse happened to that I really saved two lives okay to two two t w o lives okay so once I was in the water and then my dog started barking and splashing all over the place like crazy and then after that my dad me and my sister my brother started like pulling my golden retriever out of the water and then after that I saw a little girl in the recurrence on my only key I have to save her life and she was like only like four I have baby food I had to pack so I popped a little girl out of the water of the rip current so I got 10 to 20 bucks that's like crazy I felt so proud of myself I've never felt that kind of thing and that was like the best experience of my life PS I felt like superhero
As someone who lives in Hawaii and swims in strong waters on a regular, I just need to add to the method of swimming parallel to the shore. It only works if the ocean currents outside the rip are moving towards the shore or parallel to it as well and that direction must be fillowed by the swimmers otherwise it's almost as bad as fighting the rip itself.
I've been caught in one I was like 9 years old and I was with my oldest brother and I was screaming for him and I swear I'm against it and by the time he reached me I was out of it. It was almost the scariest thing that I've witnessed happened to me I guess that's a way of putting it. Also my favorite Channel on RUclips because you teach me things that might School can't or won't or doesn't. 👍🏻💙
Yolo Citty Kat Good kid..I was just yelling at my 11 yo kid to come closer to the shore...her 17 & 24 siblings are in the shore while she's far catching a ball from them. I did not swim I just put my feet in the water and I can tell there are blind deep slopes under the ocean that we can't see. My kid came back kicking with an attitude. Take it from a Mom that grew up in the Pacific surrounded by those big waves. We don't have lifeguards we just use our common sense. You're very smart...
Same here, me and my younger brother got caught in one with the donut floats, I kinda felt all of a sudden that we were to far out so I jumped out of the float to to swim back so did my little brother and we pranked because we could touch he bottom, thankfully there was a guy out deep in the ocean hanging out and he saved our lives. I since will never use a donut or float at the beach.
I've been in a rip current but my cousins saw me so they were holding my hand so I didn’t really go far cause my family was at the front so they picked me up
My mom and I got cought in one of these before. Fortunately it wasn't very strong. A stranger pulled me to shore, and my mom swam. Now that I hear of this, everything matches up with riptide. We had heard of riptide, but this made it very real. They are dangerous! You might not be as lucky as me and my mom! Stay safe!
Once I caught in rip current I swimmed nearly for one hour but no use I'm already Soo far from the shore I'm fully panic I think this was my last day. But luckily I'm rescued by some fisherman & taken to hospital even though sometimes I have nightmares of that incidence
I mean, if you know what your doing, some of the best waves are near rips (Not in.....duh) And you could use rips as an escalator to the ocean.... (Excuse my smart assery but... rip currents are a bit helpful in smaller surf)
Jesse Friday be very careful and if you get caught by a riptide, dont panic, try to float and try swimming back to shore by swimming paralell to the beach. That worked for me
Got caught in a rip on the NJ shore late summer. Swam parallel to shore in both directions without finding an exit. A surfer observed my unsuccessful attempts and paddled over. I hitched a ride back to shore with the assistance of that surfer And his board. I am a strong swimmer with several years experience as a beach lifeguard with many riptide rescues.
I’ve been caught in rips a number of times .... calm is number one. The first time is terrifying .... there was never any assistance. The advice here is spot on.... I unfortunately had to figure it out myself.....
Okay i’ve got a little story to tell, this was a very popular beach , lots of people were there and it was heavily patrolled by lifeguards, everyone liked to swim with the waves and i was one of those people. I was a little further out than everyone else and all of a sudden i couldn’t touch the bottom and it started pulling me back. Luckily there was a lifeguard near me and me and him swam back to shore on his canoe. This happened fairly recently and i’m petrified i could’ve died.
Ben Wood me too I swimmed for nearly one hour but no use im already Soo far from the shore I'm fully panicked I think this was my last day of my life but luckily I'm rescued by some fisherman and taken to hospital. Sometimes I have nightmares of that incidence 😱😱
I got caught in one at the Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, USA. You are right, like many others I also started to panic at first. Then I kinda took me in hand and swam diagonal to the beach. I survived, but I think only because I got lucky with not so strong rip current. Boy ... I almost got a heart attack!
I am using my husband's utube acct to write this. Years ago when I was 11 I got caught in one of these while swimming in the ocean at Virginia Beach, Virginia. 2 years prior to this my parents moved us out to a lake in Wisconsin and the first year we lived there I was in the water nearly every day. When it was wavy I observed things floating back to shore including myself all the time. When I was stuck in that rip tide I remembered that waves eventually push you back in so I just relaxed and waited while I was pushed back to shore. Before this though I was being swept out further and further until the waves were going over my head so fast and furious I could barely keep my head above water to catch a breath. That is when I relaxed and let the waves carry me back to shore. Needless to say I never wanted to go swimming in the ocean again and never have.
I used to when I was young swim miles at beaches rips never an issue I figured out how they worked for myself it was a really great way to get out to deeper water to snorkel offshore but yeah for someone new or inexperienced losing control like that is scary the advice to just go with the flow is the best way to deal with it especially if your on an unpatrolled beach I am left to wonder how many have got themselves killed on night swims because of this.
In Maui in 1987 I was three months pregnant and standing thigh deep in the warm water, far from shore and my husband. All of a sudden I felt the water around my ankles start to pull backwards towards the open ocean. It got stronger and stronger and I found myself unable to move even a single step toward shore even though the water was so shallow. I could feel unpleasant pressure in my pregnant belly and a quickly rising exhaustion as I realized I didn't have the strength to fight the powerful current. At that point, I called out for help. Luckily, someone heard me and pulled me from the riptide and got me safely back to shore.
I was caught in a riptide in 1980, along with my wife and several others. My wife got strangled by the waves and I spent all my energy keeping her afloat. Her son and others were able to get her to shore. Meanwhile, I bid farewell and went with the flow. My only option was to relax. Within about 20 minutes someone swam out to me and brought me in. So, I can testify that going with the flow, relaxing, and waiting for help definitely is the best way to deal with getting caught in a riptide. And yes I was praying while relaxing, and became a Christian within 2 years.
Great video!! Got swept out in a rip in El Salvador. Shot me out like a rocket. Another disappeared who was close by. Rule number one....... STAY CALM!!. Whoever watched this film please forward it to a friend.
