If you are ever in a rip-current DO NOT swim towards the beach (it is impossible to outswim the current and you will only tire yourself out), but swim PARALLEL to the beach until you get out of the rip-current and only then swim towards the beach.
People need to be smart when they visit hawaii. The ocean is violent, and it is not wise to go to places without lifeguards. Even in Atlantic coast beaches.
"But a total of zero Hawaiian locals have died here in the pool of death, because not only do they generally know how to swim against the forceful waves and how the waves fluctuate over time, but they also tend to stay away completely." Couldn't have send it better myself. Mahalo to this channel and aloha!
That doesn’t make you any better than anyone else. It’s called knowing your area, it’s common everywhere in the world. A great example, I have family in hawaii, I was just there last month and I remember actually getting to go out at night and walk without bear spray and a gun . Where I’m from we don’t do that, you have not a drop of wildlife that will harm you. Last year my family from hawaii came to visit me. I live in bear country, along with a large mountain lion population. I told my family when they came to visit, don’t leave anything in your rental car I have a bear that frequents my property, it’ll fu@k up your rental car for any food. We’ll these Hawaiians have no clue the danger of wildlife, what did they do? They left food in the damn car. The bear tore that shit up! To this day no locals have had their car mauled by a bear, but those naïve Hawaiians sure as hell did. 😂 You know your area..I know mine.
@@KariKing-f3o Did he say it makes him better than anyone else? :) I don’t understand why you’re making such a catty sounding comment to him, as there was nothing arrogant or egotistical at all about his comment? 🤷🏻♀️ He was just repeating the quote from the video stating that all the Hawaiians know to avoid that place, which makes sense, because they live there, right? :) I enjoyed the rest of your comment though about the bears! I can’t believe your family ignored you and left food in the car anyway! I hope they had insurance on the car! Instead of picking on each other, let’s spread the aloha spirit instead, and be kind! 🌺 Stay safe! I envy the Hawaiians having no predators (edit: except for pit bulls, which are responsible for far more maulings and deaths in the USA than wild predators). But, I will say, those giant centipedes they have that crawl into people’s beds and have a ferocious sting, terrify me!
As a California North Bay native I can tell you that even though our ocean is dangerous, it is not worse than a lake filled with radioactive waste that can kill you within an hour.
Beach baths like Bondi can be found all along the NSW coast. The reason why they got built is the very unpredictable ocean which is the South Pacific. The fact that the water is ocean water of the same temperature as the ocean means it's like swimming in the ocean. These clubs were ocean swimming clubs. But because of sharks or huge waves, the members could only swim in calm weather. That's why they built these pools, usually called ocean bars or beach bars. And yes, you'll find fish and sometimes small sharks, but NOBODY EVER got attacked by a shark in any beach pool.
One other dangerous beach is Grenen in Denmark. Grenen meaning "the branch" in the town Skagen is located at the tip of the country, where the beach has a unique natural phenomenon, where the two seas Skagerrak and Kattegat meet and the waves culminate with each other. It has therefore become illegal to swim there, because it's extremely dangerous because of the oceans colliding.
I live in New Smyrna Beach and I won’t swim here. I actually live about 4 miles inland in NSB but a lot of people like to swim here. I got stung by a man-o-war once and that was enough. I’ll stick with bird watching here as we have so many birds including large ones like sandhill cranes!
@@CaRlOsLoPeZ-rd5uw yeah I’m good with staying on the land. Thankfully none of the shark attacks were fatal and none were from great white sharks. They scare me the most. The great whites do swim here but usually like to stay a good mile off of the coast here. I would freak out when I would go further in the ocean and when I couldn’t feel the bottom under my feet anymore it would freak me out because I would imagine a giant shark like Jaws coming after me or god knows what else in that water. I will only go in water that is crystal clear and NSB is that ugly color greenish/brown.
The box jellyfish is very dangerous for sure but Queenslanders can usually safely swim in the waters because the jellyfish stay up north and are seasonal. Plus all surfers and divers wear stinger suits to protect them from all jellyfish stings. We were mandated to wear stinger suits that covered our hands and feet when we went diving in the Great Barrier Reef.
But we don't swim off the mainland beaches in the summer bc that's maily where the jellyfish are. And also the irukandji are the size of a pinky nail so the stinger suits don't do much. Generally the outer reef is safer
No, from October to May there's no swimming because of stingers (jellyfish) and those horrid, tiny Irukanji Jellyfish. No matter how much you tape your suit to your gloves, neck and any other tiny exposed parts of your skin, they can get in and it's not pleasant. That's quite an understatement, actually; it's torture.
Funny that they mentioned the Bondi Bath pool. My high school would take us there to practice swimming and PE classes. I would not consider that dangerous. Even if one shark got trapped in there once.
I've been to Kaua'i a few times, and never swam in Queen's Bath (Pool of Death). I knew better. Even the most recent time I visited the ocean was swelling, and it was a very rainy day. I still saw tourists rushing down to get a dip. I never took the risk to hike to it, volcanic rock injuries are nasty.
It’s nice to see Australia making these lists and as an Australian, it amuses me that people from overseas think every animal here is out to get you. I’ve never even seen half of our dangerous animals in the wild let alone been bitten by them. It’s just common sense really, have your wits about you, leave them alone and they’ll leave you alone. I grew up on the south coast of NSW, and used to go swimming at our local rock pool with waves spilling into the pool at high tide. It was scary but fun and in my opinion the only pool to swim in. Always respect the ocean.
@@millie_mellville I never said they should be, I only meant that it’s nice to see us be included in these lists considering the reputation our wildlife has got and also the seas off Australia can get pretty treacherous.
