Lifeguards Rescue Lauderdale Swimmer in Hurricane Laura Surf
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- It took five lifeguards to rescue this swimmer, out after-hours in the surf kicked up by Hurricane Laura. They blew the whistle over and over, and finally went out to get this person. The undertow was so strong, even the lifeguards needed the surfboard to get in.
The everyday heroism and selflessness of the lifeguard team of Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue is amazing.
This was on the beach in Fort Lauderdale at Sunrise Boulevard at about 7pm on Monday, August 23, 2020.
That's a strong rip tide. I grew up surfing and that was one thing I always had to work on: staying calm when stuck in a rip tide. One time the waves were really big and it was getting dark and I lost my surfboard and had to swim in, but the rip wouldn't let me in. So I just went into calm breast stroke and took my time and let the massive white water push me in too. If you ever get stuck in one, swim along the length of the beach. Don't try to swim directly in and DO NOT PANIC. 80% of being out in the ocean is a mind game and you have to remain calm.
It does appear they are trying to fight the Rip, instead of swimming out of it. But I do not know how wide that Rip was.
Also when you’re finally out of the rip, you can utilize the white water by staying vertical as if you were standing. That will help the white water push you in.
Amazing work they do , but there trying to come back straight into the rip that took em out . Rip could off been wide yet it’s best to stay calm and float themself out than exhaust their energy . 👏 amazing job any how .
Precisely, lay back and float, watch the direction the sea wants to take you and work with that - do not panic, remind yourself how much you know, do not dwell on what you do not know.
@@SebastianRodriguez-lp4ph Interesting that the guard attempted to swim against the rip. Its obvious from our view that they are in a rip, but maybe it was harder for them to tell when actually in it. My guess is this beach usually doesn't have strong rips, so they didn't really know what was up.
Lifeguards don't get paid nearly enough. They put themselves in serious life or death situations. Have you ever had someone who can't swim well panic when they start going under and they jump onto your back? God bless these men and women.
Yea, been there - in their panic they try to climb on top of you to get above the surface. You have to pull them under to make them let go, then come up behind them, grab around their upper torso with one arm from behind, start kicking and stroking hard for shore and you have to yell KICK! in their ear until they get the idea. They get to it pretty quick, lol.
Thanks ❤
@@wmanadeau7860 you had no floatation device to throw?
@@andrewdinns1746 Nope, nothing to throw or bring out. He was swimming off a wooded point away from the public beach. I was sitting on the beach fully clothed. Saw him go under and come up thrashing. No one else noticed anything was wrong. I had to sprint fully clothed around a cove and out to the point. I kicked off my shoes, dove in and swam out 50 yards to him. I learned later he was an experienced swimmer who panicked after inhaling a little water. The downside? I soaked my wallet, lol.
Greatest respect to the lifeguards. Every day, they are the guardian angels of anyone who finds themselves in an emergency situation!
Incredible heroism displayed by these lifeguards. So brave. So thankful for them.
There was an older gentleman who worked nights at our 24h Walgreens in my tiny town. He always made sure I got to my car safely, and he and I would have long conversations about family and faith and whatever he needed to talk about. He finally saved up enough money to go to Ft. Lauderdale and he was so excited to take his wife and son. On his first day there he got sucked out by rip currents while trying to rescue his son. The son did survive, but my kindly friend did not. RIP Wayne
So sad
😢
John Wayne?
Such compassionate & dedicated work risking their lives to save others. Outstanding teamwork too. My everyday heroes!
What a great team of lifeguards!!
Wow.. what a rescue! Those lifeguards are saviors!
A great rescue . Brilliant teamwork.
Lifeguard looked motorized - couldn't believe how fast he moved.
yes, I'm in good shape and doing 70,3 ironman and thoses lifeguards where swimming so fast against waves. It's crazy@@pcm7315
wow ! that was some serious rip tide pulling them out ! even the lifeguard was getting sucked out further ! great job !