Now I understand what happened to me when I was, I think, 9 or 10 years old. I was so near the shore, the water was just slightly above my waist when suddenly I already found myself drowning and my feet can't touch the ground anymore. I can't swim. I can remember I was trying so hard to get some air but I didn't scream because I chose not to. If I scream whenever I have the chance to be above surface for a second, I would lose the chance to inhale, so I didn't. I was just hoping that time that someone would see me but I feel so far away already, I just kept doing what I was doing. Breathe when I have the chance to breathe. Until my feet was touching the sand again. I walked away feeling so angry that no one saw my almost death to save me. I just ate lots of food afterwards, idk if it's out of anger or the rip current tired me. Now that I remember it, I feel mad again😡
I think I been in one and I just didn't panic and let it away me. It wasn't long and no I didn't get pulled into the sea. You gave good advice because it worked for me. You are not gonna make it so far fighting against nature. For the so many lives lost, I'm glad to still be here to tell you.
Yes. My father and I were bodysurfing on Crescent Beach, Siesta Key Florida. It was just over 40 years ago on a hot day with abnormally big waves for that particular beach. Maybe 3-4 ft breaking waves a perfect 30 yards off shore. It might have been less. When the tide switched from coming in to going out, it was dynamic. From waist level standing, it took Me & my Father out 200 yards in, I'm guessing 30 seconds. We passed a large anchored buoy moving at what seemed like 25 mph when my dad who was still rt next to me told me to relax, stay afloat, but to conserve energy. This was the most scared I ever heard my Dad sound. At that moment, a surfer paddles up & rescues us!!! We each kinda mounted one of his legs & like a waterbug we skimmed over the top of the water except parts of me & dad dangling in tow, he paddled us all the way to shore and safety. We thanked the humble surfer who disappeared before my Dad could get his info to "properly " thank him. My Dads final words before heading home were, ; "We can't tell your Grandmother about this....Ever. 😉🤞🏄♂️
I got this situation... I Struggled for 10 minutes until I survived... It was very very terrible time... What I have did... First of all I try to control my self.... To avoid nervous chock.... The When I realized no way to swim to beach due to strong force that pull out me inside the water... I change my orientation and swim 45 degrees to the beach... I try to distribute my energy ... When I became tired I was swimming like a dog... Take some rest then start free still... It was very very difficult time... I advise every one before swimming if you detect any wavez do not swim Second watch the beach before start swimming Read the news about condition if see or ocean before go to the beach... If no enough people near the area the area of water that you swim do not get risk alone and go for swimming Hope all to be safe
I'm happily surprised of the number of survivor's. I was 17yrs old in Grand Haven Michigan next to the pier and the current pulled me in. I remembered my Mothers voice saying relax and let it take you. I was drawing squiggly lines in the sand to relax while it was happening. I popped up 2 times but the 3rd time I was finally free missing my bathing suit. Saw my gf running and screaming on the beach looking for me.
My brother and I were body surfing about 4 foot waves at a Rhode Island beach. 16 yrs old and 19 yrs old, both in shape athletes and very familiar and comfortable in knowing the power of the ocean. We were caught in rip current only about 30 feet from the beach. We kept talking to each other and telling each other to remain chilled out. We did swim back toward the beach. We did this slowly but constantly without trying to expend too much energy. It took about 10 minutes until we made the beach and both of us crawled up to safety. I have never been more exhausted in my life. We laid on the beach and tried to catch our breath. It took a long time before we could even stand up. Zero lifeguards in the area, we knew that. It was only scary after we were safe and thought about what could have happened. We were both calm while it was happening. If you don't live near the ocean or are a first time visitor, you have zero idea about how powerful it is. BE CAREFUL AND TAKE YOUR TIME FIGURING OUT HOW SMALL YOU ARE VERSUS THE POWER OF THE OCEAN! IT CAN TEAR YOU UP. AND, FOR GOODNESS SAKE, NEVER EVER TURN YOUR BACK ON IT! HAVE FUN AND CHEERS.
when I was a teen, I was camping with a friends family. I was about 10-20mt out and was pushed into a stagnent area of water several metres from some rocks, I'm not sure it was a rip. I was sculling water and did go out a few metres. I found that swimming to the side - away from rocks and towards Central Sandy beach seemed to free me from it and made my way back to shore. A question though - can rips exist in lajesalso, very interested, thanks so much for the great video
hello, a week ago, I was in Rethymno, Greece. i was caught in a rip current along with my husband and a friend. The difference was that I had a snorkelling equipment and they had nothing. It was very hard to keep them on the surface because they were already tired .. I wasn't calm because lifes of my companions was depending on me... i was convinced that we are going to drown because the other friend on the beach didn't relize what was happening to us. after a long time of our struggling, we saw that help is coming...
I have been once in Brighton beach it was a very big struggle I thank God I just made it back with my friend very scary for day's I had dizzy spells tiredness Thank you LORD for your help
I got pulled into a RIP current in Florida, before I knew it I was way out past the pier. I was able to swim away from it by swimming parallel to the shore, it was still pulling me out but was able to get out of it. I was probably 500-600yards from shore. The whole swim back I was sure a shark was going to hit me. Even to this day thinking about being that far out freaks me out! Edit I am a pretty competent swimmer and tried to fight it but for every 2 feet I gained I lost 10 feet, it seemed every swell would carry me 20 feet farther, I tried swimming under the water but it did not help at all. Stay safe and dont underestimate the ocean like I did
I got caught in one I was like 8 but I am a good swimmer and swam parallel to some rocks and used them to push me forward ( it was scary but I realised that the ocean is facinating and moves in different ways)
When I was a kid I was visiting Puerto Rico and was swimming in the beach and all sudden the current got reel strong. I tried to hold on to a corral reef but couldn't hold on so I had to let go and was scared I was going to be swept out to sea but what happen was I got push to a sandbar that was behind me that I didn' know was there and was safe. I never forgot that
I was rescued in the morning at D&W Beach in California about 50 years ago with 4 other boys. It happened early in the morning! Then the Lifeguard-explained how to get out of it! Now I know what to look for I don't swim where their's this Wave pattern!
This happened to my mother when she was young. She floated on her back and eventually a boat passed and she was helped. Staying calm while getting pulled out to sea cannot be easy, but seems wisest.