@@hb11912 Oh 😀 it's okay. I was agreeing with you. I understood what you meant. Sorry for not making it clear enough. I grew up a few miles South of Sydney. Lovely area! Kiama blow-hole is more treacherous than the B Baths! 🕊️
A few years ago a guy went into the Gulf in Galveston and died the next day from sepsis. He was a young dude who just got a tattoo a day or two before. Same thing happened to young man who jumped into the Chicago river running from police. That guy got away from the cops, but he didn’t get away from the fate of being submerged in the filthy river.
I grew up in the Bay Area in the 60s, and we didn't know about sharks then, the only people telling us about the ocean was Jaque Cousteau. If you remember him, you know what I mean....every year a shark attacked someone, but we had been told great whites don't come into cold water (?!?). I have no idea why we believed it, but until the movie JAWS came out, we had no info on sharks at all. We used to body surf and swim with seals at Santa Cruz, having no idea that sharks would be likely around for some seal meat! After the movie came out, we were all scared!
I wouldn’t necessarily call jaws a piece of nonfiction either. It’s impact on shark population has been severe. It exaggerated the violence a standard shark displays to a point where a MOVIE inspired people to hunt sharks for fun. That’s what’s led Steven Spielberg to regret making jaws and he’s also made shark documentaries to shine a more positive and realistic light on sharks. People forget the increase in shark attacks is due to a massive loss in their food supply.
Right ...I'm 60...I grew up in the 70s....in 71, I was standing in chest deep water at Panama city.....4 years later after reading about sharks, and watching Jaws, I've never walked in ocean water up to my knees. Sharks have always been around, and since people have started going into the ocean to swim ( which is a relatively new thing) I think sharks have discovered they have a new food source...
@@bryanlongshore6198 I am so glad I'm not the only one who stopped swimming in shark infested waters, even though I don't hate sharks (or any animal), they are very hard to spot and it's almost impossible to tell if they are just casually moving around or targeting me...the older I get, the more I love the ocean and beaches, but not for swimming. Also, apparently, cocaine sharks are a new danger, so many planes dump their drugs into the ocean if being chased by law enforcement that it's a serious issue, though I do not know if the sharks are more, or less freaked out than usual. I don't think I want to know! I plan to use my swimming time sitting in a deck chair on the beach with a cheering libation and watch the Sunset😁🥂🏝
When we were in Maui, we went to the "blow hole" a lava formation that waves went into and shot out like a huge fountain. The danger was the air after the wave would be so strong that if you stood too close to the hole, you'd get sucked down thru it and drown, since it would be like a bug in an agitating washing machine, just getting thrown around until you're torn apart. Hawaii doesn't use much signage, to not ruin views, but they had a huge sign about the blowhole, in five languages, warning people to stay away from the blowhole, and to keep children and pets close, which of course everyone ignores, leading to many drownings. We witnessed adults letting their kids run right up to the lava ledge, it was terrifying!
@@teriyama Most tourists don't know! They see signs for the worlds biggest wave, or whatever, and go look. They have no clue what is taboo and what isn't. Hawaii had cultural rules for everything, and even modern day native Hawaiians dont know them all anymore. It's always been a problem for Hawaii, there are huge profits to be made from tourists, but no one wants to offend the ancestors, either...
Jacobs well is perfectly safe to swim or jump into, its only dangerous if you go cave diving, and the closest cave entrance is like 50 feet under water, so you cant accidentally get lost in it
So, when you're swimming under a waterfall and it feels like you're being pulled under, could it maybe, just possibly, NOT be a monster but the obvious drag of the water....FALLING ??
I am with the couple of folks here who wondered why the Bolton Strid wasn't on this list. Of the places listed in here, the only ones I wouldn't at least take a quick dip in (on a bet, say) are the Boiling Lake and the radioactive Lake in Russia. And, given its "100% mortality" record for everyone who has entered the Strid, I'd say that it certainly deserves a top 5 spot on a list of this sort. That doesn't even seem like a matter of opinion, to my mind.
I spent a week in Broome, Western Australia and Cable Beach is stunning. We went most days - especially to stay to watch the sunsets over the Indian Ocean which were amazing. I went in the ocean a couple of times, but only a few metres. I really wouldn't recommend going further out as there can be big waves and there are salt water crocodiles for part of the year as the video says. There is also a possibility of sharks (which crazily I didn't really think of at the time). However, the most dangerous thing I saw was a sea snake washed up on the shore which a man coming in the opposite direction warned me about when I was walking along the shore line.
I grew up in central Florida and spent many, many beach days at New Smyrna (pronounced suh-murn-uh) It’s a great beach, but definitely full of sharks. Most Floridians know if you’ve been in the water at New Smyrna, you’ve easily been within 6 ft of a shark.
Dived the Blue Hole and at 55ft feet depth there is a thermal incline like an egg cup timer where the middle is the narrowest (above is hot water heated from the sun and below is cooler from the cave outlet and hidden from th sun's rays). Fair few sharks spotted down there, it was an interesting dive and would love to do it again.
Queensland Australia is Huge, you are talking about Gold coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and the north cities. Queensland state is roughly 19.4% the size of US
I dove the blue hole, one of my deepest dives. Saw a mama bull shark & her pup. Was also the first time I got narc’d. Also one of my favorite dives. Just be sure to go with a guide . . . after getting your advanced license. They do have a saying there, that it’s a wonderful drinking town, with a serious diving problem.
My 1st "official" dive, after completing a PADI class, was the Great Blue Hole. And 20+ yrs later, it still ranks as one of my Top 5 fave dives. I got narc'd, too... everyone did. Except the dive masters..? The Blue Hole dive compelled me to go take the Advance Open Water course, then Dive Medic & Rescue Diver over the next 2 yrs. Back then, Dive Medic was still one cert. The more you know... the more you want to know! At least that's what scuba & free diving did for me.