I made the stupid mistake of going out during a storm surge once. Never again. I was young and thought I was invincible. I was humbled that day by the power of the ocean. The undertow was so incredible strong you couldn't even stand in water over knee deep without getting pulled out. Couple that with the fact that the incoming waves were malformed, white washed, but with incredible power. Even diving under you felt it's pull, and if you were unfortunate enough to be on the surface when it hits you are in for a tumble. It was scary AF and I was incredibly stupid. I should have known by the fact that none of the regulars were out that day. That should have told me all I needed to know. Always listen to an old wise surfer about the ocean. They probably know more about how the ocean behaves near the shore than anyone. I failed to heed that and I almost paid the ultimate price. Oh, and no lifeguards on duty that day, so yeah.
How did u manage to escape?
@@photahnics he didn't. he's dead yerdmy
@@awno6627we all are
That person is really lucky . When I was a kid me and my friend went to far out and we were getting sucked out to sea by the grace of God we managed to get ashore after I prayed to God . I was never told you swim parallel I was trying to swimm towards the shore the harder I tried the harder it was. I really don't know how we got to touch ground but I really think we were spared. I have never went past my knees ever sense.
You ask God, God responded :)
I call that a success, extreme situation. Great teamwork
"The everyday heroism and selflessness of the lifeguard team of Fort Lauderdale Ocean Rescue is amazing. " you got that right!!
Those swim strokes were immense.
It amazes me how quick the life guards got out to that person.
Was that sarcastic?
The first life guard was just looking at him the whole time, probably even before they started filming.
Imo he should have gone out at the beginning of this video.
Rip current brought them to the person quickly. That’s why it took so long to get back to shore
22 secs..did u see his arm movement...sighting...guys a f uckin machine
NOT!
We're fortunate to live at a time when there are many resources and good people with capability and training.
How come only one guard thought to grab the board? Very brave souls though they risk their lives to rescue others #respect
he came in a buggy, there aren't usually just boards laying around on long beaches.
the lifeguards risked their life's in this situation for someone's stupidity, of surfing during a storm. that takes the cake for stupidity.
Как упорно волны не отпускали, это тягун? Спасатели герои, все молодцы. Браво.
Mi agradecimiento y reconocimiento a estos hombres y mujeres anónimos que salvan vidas poniendo en gran riesgo las suyas.
Адский труд ❤❤❤!!!! Браво спасателям!!! Браво!!!
Господь на Вашей стороне!!! Спасибо!!! 👏👏👏👏👏🌹
In the edge of my seat for the whole video, WOW
Great job as a team bringing the victim in! As a lifeguard myself I would’ve already been in the water with my fins and buoy the first 30 seconds of the video…I wondering why the Primary guard took so long to go out….Even with the naked eye, you can tell how strong that rip is in addition to how fast he was getting pulled out. Typically with this type of swell, the time he spent whistling the victim in could’ve been the difference between the victim coming home to his family or him disappearing under a wave.
The first lifeguard also looked like they didn't handle the rip very well, trying to tow the person straight back into shore.
And I wonder at so many going out with just tubes instead of second in going with a rescue board.
Credit to the life guards. Hope they have fins and every life guard must be equipped with a surf board. Much easier with it to rescue.
Yep. Just like at Bondi Beach. They never go out to rescue anyone without a surf board.
Yes that something I still don't understand, why american lifeguards don't use rescue boards, it is faster and easier. I
@@rebvilla1 on a day like this day it would have been more of a liability to paddle out instead of swimming in these conditions especially with the size of rescue boards it makes more sense to swim when the swell has such a short interval like this. When you're swimming you can dive right under and take the rip out but when you're on a board all that little swell pushes you back even if you're trying to punch through. - coming from an ocean lifeguard with 15+ saves this summer in new jersey.
@@rebvilla1 notice how in the video the swimmers got there faster than the board.
@@rebvilla1 Rescueboards are really heavy, best boards to learn how to surf cause they float so much. Any progress even with great technique will be gone in seconds with a wave cuz of the swells coming one after the other, it's also harder to bring someone in on these conditions on the board, unless the rescuee himself understands how the board works, which is never the case.