I actually saved my mom and her friend from it, we were like 8 people swimming and i and my mum and her friend went far from others, but honestly I wasn't feeling it even though everyone else did which I think is real because I'm tall so I can touch the ground and also my height makes me heavier which fights currents. This happened in Lebanon (In the Mediterranean Sea) and I don't mean to be rude but the f***ing irresponsible people paid to help us didn't even notice us, and there were like 20person trying to call them, my brother even fought it without helping anyone(which is totally okay because he was calling for help) and them just ignored him, well God forgive them. Btw not only the three of us were stuck in it. If you read it till the end, have a nice day or night 😜
Julien D-v, there are so many countries in the Mediterranean sea. Just to mention a few: Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, lebanon, Israel, Egipt, Marroco, etc. Are you referring to all of them when you talk about lifeguards? To compare Spain and Egipt is like comparing esquimals to Australians. Please, a bit of culture before talking in such general terms.
Thank you for your concern, but I actually live in Europe, I sail all over the Mediterranean and around Europe, I also race RS200s and small J80s, and I surf off the Atlantic coast... When referring to life guards, i'm referring mostly to their presence on the beaches and their training in general. Most countries i've visited along the Mediterranean have one unit per beach, some non at all.
Thank you so very much for the life you saved. Me and my friend at the same time. The RIP current took us both. 1980 in Rockaway beach 110 . She was Charlie and I Heroic Life Gaurd. Thank you. God bless you and your family...
wait do people really not know that rips exist? there use to be ads on TV warning people about them and what to do if you are caught in one in my country...
snowphie It probably depends on where people live. I live in Canada where we have 6-8 months of snow and we don’t get ads like these, especially since there is no sea or ocean nearby.
I have been caught by a rip and the first thing that I did is I looked around me then I saw a jet ski attached so I started swimming hardly and I made it to the jet ski : Shore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 🛳 🏊♂️ 🦈 *OCEAN*
Hey guys! Did you know about this phenomenon before?
BRIGHT SIDE yes very popular in our country but one time i got caught in it and as most ppl do i panicked but got saved by a lifeguard
Yup
I thought most people knew about this. Or at least people who have been to the beach cuz they have warning signs about it at our beaches
Yes
This must be an American thing, not knowing about these? (Not meaning to be arrogant or condescending.) Perhaps it's because you have so many States, not bordered by coastline(s)?
Here in Australia, the way beach water (& river holes) moves, in accordance to seasons, waterfall, weather patterns etc., is taught to us as kids. It's part of our schooling, usually somewhere between grade 1 - 3. Swimming lessons are almost compulsory as well, but I think the Dept of Ed have stalled with that process, due to our on going issues with the Islamic/Muslim religious restrictions for some students.
Speaking as someone that has been caught in a rip, they're unforgiving, powerful and the most terrifying experience you can imagine. I was alone on the day I had to fight for my life and the beach I swam from had no lifeguards! The thing that saved me was I stayed calm and swam parallel to the beach until I finally got out of the rip current. I had fins on, a wet suit and facemask and it still took me over an hour to get back to the shoreline. I literally crawled onto the beach on my hands and knees absolutely exhausted and lay on my back counting my blessings that day. Please respect the ocean because it will take your life in an instant if you don't.
You should have just waited til your at the back of the waves, then swam to the side and then back in
10-20 percent don’t have circles
@@Solo-kr2cd what?
GamingGoo wat yo
People say that water is not a toy or something to play with
I was a Lifeguard on eastern Long Island's Ocean beaches. I and my 2 other guards rescued several dozen damsels in distress each month. People would enter the surf in a rip area then after trying to get back to shore for several minutes, get tired and wave to us for help. We would use the same rip current to get out to the swimmer faster, then get the swimmer calmed down so we could tow them out of the rip area and back to shore. Sometimes we would swim to a floating barrel line that was used to indicate the swim area and get them rested enough to get them back to shore. We almost always swam parallel to shore for 30-50 yards to avoid the rip area. We never lost a swimmer in the 4 years I was a lifeguard.
Thanks so much for your efforts carl Carson.
I've been swimming in the ocean for 50 years and have encountered riptides at least 100 times. Swimming parallel to the shore while using a stationary landmark to gauge progress has worked 95% of the time. The other 5%, I have relaxed, floated on my back and frog-kicked diagonally to open water. When free from the current swim to shore. The distance is dependant on the riptide. This has always worked for me. Bottom line is, if you are not a good swimmer never go in the water above your knees! Never go in when there is no Lifeguard! Equipment ie: fins, floatation device, etc is not a substitute for experience or good swimming ability. Don't show-off! When in doubt, STAY OUT! BE SAFE, Peace
Yep it happened to me at Aptos beach in California when I was 12 yrs old. I got taken so far from the beach and was yelling for help no one heard me the people from the church that I was with they were to busy doing baptismal ceremonies they couldn't hear me. I must have been 2 or 3 hundred yards out.
Thank God for the surfer's who were out on that overcast day and taught me how to get myself out of a situation like that and back on shore on my own. The surfer told me not to fight the ocean that I would only lose. He said when the waves came out duck under them and when they came in stay on the surface and let the wave push me towards shore and keep repeating the excercise till you reach the shore. It certainly worked and I learned a valuable lesson in survival that day that I never will forget.🏊🏄
What do you mean exactly by when the waves come out and in. You mean during being stuck in a riptide or you mean when you're just having fun by the shore in the waves. Thanks in advance!
“We welcome you to the bright side of the life”
*talks about dark things*
Ikr i was soo scared
Jianna Reyes that’s a it dark
These "dark things" would be more darker if we didn't talk about them and people didn't know what to do or be aware of the situations. Talking about dark things makes them "brighter".
lol
Lol
I got caught in a rip current off the coast of Sydney so just laid back, didn't panic and went with the flow. I'm now in China. Happy days!
You floated all the way to China, or you lived to see another day, now in China? 😲
hahahahahahahahahaha good one mate
Brilliant 😂😂😂
Deena D its a joke about how the water took her to china i hope im clear
Great. Cheap travel. How's the food?
I was on holidays in Portugal last autumn. I was swimming in a sea, laying on my back and relaxing. Then I noticed, that the rocks on a shore are moving. When I lift my head up, I understood that I'm floating away from the shore. I tried to reach the bottom but I couldn't. I knew well about rip currents, so I stayed calm, turned parallel to she shore on my back and used stable objects to watch if I am moving along the shore or not. I was moving. I swam about 10 meters watching the same rock as a landmark when I realised, that I wasn't moving away from the beach anymore. I turned on my belly and pushed back to the shore with few waves. Luckily, the current wasn't big and wide. It would be hard to keep calm if it was very strong and I ended up 300 meters away from the shore. Do not joke with the sea and know what you are doing before entering into sea.