I've also done the Blue Hole in Guam. Not anywhere near as big or impressive, but still a very beautiful dive! There is an endless variety of amazing Wreck diving to do in Guam, too. Especially inside Apra Harbor. I can't recommend the diving there enough. MDA is the local dive shop you'd want to rent gear & book dives with. There are some fun shore dives around the island. But Gun Beach can be tricky for some. If you don't pay attention to the currents & tide (and any local storm activity) you can get dragged around. I lost count of the number of tourists who needed to be rescued by the Coast Guard when I lived there. It probably belongs on this list.
@@lucasduarte3097 It's a lot like being buzzed but not totally drunk crossed with that lightheaded feeling you get if you sit up too fast or hold your breath for too long. Lol. But with lots of bubbly water sounds. So I guess I could say it sounds like you're in a bottle of bubbly? 😂
@@lucasduarte3097it's a pretty euphoric feeling!! But Nitrogen Narcosis can be dangerous. Divers will surface too quickly and get the bends. Or make bad decisions. Which is why it's important to stay with your Dive Buddy & only go with experienced Dive Masters who are skilled at Deep water dives. But if you love to snorkel or be in the ocean, try a PADI Discovery class on your next warm water vacation! They include all the gear and keep you in shallower water. If you love it, you might become a lifer, like me! Lol
Box jellyfish and irukandji jellyfish are present in North Queensland (north of the Tropic of Capricorn) during the wet, stormy monsoon season (October to March). During the warm, dry months, the beaches of North Queensland are beautiful. And the beaches of southern Queensland are great all year round. Swim ‘between the flags’ where surf lifeguards are patrolling the beach and keeping everyone safe.
You guys!!!!!??? Seriously... am I the only one who thinks this man sounds just like Charlie Sheen sometimes!!!!??? Hahaha I frkin love it. I hear it clearly. How about you guys?! Nobody will probably see this comment sadly but I hope I'm not the only one thinking this lmao
We've been going to Kauai for 20 years. One reason IMHO the waters/beaches are dangerous is the island's position in the chain. There are "safe" spots but there's one that even sounds ominous. Its on the northern end. The retreating wave gets overrun by the incoming wave and for 5 to 8 seconds it sounds like a huge fabric tarp is being ripped apart. I've only seen local kids in that bay but they stay in a narrow area by cliff. Personally I stay out of the waters around Kauai. The other islands seem to have safer beaches.
I completely loved Kuai! I stayed out of all Hawaiin waters though, I'm not a very good swimmer, and I spent one afternoon on the beach at Maui and in just 2 or 3 hours saw several water rescues and saw the paramedics every 20 minutes, they never even catch a breather, they are constantly dragging people in from the undertow or whatever.
@@christineparis5607 Wow! That is way too busy a beach. The shark attacks were on the rise a few years ago. Even waist deep water is more than enough for a tiger shark to attack. Found one grey reef shark dead on south Kauai on a little used beach. Just 4' long it had dozens of double rowed teeth. But yeh, Kauai is our favorite but I'm afraid the secret is out. Our last trip in 2018 there was traffic congestion every day. In the past there was roughly 1/4 or less than now. It didn't take me many trips to figure out why the natives thought they lived in Paradise.
@@LuvBorderCollies I know that the Kauians protested the island ferry that was taking tourists around the islands, and would not let the ferry dock. This was probably over 15 years ago, and we were so amazed at the beauty, quiet, and lack of crowds, that we didn't mind the rudeness of some locals, I would never want to see such beauty overrun....I would feel the same!
@@christineparis5607 My wife followed a Facebook page of local Kauai folks. They don't view "outsiders" very nicely. Gripe 1/ the increased traffic. Gripe 2/ Land and housing prices were driven sky high. Locals have zero chance of ever owning a home. Gripe 3/ the drug addicts and meth heads who come there and never leave. They steal anything not bolted down. They're negative contributors and an eyesore. I always do the driving while there. I go out of my way to be courteous, like not blocking intersections so locals can make a left turn. Basically just not be "The Ugly American" as US tourists have been called in Europe.
Bondi Baths are not the slightest bit dangerous. In Australia we have pools built into rocks on lots of beaches, they are kept clean by the waves pushing water in and out over the edges at high tide. Much safer than swimming in the ocean especially if you have kids. All the fun of the beach without as much swimming danger.
Queensland is a very wide area to say to not swim in. In the south the population of box jellies are near to zero and in the north if you go during winter you should be find
Go to new Zealand. We’ve got many on this list all beat with the whirlpools, Jacobs hole, and the still undiscovered source of the Pearce River. And that’s just for starters
I live in Monterey County (red triangle zone) and we do hear about great white attacks around Santa Cruz from time to time. This is why I don't go into the ocean!
I am super shocked that lake Lanier in Buford Georgia USA didn’t make this list. That’s great plains a minimum of 3 to 5 lives every single year from drowning to accidents, including ushers, son, and also one of my closest friends recently. It’s a man-made lake, and it is said to be cursed and haunted due to the land. The lake was made on and a town that is at the bottom that was flooded to make it when Lakeland near Buford Dam was built. There is also a horror movie about the lake that is about to be released soon.
Watching from Belize central america I'm from and thanks for the upload and for giving Belize great blue hole spotlight it deserves but it's scuba divers paradise!!✌🏽🙏🌎🇧🇿
I swam in the red triangle at ocean beach in San Francisco. I knew it was dangerous but had no idea it was number one. They caught the world record 7 gill shark out there on my brothers boat. It was close to 350 pounds
My first time to hear about the "Red Triangle"! Do the Shark's make this beach number one? I have been to this area several times and I have never noticed anything that alerted me to any dangers. I am curious now.