Amazing job in that job you have to have amazing calmness and patience and knowledge of the waves. Because when it's like that you know you won't get out quickly it will take time.
Great job. Great team effort!
I commend these young lifeguards !! Who do this everyday 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Jesus this rescue was intense. 5 people went out!!! And there are people still playing in the water!!!!!
I am a lifeguard myself from Germany. I worked on an island called Sylt. I know how much effort it took to bring the swimmer to shore. Two years ago, a lifeguard drowned while trying to save a woman. Since then we only go into the water on a leash and then let ourselves be pulled out.
That's a pretty sobering experience!!
I don’t know why there’s no boats or JetSki’s in so many of these rescue videos. Being able to bring them in quick really helps.
as a reguler swimmer who live in near beach i can swiming floating in ocean like 2- 3 days big or normal wave icant death if wave in deep ocean back normaly because iwill swim back or find some fishing boat or waiting lifeguard , ithink pro lifeguards can swiming and floating tomake the survivor calm 1-2 days who can swim who not only 3 hour and lifeguard gonna leave u to safe himself or if they have lifebuoy they can make it 3 days or 1 week all about survivor condition , but if there the beach so much busy and have 6 or 10 lifeguard you dont need boat jettski or anything 6-10 pro swimmer lifeguard can beat big wave even tsunami if only they not get hit by the rock and finding some way to get to the beach human is very awesome lucky to be human , remember pro swimmer like me or lifeguard maybe not scared with fish shark or orca lol in ocean we just having fun fishing and swiming make money dont care about anything hahahaha
@@ditadita4044 not 100 percent sure but think I actually told a nap while doing the breast stroke. It was nose like a dog paddle breast stroke mix. I tread the water for five or six hours.
They don't have the resources for a watercraft to be there for every rescue. Most times, the lifeguards can handle it with just a tube or rescue board. They do great work that very few others could.
Are you having a stroke? @@ditadita4044
Excelente trabajo life guard Dios los bendiga
That must have been a really strong rip current!
They’ll swim parallel to the beach until they’re out of the rip then they’ll bring the person in. People need to learn how to spot a rip tide but instead they look for the calmer part of the water and swim there but that’s usually the rip, that’s why it looks calmer. They should teach all kids how to spot a rip current in swimming lessons.
That is the common first lesson here in Australia. A rip is a bit like the moving walkway they have at some airports - hop on board, ride it, it's an energy conserver!
Waves like this, good luck to spot the channel :))
Rips can do anything. They can just hold u until your exhausted. And bring u down to Davy Jone,s locker.
Wish we knew first lifeguards name that was blowing whistle then rushed in to absolutely commend him 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Felicitaciones, genios totales!!!, ahora consulta, no debieron nadar en paralelo hacia el otro lado, en favor del viento?
Rip or no rip it wouldn't have mattered in these conditions. Lifeguards are such damn heroes. They really are. And it pisses me off that there are people further down the beach going into the surf. All it takes is one unexpected wave to suck you in and suddenly you go from standing up to your waist to being 30 feet out with waves breaking over your head and unable to touch the sand. Idiots.
They arnt idiots they were not taught . They should have signs at the beach to show them how to parallel swim
@@stephensmith2323 I am guessing this beach just never has big rips, so they didn't know what to do.
Correct me if I’m wrong… but it didn’t look like any of the lifeguards had fins, and were swimming against the rip the entire rescue… woulda taken one guard with fins, tube and rescue board half the time. In saying that, respect to them for a successful rescue.
Always grab my fins for rescues in surf like that. People don't realize how quickly they can get in trouble.
with conditions in the water like this anyone swimming should have on fins
@@Wraithsdom With water conditions like that noone should be swimming period
And a reel. Lots of lessons learned from this video.
I am a lifeguard instructor, and it is a tough job!
Brutal. Great job gentleman
I'm not a lifeguard but my thoughts were: one guy going out with the board early on would have saved time, energy, and not put that many lives at risk. Always relax, don't panic and swim sideways to get out of the rip.