It happen to me to
OMG i live in portugual lol now i m afraind to go to the beach 😂😂
300M....the first thing I will do is drown
@@pkyegon lol same
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I'm 70 years old and have never heard of a rip current. I live in the US and have only been to the ocean once. This knowledge should be made known to everyone. Like the one person from Australia commented this was taught in their schools at a young age. Thank you Bright Side for educating people with life saving techniques!
omfg go buy a van and drive to the beach with freinds or family and stay a couple days youll love it
The ocean certainly was a beautiful place. I really enjoyed being there, but I have never had the opportunity to return.
From Australia and, yes, I remember being taught about this when I was a little kid too (must've been around 6-8 years old).
Gensignups, hey buddy. It’s a very important information to teach more people about.
Newport, Rhode Island. The most terrifying experience in the water and I was a very strong swimmer and my friend had been an Olympic skier and we were trapped. To this day I do not discuss it but I want to thank all the lifeguards in the water and on the shore who worked together so bravely risking their own lives to swim so far out to save us. Thank you Newport, Rhode Island. I love you.
You forgot to mention an important rule, which is important to avoid panic. NEVER SWIM ALONE!!!
As well an other person might be able to get help, if he isnt pulled in himself. If so you have a buddy with you and ita easier to stay calm. It should not be your 6 year old kid, however.
Lol. Too right! A 6 year old will not help. They will just climb on your back. And it’s around that age they suddenly get too heavy to carry. Worst age to swim with.
I thought everyone knew about rip currents, but they are still a problem. I once got caught in one for a few seconds and I was terrified.
I'm glad your still alive
OMG SAME
Cool, I am glad you are safe
Thank God you lived.
SeaShellSamurott im glad your still alive and well
About 10 years ago when I was 23 we went to Mexico for my sisters wedding, her husband and his brother at the time we're in there early thirties and they asked if I wanted to go snorkelling, me being a very good swimmer agreed instantly. We started out everything was fine we had are heads down looking at the fish under us within I'd say 3 mins I got tapped on the shoulder and my sisters husband was panicking and said look how far the beach is I looked and my heart almost stopped, we tried so hard to swim and we were not going anymore, I remember him saying guys if we don't go under water and swim we won't make it. Thank god we had flippers on, we made it back completely out of breath and no one knew what we we're talking about, needless to say I've never set foot in the ocean again. P.s. When we got back home the next day from Mexico I turned on the news and a bride and her maid of honour went for a swim same beach same resort and they never made it, it's real folks and it's scarier than you can even imagine.
Kurtis Monasterski I am sorry that you and your family had to go through that
What resort?
we're>were
in there>in their
sisters>sister's
aside from that, seems like it pays off sometimes to be a bad swimmer who doesn't dare too far...
@@dushk0dude u are aggie as F. lol I can't believe u spotted out his grammatical errors, but you're absolutely right tho
A friend of also lost her fiancé in a similar manner. They were swimming, got caught in a small rip. She was a scuba instructor, knew what to do. Unfortunately he was a weak swimmer, and she was unable to resuscitate him.
I’ve saved 4 peoples lives while I was surfing here on the East Coast of Florida. This was 3 different times. The last time I saved 2 people at one time. My advice is to have a flotation device and if you don’t you need to swim parallel to the beach to get out of a rip. I hope this helps someone! Take care, -Paul
I’ve been bit by a shark too... ✅
Stay safe!
Thanks bro
Paul Peck DrywallTube nice 👍🏻 one time I got caught in a rip current barely made it 🏊🏼♀️
Wow thats do cool and kind your a hero of them 😉😉😉
I got caught in a rip current years ago and I swam parallel to the shore. I survived. And I went back to that same beach the next day!
Kathy Lesley I’m happy for you and stay safe have a good day.
Freyja and Toys I was caught by one TWICE and I still regulars go to the same beach, I got out of the first one, the second one I rescued from, thank god my dad and Shane noticed me, they came and got me
Kathy Lesley that’s what happened to me
Kathy Lesley same here lifeguard told us to swim to the left
Same
Basically I was swimming of the North coast of the mediterranean in Egypt and I got pulled in by a severe riptide . I struggled for a bit, then I realised I had to completely sacrifice myself to the riptide by lying on my back and breathing normally and just moving my arms in circular motions . After that I started swimming round more than parallel to the shore and then I made it back safely but it took me in for about 300 feet' minimum, I was petrified . But I'm here now though , and I realise that life can be taken from you at any point in time,so cherish it as much as you can
When I was about 15 years old, me and my 13 year old brother were enjoying massive waves (3 meter) in Douarnenez in France. Typical was that very close to shore the shallow waters got really deep suddenly causing huge waves. A rip current started to pull many people back... my brother was able to hold on to a tall man who was able to stand. It was quite shallow. I myself dove underwater to the bottom and swam below the current and put my hands in the sand to pull myself forward.
The waves were breaking rough in that spot. I almost lost my swimming pants once and a lady pointed at me and laughed... I pointed back because she didnt notice her bikini was pulled too. 😂
wow, what a day!
Lol that’s karma for the lady
I've never known about the rip
Her bikini got ripped!
😂😂😂😂
This is such important information for everyone to know!
agreed
Topi The Corgi tdtdmg
Topi The Corgi, sure, because *everyone* lives by the ocean.
Barbara Danley you don't need to live by the beach to go swimming
Chantal N, lakes and rivers don't have rip tides.
So there's a higher chance of dying at the beach than flying on a plane? GOT IT.
YUP!
Plz delete your tube harshel patel better for you 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹
Harshil Patel no not true
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Actually airplanes could be equal to rip currents because planes either just stop run out of gas or get caught in a down draft or other stuff so maybe a little more popular than rip currents and also most planes carry 50+ people or something
In South Africa after your out 100 feet.The sharks will decide if your coming back to shore or not.Haha
😂 😂
Lol aii
🤣🤣🤣 Jto aiii
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I was caught in a rip current in Hawaii many years ago. Even if you're expecting one it's shocking to look back to shore and find yourself a mile out. I had an air mattress with me which worsened the situation as the mattress acted like a sail. I attempted to swim back to shore because, yeah, that is indeed your inclination. When I kept being pulled out further, I laid on my back and floated for a while to rest up. Finally, I began to inch my way parallel to shore. It took about a mile but I eventually found myself closer to shore and I was finally able to return to shore. It was terrifying.