Well, this was total bullshit for sure. I can tell you that swimming in the boiling lake at number 3 is a lot worse. That is some place you will not hear anyone in the comments saying they swam there when they were young :P Same goes for this nuclear lake in Russia, although there you can potentially swim multiple times, as long as you do so quickly before radiation sickness kills you. This list has a famous and popular swim club with lifelong active members in its top 10 of places not to swim :D
Video is being hyperbolic Boiling lakes are far more terrifying. ...The Bay Area is well known for surfing, and many locals surf daily / all the time. Yes, there are definitely several sharks and shark sightings. But it's not like dipping your toe in the water is going to turn you into mincemeat. Great Whites don't tend to go after humans. They like seals, and have sometimes been known to take a curious "nibble" at a surfboard, because they look like seals from underneath. (They don't have stellar eyesight.) But once they realize it's not a delicious fatty seal, they usually leave surfers alone (albeit, near cardiac arrest). Locals never use the term "red triangle." Sure sounds scary and mysterious, tho! The tech bro invasion in the Bay Area was way scarier -- causing evictions, jacking up prices, and bro-washing away all the culture. ...And if I had to choose between sharks and tech bros -- at least great whites are cool, athletic, and interesting. And they don't wear Patagonia vests!
@@firstylasty9417 I know, I live in the bay area. There's surfer everytime i go to Ocean Beach during the day. But not when you and 4 friend decide to swim in the ocean at 2 am after a bottle of Jameson, it's a little more creepy.
Also I live in QLD Australia and the jellyfish are only up north and are seasonal there no big deal , the sharks and the saltwater crocs on the other hand will fuck you up so just keep an eye out and you’ll be right 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I’ve lived on the Gold Coast Queensland my whole life bar a year in Cairns & have been to Sydney thousands of times & been to Bondi pool & have never ever heard of sharks being tossed into the pool 😂 your more likely to get a bite or be attacked by a shark in Byron Bay, also if ever stuck in a rip just let it take you out to sea as it’ll always bring you back to shore, Cable beach yea has alot of sharks everywhere along our coastline especially south AU you’ll see or hear/encounter a shark & down south they’re big great whites, yet we still surf so many of our stunning beaches
So the deep blue hole is not a recommended place to swim because you think theres monsters down there haha and it got ranked higher then the poluted russian lake wow
Because you will never swim in an obviously polluted river right? We have lots of polluted sewers and rivers like less than a kilometer from my house and no one in their right mind will swim there. Lol even our infamous Manila Bay is something no one will dare to swim except the crazy people living near that area. That deep blue hole is obviously an open swimming area and people just need to avoid diving below that hole. They can still swim on the other shallow parts, just like in other waterfalls and rivers with deep parts.
For the record Bondi Beach iceberg pool is not dangerous at all. Yes it’s a salt water pool fed by the ocean and it’s well maintained. It’s a fee paid visit and has a Sauna with glass views if the ocean. One of the levels a lovely restaurant with endless view of the ocean When the surf is rough and high and a total wash out the pool is closed. This pool has surf life savers watching out, like every pool. I haven’t heard of sharks washing in the pool and I don’t doubt that it could of happened but it’s not a regular thing. The reason it’s called the icebergs is that the all year swimmers once a year fill the pool with ice in the water and swim about . It’s very funny. I’m from Sydney, Australia and this is fact. This video has exaggerated and damaging. Come swim at Bondi it’s beautiful just be sure to swim between the flags or the rips and currents will wash you up elsewhere and tourists always disobey the flags. Our life savers are world class.
I agree with most of them but the Bondi Beach Pool one was kind of bs ;p I was there and swam in it, i'd rather say the bondi cliffs just before are more dangerous (the surf there) as that was some scary shit being pushed towards them. But seriously, the 1 (maybe 2?) times a shark accidentally got stuck in there. More of a fun fact then a place 'you should never swim' in. On the contrary, salt water is extremely healthy for skin in general (for a change) and it was very enjoyable to swim there. Peace
South Point, Hawaii. The current is so strong that if you go in the water, it's impossible to swim back to shore, and the nearest land directly south of there is Antarctica.
It’s crazy that I’ve literally been too two of the places in Texas, Galveston and Jacob’s we’ll. Galveston was perfectly fine but maybe something has changed in the past few years?
That information about Galveston is completely wrong. The reason it looks the way it does is because of the runoff from the muddy Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico. It is not because of sewage. Any quick google search will tell you this.
I live in Ohio and hear so many stories about Lake Erie, the current is very strong and frankly the lake is nasty. My grandpas sister died in Lake Erie from a current. I rarely swim in Lake Erie
@@Olivia_boo Currents are big in lake erie. The bay doesnt get that rough normally compared to out between the islands. I have seen lake erie rough enough that on shoreline park downtown the water hits the rocks and flows over parking spots. I also walked by the marina a few years back and the path has almost 3 feet of water over it. Currents are a major hazard in lake erie. Edit: I live in Sandusky, Ohio
i love how some of these are like "it will literally kill you" and some of these are like "isnt it kinda freaky to be swimming in a deep body of water" like. yeah it is. i'm only hanging out around the surface though so it doesn't really affect me. how does it matter what sea creatures are looking at you from the great blue hole. theyre not biting you are they.
I took my honeymoon at a rental condo on new symrna beach. I relaxed on the beach and barely went up to my knees in water because i knew the history of the place. But nice beaches and nice town.