Heavy Riptide. You see how easily and quickly the lifeguards were able to swim out to the swimmer but were unable to get back in at all. They continued to fight the riptide and the shoreline current from the north east winds. Go with the wind and the wi d generated current. They should have just swam south to the sandbar and allowed them to easily get washed to shore.
Up here on the south coast of Mass the lifeguards have a tow line reel they use. One lifeguard going in with grab it ad n wrap around his body and then when he reaches the victim they can grab the person and then the people onshore can just pull the line in and that brings the guard and victim in quicker. Plus a team og men and women would have been in the water a lot sooner as well.
Bravo to the lifeguards, i'm surprised they don't incorporate and implement longboards, let alone jet skis
Amazing water saviours! And I know it's harsh but that person rescued should be fined something for his/her choice in stupidity and exposing others to danger in such stormy weather.
Just a thought.... it might be a good idea to use a winch on an ATV or jeep to tow the life guard and swimmer in??
Thank you.
why is the life guard swimming against the current?
It's not that the lifeguards aren't string or brave. The ocean may just have been scary as hell that day and definitely powerful.
Beyond the waves that are coming on top, there is a under return current (resaca) that push them inside (you can see this aesy because the wite foam and because they go in very easy)....they have to keep afloat and try not swallow the wave water, moving slowly to the sides....suddenly, everything turns calm, and they were able to return.
In such a situation, trying to return is useless and dangerous.
An even worst case scenario would have been the resaca taking them against the rocks and crashing them
Thanks for the very good video! You knew how to hold the camera phone!
GREAT WORK!!!
Wow, that's a fierce rip.
If hurricane conditions were prevailing , why were bathers allowed in the water?
Great heroism by the life guards . Only thing I would have to add is if you get stuck in a Rip current ( which I have ) , swim perpendicular to it and not against it as you'll never over power it . Rip currents are very localized and dissipate as you swim further the length of the beach .
It's a shame lifeguards need to risk their lives to save the lives of people who used such poor judgement trying to swim in surf like this.
EXACTLY. this surfer wins the Grand Prize of Selfish Stupidity and putting the life's of others at risk, because of conscious stupidity. The surfer should have been banned for life because of this stupidity
That guy does not know how lucky he is. They are obviously the bravest and most powerful swimmers in the world. That riptide would be the worst. Drains your energy to zero in about a minute.
Hola, que chupón( corriente de resaca), deberían tener soga para estos casos, saludos desde Argentina
Everyone judging the guy drowning before being rescued should take a look down the beach once they’re in. How many are in the water there waiting to have the same happen to them?
All I can say is holy shit, you look long enough, you physically see the water change formation and clearly see the rip current right down the middle disrupting the wave, that’s unbelievable. Mother Nature is a boss
thank God for the surfer and his board!! Great call!
Those are Heroes right there!
The idiot who went swimming in such conditions, should be punished. He put the lives of other people at risk. At some point they were all struggling. The man with the surfboard was providential. Poor lifeguards, they aren't paid enough.
I wouldn't know where the rip was.. tell me, from a normal tide going out and the swimmer swims into the rip is there a gradule knowing of the rip, or pretty much immediately one realizes they may be in trouble? Are they generaly in certain given areas along the beach? And Life Guards are only in heavy populated areas.. there must be a good share of drowning.. how horrific and scary that would be!!! Great job people, kudos.
I wouldn't know either but apparently , going from comments here, avoiding the "calmer" areas cause that where the rip is.
but I cant even tell where the calmer parts are.
@@karlagordon4555 There will be more white water to the left and to the right of a rip. The water in the rip is visibly rushing back out to sea. Waves that don't crash fully like the rest of the waves around usually indicate a rip current, they may appear to create white water, but if its gone quickly then it didnt fully crash. The calmest spot is the most dangerous.
There are videos showing how to spot a riptide
Actually some look like the very place you would walk into.
camera men recording Should Have gotten closer More To show How Those lifeGuards was Doing Amazing Rescue
Is this a rip current? Seems so hard to get outside, even for the lifeguards
22 seconds to get to him. Fu cking Olympian❤❤❤❤
wow !! awsome ! surf was truly powerful !