I did the same thing to survive...when my face would make it to the surface I would roll over to my back and float until another wave brought me down. Wash, rinse, repeat. I hadn't ever been taught to do that but I guess the mind and body are amazing survivalists
Yes . I was signaled from shore to swim north ( outer banks , NC ) ! But , no joke , it took longer to swim back . The scariest part was the calm water with no waves , tiny people on the shore , waving their hands and pointing north . So , twenty minutes swimming past calm waters, another 20 minutes swimming towards shore , and all because of 20 seconds of rip current ! Recommendations : Learn to swim . Local YMCA is supposed to have free lessons.
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What is a rip current and how is it so deadly? 1:02
How to identify a rip current? 4:10
What to do if you’ve been caught in a rip current? 4:52
Rip current research 6:50
BRIGHT SIDE I’ve been in one
I'm a Sky Person I’m glad you’re alive
Me to
Me too
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technically, the number one reason that anything can be fatal is because of panic. applies to virtually any situation that you have semi-control over. as the Hitchehiker's Guide to The Galaxy put it, "Don't panic!"
shadowlink dth If panic is so deadly, why did humans evolve to panic so easily?
That diver who went down to the underwater cave Eagles Nest in Florida to retrieve a body also died because of his panicking. Its on youtube and you hear him drown.
Thank god that I did not swim in the beach when it was my first time going to the beach. I don't really know how to swim but my father teaches me however I don't understand how.
I can't swim . No more paddling in the shallows thinking I'm safe. Glad I watched this
Well now 10% know about it from watching this video😂😂
Watch at 2:37-2:39
Yeah...
Prasad joshi ( why? ) 🤨
@@Prasad_S_Joshi stop
true
I've known about rip currents most of my life. They are easy to spot and sometimes eerily beautiful. I use a landmark to judge if I'm moving away from my point of entry to the water. It doesn't take you straight out. It can move you down the beach even though you are standing still. I don't go in anymore since I felt a shark brush across my thigh. Pay attention. Don't go too far out. Swim across the current. Best advice this video gave...... DON'T PANIC! Float to reserve your energy.
Most definitely swim parallel to the shore. Raised in California, I learned to swim at a very early age so when this happened to myself and a friend many years ago, we did exactly that and pulled away safely. Please keep in mind that we started at Lifeguard Stand #12 and finished at #22. It took about 45-mins of swimming and treading to get us out of the rip current.
When I was 12 and at Cape Cod, I got swept out about a hundred feet. Luckily I knew all about rip currents and just gently side stroked parallel to the shore while my dad, who knew what was happening, watched me and walked along the beach to track me until I could swim in. Pretty spooky stuff even when you know what is happening.
Am I the only one that goes to the beach but does not get in the water?
Just me ok
My family took a few trips to Haiti and we got to visit the beach, but my parents and some friends of theirs didn't get in the water
I think that might be a good idea the next time I go to the beach
*at the beach*
Mom:"come on, lets get into the water"
Me:"no."
Mom"why??"
Me:"no."
Mom:"come on, get in the shallows atleast"
Me:"No."
Mom:"your a good swimer, what could happen?"
Me:"lots of things. NO."
Mom:"just get in the very shallow part"
Me:"NO."
Mom:"your being ridiculous"
Me:"no."
Mom:"your geting in the water. What other reason would we go to the beach?"
Me:"NO." *makes sand castles, thinks about every terrifying thing in the ocean and ignores mother*
My mom told my sister not to get in water. Considering it is the largest beach in the world and we live far away from it I thought it is the stupidest idea.
I would never stay away from water.
Some thing is wrong with you
You have a problem do u people go to the beach to go in the sea smh
Hi if you’re reading this. Please remember you’re strong 😍and I hope you are having a blessed day!
From a small Australian youtuber! 🤓😍🤐
Bear Minimal thanks! And you are kinda like this channel.
Hey, I see your same comment on every video.. Thank you so much. May god bless you 😍😍😍😍😍😍💋💋💖💖💖💖💖😇
Thanks you to!! 😝
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Who else thinks rip current is R.I.P current??????
Edit: guys thx for the likes I've never got this much likes in my entire life. Bless you guys's souls!
Sweet_ _Side 😂😂😂
Ikhtiyar2 Karim XD 😂
Ikhtiyar2 Karim you are right
OMG I didn't realize!
Thank you
Rest in peace current
Having been caught in a rip tide several times where I was carried over well offshore until I realized the current has eased off for I wasn't moving
much anymore, I decided to swim parallel to the shore with the wind behind me for a couple of hundred feet. I then swam back to the beach without anymore problems. I always remained calm for I was a fairly good swimmer. It was a good lesson for me and I have passed on my experience to other people so hopefully they can be safe at the beaches.
Pov You Can't Swim...
5:06 so we are just gonna ignore the person in the back standing on water
just_anonymous_h4ck3rs 11.33.59 that’s a sandbank
@@jeanninevictery3386 no
I was in Sri Lanka catched in a rip current. I tried to swim back to the shore, but it was not possible. I was in panic. The lifeguards rescued me. Thanks a lot!!!!!
I suppose more than 5% know about it now
Maybe
SomberDespair 5.1% now to be exact 😂
noors 5.2%, but now became 10% as Bright Side told us, yay!
It was 90%
Yup!!