I live near Galveston and have gone swimming in those waters countless times never getting sick with this being said I never have ever put my head underneath the water one because of saltwater and two because it’s too dark to see anyways, but if you do go swim at Galveston just don’t be putting your head or mouth underneath
You can’t just say “Queensland Australia” there’s SO many excellent swimming beaches there and they have lifeguards and flags. The rule of QLD beaches is everyone must only swim between the flags. By all means enjoy the manned QLD beaches!! But saying that all QLD Australian beaches are to be avoided is SO WRONG. Your information is wrong.
Funny, I've swam in the waters off of Galveston Texas. I don't know about storm runoff but when you step on wet sand and see crude oil come up, not a great place to swim. I think I did get sick if I remember, it was a LONG time ago.
As a South Texas girl the incredible canyon lakes and rivers are so enticing when it's over 100 degrees out. The Guadalupe River in New Braunfels is where I spent much of my youth, tubing in the crystal clear canyon banked spring fed river. It's so cold people actually get hypothermia if they aren't careful and keep enough of their skin out of the water for the heat to prevent it. Galveston breaks my heart! What have these environmenal regulation -cutting jerks done to that beautiful state who's people are nothing like their stupid politicians that somehow keep getting elected...don't get me started
@@thecaveman3434 I believe you! Everyone is fear-mongering these days. I love Texas and I've been to Galveston but it's been over 20 years now. But it was a nice city, similar to Houston
Okay, so I live about 30 mins from New Smyrna beach Florida and i swim there every summer. We do have seasons of jelly fish but it's a great beach to go to.
If you are ever in a rip-current DO NOT swim towards the beach (it is impossible to outswim the current and you will only tire yourself out), but swim PARALLEL to the beach until you get out of the rip-current and only then swim towards the beach.
Ride the tide clown
Yesss how does no one know this
@@Robloxpandaperson i only learned it when I started surfing. I think many people are unfamiliar with the ocean
@@katfromthekong414 yea
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People need to be smart when they visit hawaii. The ocean is violent, and it is not wise to go to places without lifeguards. Even in Atlantic coast beaches.
And we're not even talking about the hundreds of active volcanoes that will erupt sooner or later
There aren't any Atlantic beaches in Hawaii.
@@reesejabs1895ha ha
Unless you know what your doing
I think we should really be staying away from Australia
"But a total of zero Hawaiian locals have died here in the pool of death, because not only do they generally know how to swim against the forceful waves and how the waves fluctuate over time, but they also tend to stay away completely." Couldn't have send it better myself. Mahalo to this channel and aloha!
Common bro is making salto’s there with a donut 🍩
Facts but again it's not a spectacle when u live there
I was there a few weeks ago - didn’t swim of course and there were no people in the water.
That doesn’t make you any better than anyone else. It’s called knowing your area, it’s common everywhere in the world. A great example, I have family in hawaii, I was just there last month and I remember actually getting to go out at night and walk without bear spray and a gun . Where I’m from we don’t do that, you have not a drop of wildlife that will harm you. Last year my family from hawaii came to visit me. I live in bear country, along with a large mountain lion population. I told my family when they came to visit, don’t leave anything in your rental car I have a bear that frequents my property, it’ll fu@k up your rental car for any food. We’ll these Hawaiians have no clue the danger of wildlife, what did they do? They left food in the damn car. The bear tore that shit up! To this day no locals have had their car mauled by a bear, but those naïve Hawaiians sure as hell did. 😂 You know your area..I know mine.
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Did he say it makes him better than anyone else? :) I don’t understand why you’re making such a catty sounding comment to him, as there was nothing arrogant or egotistical at all about his comment? 🤷🏻♀️ He was just repeating the quote from the video stating that all the Hawaiians know to avoid that place, which makes sense, because they live there, right? :)
I enjoyed the rest of your comment though about the bears! I can’t believe your family ignored you and left food in the car anyway! I hope they had insurance on the car!
Instead of picking on each other, let’s spread the aloha spirit instead, and be kind! 🌺
Stay safe! I envy the Hawaiians having no predators (edit: except for pit bulls, which are responsible for far more maulings and deaths in the USA than wild predators). But, I will say, those giant centipedes they have that crawl into people’s beds and have a ferocious sting, terrify me!
As a California North Bay native I can tell you that even though our ocean is dangerous, it is not worse than a lake filled with radioactive waste that can kill you within an hour.
How do you know if one is so?
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Where does that exist?
@@lunaloveless7234 on the video it showed the lake with radioactive waste.
Beach baths like Bondi can be found all along the NSW coast. The reason why they got built is the very unpredictable ocean which is the South Pacific. The fact that the water is ocean water of the same temperature as the ocean means it's like swimming in the ocean. These clubs were ocean swimming clubs. But because of sharks or huge waves, the members could only swim in calm weather. That's why they built these pools, usually called ocean bars or beach bars. And yes, you'll find fish and sometimes small sharks, but NOBODY EVER got attacked by a shark in any beach pool.
One other dangerous beach is Grenen in Denmark. Grenen meaning "the branch" in the town Skagen is located at the tip of the country, where the beach has a unique natural phenomenon, where the two seas Skagerrak and Kattegat meet and the waves culminate with each other. It has therefore become illegal to swim there, because it's extremely dangerous because of the oceans colliding.
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Reminds me of Scylla and Charybdis
"whatever the cost, we must defend Kattegat"!
Vikings was my jam.
Denmark thats in europe smt right?
@@Turtwigohiomsm I don't what you mean by smt, but yes Denmark is in Europe. It is a Nordic country.