And yet some ninny went out swimming alone.
El rescate era mucho antes se espero mucho. Se tardo mucho tienen que salir para los costados. Saludos
why are we swimming back against the rip instead of getting out of the current first?
Oh my.God ..keep safe..watching from Philippines
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引き波が危ないな ロングボードの人が居なかったら全員帰って来れなかったかも
be careful not to go into the water with such waves. I used to be in a similar situation, I was drowning and I had no strength anymore, I thought it was over, but fortunately I managed to get out of the water by myself
Great Job !!!!!
Rescue boards at each tower ? Jet ski ?
It seems like Florida has a lot of sketchy rip tides. You always hear about people drowning.
Why the hell do people go to beach with that kind of weather anyway? It looks like a storm is coming + rip tide it wouldve been a sure kill if it wasnt for the life guards.
Das ist ja Wahnsinn wie lange das gedauert hat bis ich überhaupt jemand ins Wasser begeben hat Und man kann sehen wie schwierig es ist da jemanden wieder raus zu holen
Why was I holding my breath? OMY!
Its amazing how quick they body surfed out...i guess it time now get to them befire they start to panic....
Спасатели, придумайте катушку с веревкой(типа лебедки), которая одним концом будет привязана к спасателю и свободно разматываться, когда спасатель плывет к утопающему, а затем будет сматываться электромотором. Так можно будет гораздо быстрее и эффективнее вытаскивать людей из воды.
Bendiciones a todas estas personitas que arriesgan su vida para salvar a una persona ignorante e irresponsable, eso es no quererse
Never going into the 🌊 when there’s a hurricane.
That's red flag water.
Double red
I don't even go near the ocean when it looks that scary 😂
Boys and girl, you were absolutely awesome!!!!!!!!
Getting carried into the wave and not padding the wave in hence the result
The swimmer was an idiot. The guts of those lifeguards incredible
Я смотрю у меня аж сердце временами останавливается от ужаса
Dios Bendiga a quienes arriesgan su vida para salvar personas.
Why was the first lifeguard trying to swim in against the riptide? I thought that was the first thing they taught you not to do..
great save!!
Why doesnt he swim a bit further behind the breakline of waves? Would be a lot calmer and easier for him.
Where are there fins?
I don't get what was going on here. They looked like they were stuck in one place. Wouldn't a rip current pull them out beyond the breakers and/or wouldn't the breaking waves wash them ashore? If a rip current, couldn't they just swim sideways out of it???
At least the boardguy safed 5 poeple ...lol
I’m in this place right now!
This rescue should not have taken five guards. They need to raise the standard for these guards.
Entraram em uma corrente de retorno e faltou calma pra nadar lateralmente e sair dela. Se os socorristas estivessem de nadadeira facilitaria muito o serviço. De qualquer forma a vítima já estava segura quando o primeiro socorrista clipou o life belt. O importante caso um dia você se encontre nessa situação, é ter a calma pra gastar o mínimo de energia e flutuar mantendo a cabeça para fora da água. Nunca brigue contra a água, use ela como aliada pra sair da situação.
Eles estavam tentando nadar na lateral mas o vento estava mto forte e mar estava mto agitado , além da corrente de retorno estar mto forte. 5 caras ali, tentando nadar para a lateral e a corrente levando os 5 mais para trás. Eles são profissionais, não foi por falta de calma. É que o oceano numa tempestade não é para qualquer um. Eles foram calmos e mto pacientes.
Is it just me or was the life guard trying to swim back against the rip current?
absolutely ... they should use this video in lifeguard class to show what NOT to do
Lifeguards are taught about rip tides and certainly know what to do.
@@LuvThatDirtyWater former lifeguard here to educate you. The general advice is to swim to the side until you escape the rip. Or to simply let it take you out. BUT Depending on the topography of the beach swimming to the side may not be a viable option. Letting it pull you out and then getting picked up by a boat or jet ski is only viable if those are actually available. Some people don’t get that every beach is not the same
You can clearly see the rip current. Got to go left or right, then in.