I don’t wanna swim in the sea anymore
Sharks gonna get me if I get in a rip
Go swimming at high tide since most rips occur during low tide. Then all you have to worry about is sharks...😛
Human sushi bar for sharks
DJiMMa 😂
Instagram jairo_717 same
I never liked them beaches
My twin, 2 other people, and I got got in a current. I think it was a rip current. I never been that scared in my life. My twin swam out of it. But the other people and me were in it. I was kinda drowning. Then I saw out of it and the other people were ok. They life guard didn’t even see us. I will never forget that day😰
Yes I agree I’ve been caught stay calm don’t panic don’t fight it don’t expel your strength it will return you but you need energy and focus
rip tide=rest in peace tide
true
rap initial tide
I got trapped in a rip-current
I got so scared
i just got trapped yesterday with my brother thanks God we both survived
Shh its ok now
What a story
Something even worse happened to that I really saved two lives okay to two two t w o lives okay so once I was in the water and then my dog started barking and splashing all over the place like crazy and then after that my dad me and my sister my brother started like pulling my golden retriever out of the water and then after that I saw a little girl in the recurrence on my only key I have to save her life and she was like only like four I have baby food I had to pack so I popped a little girl out of the water of the rip current so I got 10 to 20 bucks that's like crazy I felt so proud of myself I've never felt that kind of thing and that was like the best experience of my life PS I felt like superhero
@@justynasmolucha7835 You are a god man you are really a superhero you should be famous!😘😘😘♥️♥️
As someone who lives in Hawaii and swims in strong waters on a regular, I just need to add to the method of swimming parallel to the shore. It only works if the ocean currents outside the rip are moving towards the shore or parallel to it as well and that direction must be fillowed by the swimmers otherwise it's almost as bad as fighting the rip itself.
I've been caught in one I was like 9 years old and I was with my oldest brother and I was screaming for him and I swear I'm against it and by the time he reached me I was out of it. It was almost the scariest thing that I've witnessed happened to me I guess that's a way of putting it. Also my favorite Channel on RUclips because you teach me things that might School can't or won't or doesn't. 👍🏻💙
Yolo Citty Kat that’s crazy I remember my teacher telling a story about saving his nine year old cousin or sister idk which it was.
Yolo Citty Kat
Good kid..I was just yelling at my 11 yo kid to come closer to the shore...her 17 & 24 siblings are in the shore while she's far catching a ball from them. I did not swim I just put my feet in the water and I can tell there are blind deep slopes under the ocean that we can't see. My kid came back kicking with an attitude. Take it from a Mom that grew up in the Pacific surrounded by those big waves. We don't have lifeguards we just use our common sense. You're very smart...
Mauli Ako ooh yeah that's scary :O
You're lucky you even get to go to might school. I'm nowhere near as mighty as I would like to be.
Same here, me and my younger brother got caught in one with the donut floats, I kinda felt all of a sudden that we were to far out so I jumped out of the float to to swim back so did my little brother and we pranked because we could touch he bottom, thankfully there was a guy out deep in the ocean hanging out and he saved our lives. I since will never use a donut or float at the beach.
I've been in a rip current but my cousins saw me so they were holding my hand so I didn’t really go far cause my family was at the front so they picked me up
Same happened to me I went with my friends but they dragged me out just in time
My mom and I got cought in one of these before. Fortunately it wasn't very strong. A stranger pulled me to shore, and my mom swam. Now that I hear of this, everything matches up with riptide. We had heard of riptide, but this made it very real. They are dangerous! You might not be as lucky as me and my mom! Stay safe!
I haven't been caught in a rip current and I never want to
krista solla me to!
Once I caught in rip current I swimmed nearly for one hour but no use I'm already Soo far from the shore I'm fully panic I think this was my last day. But luckily I'm rescued by some fisherman & taken to hospital even though sometimes I have nightmares of that incidence
I mean, if you know what your doing, some of the best waves are near rips (Not in.....duh)
And you could use rips as an escalator to the ocean....
(Excuse my smart assery but... rip currents are a bit helpful in smaller surf)
@@cookowa3256 ok?😂🤐
@@ultrainstinct8349 omg!🤤🤐
1:53 that soundeffect makes it 4×creepier
I almost screamed at that sound
Amina Huda IKR
Yap I'm going to toilet I just make a big mistake..
I am currently waiting for my family to get ready for us to go to the beach. What a coincidence.
Jesse Friday be very careful and if you get caught by a riptide, dont panic, try to float and try swimming back to shore by swimming paralell to the beach. That worked for me
Hector Castro I got caught in one when I went and my grandaddy swam to me and got me back to shore.
Did ya all Survive ??
I was at a beach with a rip current the same day this video was made which is an even stranger coincidence.
Got caught in a rip on the NJ shore late summer. Swam parallel to shore in both directions without finding an exit.
A surfer observed my unsuccessful attempts and paddled over. I hitched a ride back to shore with the assistance of that surfer
And his board. I am a strong swimmer with several years experience as a beach lifeguard with many riptide rescues.
I’ve been caught in rips a number of times .... calm is number one. The first time is terrifying .... there was never any assistance. The advice here is spot on.... I unfortunately had to figure it out myself.....
I saw my life flash before my eyes yesterday 🤐
i saw youre sister flash before our eyes lol had to had to
Okay i’ve got a little story to tell,
this was a very popular beach , lots of people were there and it was heavily patrolled by lifeguards, everyone liked to swim with the waves and i was one of those people. I was a little further out than everyone else and all of a sudden i couldn’t touch the bottom and it started pulling me back. Luckily there was a lifeguard near me and me and him swam back to shore on his canoe. This happened fairly recently and i’m petrified i could’ve died.
Ben Wood me too I swimmed for nearly one hour but no use im already Soo far from the shore I'm fully panicked I think this was my last day of my life but luckily I'm rescued by some fisherman and taken to hospital. Sometimes I have nightmares of that incidence 😱😱
Meb H yup😊😊
I have another safety rule it is that if the rip is crcleating you can swim with it and it might sling you out of the rip!!
I got caught in one at the Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, USA. You are right, like many others I also started to panic at first. Then I kinda took me in hand and swam diagonal to the beach. I survived, but I think only because I got lucky with not so strong rip current. Boy ... I almost got a heart attack!
I am using my husband's utube acct to write this. Years ago when I was 11 I got caught in one of these while swimming in the ocean at Virginia Beach, Virginia. 2 years prior to this my parents moved us out to a lake in Wisconsin and the first year we lived there I was in the water nearly every day. When it was wavy I observed things floating back to shore including myself all the time. When I was stuck in that rip tide I remembered that waves eventually push you back in so I just relaxed and waited while I was pushed back to shore. Before this though I was being swept out further and further until the waves were going over my head so fast and furious I could barely keep my head above water to catch a breath. That is when I relaxed and let the waves carry me back to shore. Needless to say I never wanted to go swimming in the ocean again and never have.
In Australia, Everyone has to know this from a very young age.