7:47 I’m from Houston and this true, the local news also warn to not get in that nasty water
I live in New Smyrna Beach and I won’t swim here. I actually live about 4 miles inland in NSB but a lot of people like to swim here. I got stung by a man-o-war once and that was enough. I’ll stick with bird watching here as we have so many birds including large ones like sandhill cranes!
That's crazy cause I would go swimming there in the deep and after seeing this video. Now I don't want part of it anymore 😂😂😂
@@CaRlOsLoPeZ-rd5uw yeah I’m good with staying on the land. Thankfully none of the shark attacks were fatal and none were from great white sharks. They scare me the most. The great whites do swim here but usually like to stay a good mile off of the coast here. I would freak out when I would go further in the ocean and when I couldn’t feel the bottom under my feet anymore it would freak me out because I would imagine a giant shark like Jaws coming after me or god knows what else in that water. I will only go in water that is crystal clear and NSB is that ugly color greenish/brown.
What is Man o War for a thing 😮ever heatd off that?
@@debrakleid5752it’s the bull sharks you have to worry about. Is it me or does it seem like there’s alot more sharks now than 20 years ago?
@@MieLandell you’ve never heard of a man-o-war? It’s a large type of jellyfish. They sting as well and it hurts. I got stung on the neck
The box jellyfish is very dangerous for sure but Queenslanders can usually safely swim in the waters because the jellyfish stay up north and are seasonal. Plus all surfers and divers wear stinger suits to protect them from all jellyfish stings. We were mandated to wear stinger suits that covered our hands and feet when we went diving in the Great Barrier Reef.
That’s super cool! I knew there were Chain suits to prevent shark attacks but never anti-sting gear.
But we don't swim off the mainland beaches in the summer bc that's maily where the jellyfish are. And also the irukandji are the size of a pinky nail so the stinger suits don't do much.
Generally the outer reef is safer
The Irukandji jellyfish are what makes me nervous.
No, from October to May there's no swimming because of stingers (jellyfish) and those horrid, tiny Irukanji Jellyfish. No matter how much you tape your suit to your gloves, neck and any other tiny exposed parts of your skin, they can get in and it's not pleasant. That's quite an understatement, actually; it's torture.
@@millie_mellville😂😂😂😂
Funny that they mentioned the Bondi Bath pool. My high school would take us there to practice swimming and PE classes. I would not consider that dangerous. Even if one shark got trapped in there once.
True iceberg pools look nice
Agree with you
I grew up on Bondi beach in the 70s and the Iceburgs was not dangerous at all. Never heard of a shark in there ? That's new one 😮
Well because you are Australian.... smth that is safe for an Australian is considered super dangerous for someone not Australian 😂
Nothing wrong with the Bondi Baths. I've never even heard of anyone dying at the bath.
People choose to swim there because it's safer than the beach.
I've been to Kaua'i a few times, and never swam in Queen's Bath (Pool of Death). I knew better. Even the most recent time I visited the ocean was swelling, and it was a very rainy day. I still saw tourists rushing down to get a dip. I never took the risk to hike to it, volcanic rock injuries are nasty.
It’s nice to see Australia making these lists and as an Australian, it amuses me that people from overseas think every animal here is out to get you. I’ve never even seen half of our dangerous animals in the wild let alone been bitten by them. It’s just common sense really, have your wits about you, leave them alone and they’ll leave you alone.
I grew up on the south coast of NSW, and used to go swimming at our local rock pool with waves spilling into the pool at high tide. It was scary but fun and in my opinion the only pool to swim in. Always respect the ocean.
yeah man I swim in a lot of these pools down in Vic, just today I went surfing at a beach in Torquay and it got Hella choppy
The Bondi Baths shouldn't be on this list.
@@millie_mellville I never said they should be, I only meant that it’s nice to see us be included in these lists considering the reputation our wildlife has got and also the seas off Australia can get pretty treacherous.
@@hb11912 Oh 😀 it's okay. I was agreeing with you. I understood what you meant. Sorry for not making it clear enough. I grew up a few miles South of Sydney. Lovely area! Kiama blow-hole is more treacherous than the B Baths! 🕊️
...but awesome to see.
A few years ago a guy went into the Gulf in Galveston and died the next day from sepsis. He was a young dude who just got a tattoo a day or two before. Same thing happened to young man who jumped into the Chicago river running
from police. That guy got away from the cops, but he didn’t get away from the fate of being submerged in the filthy river.
I grew up in the Bay Area in the 60s, and we didn't know about sharks then, the only people telling us about the ocean was Jaque Cousteau. If you remember him, you know what I mean....every year a shark attacked someone, but we had been told great whites don't come into cold water (?!?). I have no idea why we believed it, but until the movie JAWS came out, we had no info on sharks at all. We used to body surf and swim with seals at Santa Cruz, having no idea that sharks would be likely around for some seal meat! After the movie came out, we were all scared!
I wish I’d never seen jaws.. Spielberg wishes he never made it!
I wouldn’t necessarily call jaws a piece of nonfiction either. It’s impact on shark population has been severe. It exaggerated the violence a standard shark displays to a point where a MOVIE inspired people to hunt sharks for fun. That’s what’s led Steven Spielberg to regret making jaws and he’s also made shark documentaries to shine a more positive and realistic light on sharks. People forget the increase in shark attacks is due to a massive loss in their food supply.
Things are changing and the sharks are migrating
Right ...I'm 60...I grew up in the 70s....in 71, I was standing in chest deep water at Panama city.....4 years later after reading about sharks, and watching Jaws, I've never walked in ocean water up to my knees. Sharks have always been around, and since people have started going into the ocean to swim ( which is a relatively new thing) I think sharks have discovered they have a new food source...