I used to when I was young swim miles at beaches rips never an issue I figured out how they worked for myself it was a really great way to get out to deeper water to snorkel offshore but yeah for someone new or inexperienced losing control like that is scary the advice to just go with the flow is the best way to deal with it especially if your on an unpatrolled beach I am left to wonder how many have got themselves killed on night swims because of this.
Well that 5% is getting higher
Thx for the warning! Once my feets where pulled away by the water 😬 now i know how.
In Maui in 1987 I was three months pregnant and standing thigh deep in the warm water, far from shore and my husband. All of a sudden I felt the water around my ankles start to pull backwards towards the open ocean. It got stronger and stronger and I found myself unable to move even a single step toward shore even though the water was so shallow. I could feel unpleasant pressure in my pregnant belly and a quickly rising exhaustion as I realized I didn't have the strength to fight the powerful current. At that point, I called out for help. Luckily, someone heard me and pulled me from the riptide and got me safely back to shore.
I was caught in a riptide in 1980, along with my wife and several others. My wife got strangled by the waves and I spent all my energy keeping her afloat. Her son and others were able to get her to shore. Meanwhile, I bid farewell and went with the flow. My only option was to relax. Within about 20 minutes someone swam out to me and brought me in. So, I can testify that going with the flow, relaxing, and waiting for help definitely is the best way to deal with getting caught in a riptide. And yes I was praying while relaxing, and became a Christian within 2 years.
Ummm, I’m Australian and everyone in Australia knows about rip currents...
I think rip currents are like the last thing I'd worry about in Australia
And nobody tells foreigners when they arrive!
I'm Australian as well and I can tell you you're absolutely right
Always swim between the flags. No flags? Don't go in.
im not scared of silly old rip currants in my launch lol
Great video!! Got swept out in a rip in El Salvador. Shot me out like a rocket. Another disappeared who was close by.
Rule number one....... STAY CALM!!. Whoever watched this film please forward it to a friend.
Now I understand what happened to me when I was, I think, 9 or 10 years old. I was so near the shore, the water was just slightly above my waist when suddenly I already found myself drowning and my feet can't touch the ground anymore. I can't swim. I can remember I was trying so hard to get some air but I didn't scream because I chose not to. If I scream whenever I have the chance to be above surface for a second, I would lose the chance to inhale, so I didn't. I was just hoping that time that someone would see me but I feel so far away already, I just kept doing what I was doing. Breathe when I have the chance to breathe. Until my feet was touching the sand again. I walked away feeling so angry that no one saw my almost death to save me. I just ate lots of food afterwards, idk if it's out of anger or the rip current tired me. Now that I remember it, I feel mad again😡
I think I been in one and I just didn't panic and let it away me. It wasn't long and no I didn't get pulled into the sea. You gave good advice because it worked for me. You are not gonna make it so far fighting against nature. For the so many lives lost, I'm glad to still be here to tell you.
Omg I will rather use my shower in summer...no rip currents there!!
You "Chicken of the sea" 😁😀🤣😃😂
😁 sooooo true!
I'm on the bright side of life! 😂😂😂
Thanks for the FYI bright side I’m giving your voice a name Charles! Ok bye Charles
Susan Robertson what
Susan Robertson yes yes!!
Lol yes his name is Charles now
Yes. My father and I were bodysurfing on Crescent Beach, Siesta Key Florida. It was just over 40 years ago on a hot day with abnormally big waves for that particular beach. Maybe 3-4 ft breaking waves a perfect 30 yards off shore. It might have been less. When the tide switched from coming in to going out, it was dynamic. From waist level standing, it took Me & my Father out 200 yards in, I'm guessing 30 seconds. We passed a large anchored buoy moving at what seemed like 25 mph when my dad who was still rt next to me told me to relax, stay afloat, but to conserve energy. This was the most scared I ever heard my Dad sound. At that moment, a surfer paddles up & rescues us!!! We each kinda mounted one of his legs & like a waterbug we skimmed over the top of the water except parts of me & dad dangling in tow, he paddled us all the way to shore and safety. We thanked the humble surfer who disappeared before my Dad could get his info to "properly " thank him. My Dads final words before heading home were, ; "We can't tell your Grandmother about this....Ever. 😉🤞🏄♂️
I got this situation...
I Struggled for 10 minutes until I survived...
It was very very terrible time...
What I have did...
First of all I try to control my self.... To avoid nervous chock....
The When I realized no way to swim to beach due to strong force that pull out me inside the water... I change my orientation and swim 45 degrees to the beach...
I try to distribute my energy ... When I became tired I was swimming like a dog... Take some rest then start free still...
It was very very difficult time...
I advise every one before swimming if you detect any wavez do not swim
Second watch the beach before start swimming
Read the news about condition if see or ocean before go to the beach...
If no enough people near the area the area of water that you swim do not get risk alone and go for swimming
Hope all to be safe
What if you get pulled by a Rip Current and there are sharks in the water?
Grab it’s gills and pull hard or just punch or kick it’s gills.
Eat the shark
You are supposed to play a game of uno and use too many reverse cards so he rage quits
Not all sharks r aggressive but if it is I suggest you punch it in it's eyes and gills but if your hungry just eat it 😋🙃🍔🍟🥓🍗🍿🍕🌭🌮🍦
Then you are SOL.
*Class watches video*
*Gets on recommended*
Me: BRIGHT SIDE Is stalking me.
"Oh no! im about to die!"
"I need to stay calm even though im about to die!"
I'm happily surprised of the number of survivor's. I was 17yrs old in Grand Haven Michigan next to the pier and the current pulled me in. I remembered my Mothers voice saying relax and let it take you. I was drawing squiggly lines in the sand to relax while it was happening. I popped up 2 times but the 3rd time I was finally free missing my bathing suit. Saw my gf running and screaming on the beach looking for me.