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I am so glad I'm not the only one who stopped swimming in shark infested waters, even though I don't hate sharks (or any animal), they are very hard to spot and it's almost impossible to tell if they are just casually moving around or targeting me...the older I get, the more I love the ocean and beaches, but not for swimming. Also, apparently, cocaine sharks are a new danger, so many planes dump their drugs into the ocean if being chased by law enforcement that it's a serious issue, though I do not know if the sharks are more, or less freaked out than usual. I don't think I want to know! I plan to use my swimming time sitting in a deck chair on the beach with a cheering libation and watch the Sunset😁🥂🏝
When we were in Maui, we went to the "blow hole" a lava formation that waves went into and shot out like a huge fountain. The danger was the air after the wave would be so strong that if you stood too close to the hole, you'd get sucked down thru it and drown, since it would be like a bug in an agitating washing machine, just getting thrown around until you're torn apart. Hawaii doesn't use much signage, to not ruin views, but they had a huge sign about the blowhole, in five languages, warning people to stay away from the blowhole, and to keep children and pets close, which of course everyone ignores, leading to many drownings. We witnessed adults letting their kids run right up to the lava ledge, it was terrifying!
Cct
Its culturally inappropriate to be there but tourists dont care
People like that are so stupid it’s ridiculous!
@@teriyama
Most tourists don't know! They see signs for the worlds biggest wave, or whatever, and go look. They have no clue what is taboo and what isn't. Hawaii had cultural rules for everything, and even modern day native Hawaiians dont know them all anymore. It's always been a problem for Hawaii, there are huge profits to be made from tourists, but no one wants to offend the ancestors, either...
They probably don’t think - oh it won’t happen to my child…I can grab them quickly
Jacobs well is perfectly safe to swim or jump into, its only dangerous if you go cave diving, and the closest cave entrance is like 50 feet under water, so you cant accidentally get lost in it
So, when you're swimming under a waterfall and it feels like you're being pulled under, could it maybe, just possibly, NOT be a monster but the obvious drag of the water....FALLING ??
Either way I’m not going in the water.
If the History Channel has taught us anything it’s taught us it’s never the obvious answer.
"an occasional Florida man" that's a great line man LOL
I am with the couple of folks here who wondered why the Bolton Strid wasn't on this list. Of the places listed in here, the only ones I wouldn't at least take a quick dip in (on a bet, say) are the Boiling Lake and the radioactive Lake in Russia. And, given its "100% mortality" record for everyone who has entered the Strid, I'd say that it certainly deserves a top 5 spot on a list of this sort. That doesn't even seem like a matter of opinion, to my mind.
Oh God the Strid gives me the creeps so badly, I wouldn’t go anywhere near it, definitely should be on this list👍
Yeah there's lots of places you can swim that are way worse than most of the ones on this list, the Strid chief among them.
Hey I like swimming pools I'm good. Doreen J
Thanks for reminding me (about the Strid)! My childhood nightmares unlocked (again) lol
I would definitely swim in the radioactive lake in Russia.
I spent a week in Broome, Western Australia and Cable Beach is stunning. We went most days - especially to stay to watch the sunsets over the Indian Ocean which were amazing. I went in the ocean a couple of times, but only a few metres. I really wouldn't recommend going further out as there can be big waves and there are salt water crocodiles for part of the year as the video says. There is also a possibility of sharks (which crazily I didn't really think of at the time). However, the most dangerous thing I saw was a sea snake washed up on the shore which a man coming in the opposite direction warned me about when I was walking along the shore line.
the best way to go in australia is becoming salty scat.
Indian Ocean yes not the pools or colder ocean much
Here's a tip for those wanting to visit the Bondi Baths. If you see a shark that's been washed into the pool, don't go into it. Problem solved.
What if you're already in the pool when it get deposits in? That's what the problem is
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I have dived inside the blue hole and there is nothing to be afraid of, it is a very beautiful diving location very recommended
I grew up in central Florida and spent many, many beach days at New Smyrna (pronounced suh-murn-uh)
It’s a great beach, but definitely full of sharks. Most Floridians know if you’ve been in the water at New Smyrna, you’ve easily been within 6 ft of a shark.
So sad some of these places are this way due to human activity
Considering I swim like a rock there are way more than 15 places I should never attempt swimming.
The hike to boiling lake Dominica is beautiful. The lake it self is so breathtaking. I’m so proud to be from Dominica 🇩🇲
7:04 he's talking about pleasure pier in galveston, TX. Right off the gulf of mexico. there were many shark sitings on that beach.
Dived the Blue Hole and at 55ft feet depth there is a thermal incline like an egg cup timer where the middle is the narrowest (above is hot water heated from the sun and below is cooler from the cave outlet and hidden from th sun's rays). Fair few sharks spotted down there, it was an interesting dive and would love to do it again.
Queensland Australia is Huge, you are talking about Gold coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and the north cities. Queensland state is roughly 19.4% the size of US
I dove the blue hole,
one of my deepest dives. Saw a mama bull
shark & her pup. Was also the first time I got narc’d. Also one of my favorite dives. Just be sure to go with a guide . . . after getting your advanced license. They do have a saying there, that it’s a wonderful drinking town, with a serious diving problem.
My 1st "official" dive, after completing a PADI class, was the Great Blue Hole. And 20+ yrs later, it still ranks as one of my Top 5 fave dives.
I got narc'd, too... everyone did. Except the dive masters..?
The Blue Hole dive compelled me to go take the Advance Open Water course, then Dive Medic & Rescue Diver over the next 2 yrs. Back then, Dive Medic was still one cert.
The more you know... the more you want to know! At least that's what scuba & free diving did for me.