My brother and I were body surfing about 4 foot waves at a Rhode Island beach. 16 yrs old and 19 yrs old, both in shape athletes and very familiar and comfortable in knowing the power of the ocean. We were caught in rip current only about 30 feet from the beach. We kept talking to each other and telling each other to remain chilled out. We did swim back toward the beach. We did this slowly but constantly without trying to expend too much energy. It took about 10 minutes until we made the beach and both of us crawled up to safety. I have never been more exhausted in my life. We laid on the beach and tried to catch our breath. It took a long time before we could even stand up. Zero lifeguards in the area, we knew that. It was only scary after we were safe and thought about what could have happened. We were both calm while it was happening. If you don't live near the ocean or are a first time visitor, you have zero idea about how powerful it is. BE CAREFUL AND TAKE YOUR TIME FIGURING OUT HOW SMALL YOU ARE VERSUS THE POWER OF THE OCEAN! IT CAN TEAR YOU UP. AND, FOR GOODNESS SAKE, NEVER EVER TURN YOUR BACK ON IT! HAVE FUN AND CHEERS.
when I was a teen, I was camping with a friends family. I was about 10-20mt out and was pushed into a stagnent area of water several metres from some rocks, I'm not sure it was a rip. I was sculling water and did go out a few metres. I found that swimming to the side - away from rocks and towards Central Sandy beach seemed to free me from it and made my way back to shore. A question though - can rips exist in lajesalso, very interested, thanks so much for the great video
Stay calm and go with the flow of the current.
....unless the "flow" takes you to some sharp rocks filled with sea urchins.
Or MONSTERS! :(
Or sharks/Coral /Jellyfish/Eels/Sea snakes The reason i added coral was because there might be anemones and fire coral
Be careful where you swim guys.
I was in a current once and I swam parallel to the shore and it worked I guess it was a small rip
hello,
a week ago, I was in Rethymno, Greece. i was caught in a rip current along with my husband and a friend. The difference was that I had a snorkelling equipment and they had nothing. It was very hard to keep them on the surface because they were already tired .. I wasn't calm because lifes of my companions was depending on me... i was convinced that we are going to drown because the other friend on the beach didn't relize what was happening to us. after a long time of our struggling, we saw that help is coming...
I have been once in Brighton beach it was a very big struggle I thank God I just made it back with my friend very scary for day's I had dizzy spells tiredness Thank you LORD for your help
I got pulled into a RIP current in Florida, before I knew it I was way out past the pier. I was able to swim away from it by swimming parallel to the shore, it was still pulling me out but was able to get out of it. I was probably 500-600yards from shore. The whole swim back I was sure a shark was going to hit me. Even to this day thinking about being that far out freaks me out! Edit I am a pretty competent swimmer and tried to fight it but for every 2 feet I gained I lost 10 feet, it seemed every swell would carry me 20 feet farther, I tried swimming under the water but it did not help at all. Stay safe and dont underestimate the ocean like I did
Hi Jeff, which part of Florida’s? I am guessing the opposite side that is not the gulf side. Maybe you know the same beaches that I know of.
I got caught in one I was like 8 but I am a good swimmer and swam parallel to some rocks and used them to push me forward ( it was scary but I realised that the ocean is facinating and moves in different ways)
Am I talking to a boy Siri?!??
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My thoughts exactly
When I was a kid I was visiting Puerto Rico and was swimming in the beach and all sudden the current got reel strong. I tried to hold on to a corral reef but couldn't hold on so I had to let go and was scared I was going to be swept out to sea but what happen was I got push to a sandbar that was behind me that I didn' know was there and was safe. I never forgot that
I was rescued in the morning at D&W Beach in California about 50 years ago with 4 other boys. It happened early in the morning! Then the Lifeguard-explained how to get out of it! Now I know what to look for I don't swim where their's this Wave pattern!
My sister losted her best friend cause her best friend was caught in the rip current. It was really sad
*lost
I don't want to go to the beach again😥😥
I don't like rip currents and also I can't swim😖🙁
Ronaldo Ross THEN GET SWIM LESSONS!
Yes, Me and my cousin nearly drowned thankfully two surfers helped us.
Nathaniel Macayanan a boat saved me
As a freediver, rip currents are a great way to quickly get out into open ocean and start diving!
This happened to my mother when she was young. She floated on her back and eventually a boat passed and she was helped. Staying calm while getting pulled out to sea cannot be easy, but seems wisest.
This was very interesting
I feel as if they should have detectors with alarms to reduce casualties🤔
I actually saved my mom and her friend from it, we were like 8 people swimming and i and my mum and her friend went far from others, but honestly I wasn't feeling it even though everyone else did which I think is real because I'm tall so I can touch the ground and also my height makes me heavier which fights currents. This happened in Lebanon (In the Mediterranean Sea) and I don't mean to be rude but the f***ing irresponsible people paid to help us didn't even notice us, and there were like 20person trying to call them, my brother even fought it without helping anyone(which is totally okay because he was calling for help) and them just ignored him, well God forgive them. Btw not only the three of us were stuck in it.
If you read it till the end, have a nice day or night 😜
those life guards are some f***ing b**chs
I can totally relate to this story! The life guards in the Mediterranean are useless...
I'm glad everyone is okay though!
Julien D-v, there are so many countries in the Mediterranean sea. Just to mention a few: Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, lebanon, Israel, Egipt, Marroco, etc. Are you referring to all of them when you talk about lifeguards? To compare Spain and Egipt is like comparing esquimals to Australians. Please, a bit of culture before talking in such general terms.
Thank you for your concern, but I actually live in Europe, I sail all over the Mediterranean and around Europe, I also race RS200s and small J80s, and I surf off the Atlantic coast... When referring to life guards, i'm referring mostly to their presence on the beaches and their training in general. Most countries i've visited along the Mediterranean have one unit per beach, some non at all.
Thank you so very much for the life you saved. Me and my friend at the same time. The RIP current took us both.
1980 in Rockaway beach 110 .
She was Charlie and I Heroic
Life Gaurd. Thank you. God bless you and your family...
Thanks for letting us know all these dangers!
I'll just stay calm and float on my back or doggy pedal until it ends and try to swim my way back OR swim my way to the right and try to get out.
nasir bussey but if you swim back you might get back into the Rio again 🙈
wait do people really not know that rips exist? there use to be ads on TV warning people about them and what to do if you are caught in one in my country...
snowphie It probably depends on where people live. I live in Canada where we have 6-8 months of snow and we don’t get ads like these, especially since there is no sea or ocean nearby.
I live (and have been living) all my life in different countries in Europe. And no, we do not have rip currents and therefore we don’t know about them
Davide D'Ettorre sorry man but there are powerfull rip currents in the Atlantic coast of france spain and portugal.... be careful if you go there.
I have been caught by a rip and the first thing that I did is I looked around me then I saw a jet ski attached so I started swimming hardly and I made it to the jet ski :
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The first Question: you going to the beach?
Me: YES! Next week!!!
This video is so underrated