I've also done the Blue Hole in Guam. Not anywhere near as big or impressive, but still a very beautiful dive! There is an endless variety of amazing Wreck diving to do in Guam, too. Especially inside Apra Harbor.
I can't recommend the diving there enough. MDA is the local dive shop you'd want to rent gear & book dives with. There are some fun shore dives around the island. But Gun Beach can be tricky for some. If you don't pay attention to the currents & tide (and any local storm activity) you can get dragged around. I lost count of the number of tourists who needed to be rescued by the Coast Guard when I lived there. It probably belongs on this list.
How is it to be narc’ed? Never dived in my life
@@lucasduarte3097 It's a lot like being buzzed but not totally drunk crossed with that lightheaded feeling you get if you sit up too fast or hold your breath for too long. Lol.
But with lots of bubbly water sounds. So I guess I could say it sounds like you're in a bottle of bubbly? 😂
@@lucasduarte3097it's a pretty euphoric feeling!! But Nitrogen Narcosis can be dangerous. Divers will surface too quickly and get the bends. Or make bad decisions. Which is why it's important to stay with your Dive Buddy & only go with experienced Dive Masters who are skilled at Deep water dives. But if you love to snorkel or be in the ocean, try a PADI Discovery class on your next warm water vacation! They include all the gear and keep you in shallower water. If you love it, you might become a lifer, like me! Lol
Bondi baths isnt dangerous lmao 😂 we have 100s of these kind of pools up the coast
Love swimming in Galveston been swimming there my whole life not too bad just lots of runoff from the Mississippi but yes we do have water advisorys 😆
Box jellyfish and irukandji jellyfish are present in North Queensland (north of the Tropic of Capricorn) during the wet, stormy monsoon season (October to March). During the warm, dry months, the beaches of North Queensland are beautiful. And the beaches of southern Queensland are great all year round. Swim ‘between the flags’ where surf lifeguards are patrolling the beach and keeping everyone safe.
The box jellyfish played a key role in the movie "Seven Pounds."
omg the bondi baths are fine. like syndey has quite a few pools right on the ocean and its super relaxing and quite fun. quite an exaggeration
You guys!!!!!??? Seriously... am I the only one who thinks this man sounds just like Charlie Sheen sometimes!!!!??? Hahaha I frkin love it. I hear it clearly. How about you guys?! Nobody will probably see this comment sadly but I hope I'm not the only one thinking this lmao
I heard it as well 😂
You must not watch him enough
You are so right!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 When it’s a bit higher pitched it sounds identical. ☠️🙌🏻
Now I can't unhear it
Yeah I can see it
We've been going to Kauai for 20 years. One reason IMHO the waters/beaches are dangerous is the island's position in the chain. There are "safe" spots but there's one that even sounds ominous. Its on the northern end. The retreating wave gets overrun by the incoming wave and for 5 to 8 seconds it sounds like a huge fabric tarp is being ripped apart. I've only seen local kids in that bay but they stay in a narrow area by cliff. Personally I stay out of the waters around Kauai. The other islands seem to have safer beaches.
I completely loved Kuai! I stayed out of all Hawaiin waters though, I'm not a very good swimmer, and I spent one afternoon on the beach at Maui and in just 2 or 3 hours saw several water rescues and saw the paramedics every 20 minutes, they never even catch a breather, they are constantly dragging people in from the undertow or whatever.
@@christineparis5607 Wow! That is way too busy a beach. The shark attacks were on the rise a few years ago. Even waist deep water is more than enough for a tiger shark to attack. Found one grey reef shark dead on south Kauai on a little used beach. Just 4' long it had dozens of double rowed teeth. But yeh, Kauai is our favorite but I'm afraid the secret is out. Our last trip in 2018 there was traffic congestion every day. In the past there was roughly 1/4 or less than now.
It didn't take me many trips to figure out why the natives thought they lived in Paradise.
@@LuvBorderCollies I know that the Kauians protested the island ferry that was taking tourists around the islands, and would not let the ferry dock. This was probably over 15 years ago, and we were so amazed at the beauty, quiet, and lack of crowds, that we didn't mind the rudeness of some locals, I would never want to see such beauty overrun....I would feel the same!
@@christineparis5607 My wife followed a Facebook page of local Kauai folks. They don't view "outsiders" very nicely. Gripe 1/ the increased traffic. Gripe 2/ Land and housing prices were driven sky high. Locals have zero chance of ever owning a home. Gripe 3/ the drug addicts and meth heads who come there and never leave. They steal anything not bolted down. They're negative contributors and an eyesore.
I always do the driving while there. I go out of my way to be courteous, like not blocking intersections so locals can make a left turn. Basically just not be "The Ugly American" as US tourists have been called in Europe.
Great narration! 👍Thank you !
This was a scary video. I have to wonder how many daredevils have died in these places
I get shivers by just watching this. Can't imagine someone actually going there to swim. Crazy.
Bondi Baths are not the slightest bit dangerous. In Australia we have pools built into rocks on lots of beaches, they are kept clean by the waves pushing water in and out over the edges at high tide.
Much safer than swimming in the ocean especially if you have kids. All the fun of the beach without as much swimming danger.
I loved the way the narrator tells the stories. Congrats!
Born and raised in Florida and absolutely LOVE it
I swam in the Great Blue Hole. Kind of nice. Found a complete lack of undiscovered seas creatures.
Irakanji jellyfish, the small ones you'll never see, which are about the size of your pinky fingernail, can kill just as easily as the larger ones.
Queensland is a very wide area to say to not swim in. In the south the population of box jellies are near to zero and in the north if you go during winter you should be find
Go to new Zealand. We’ve got many on this list all beat with the whirlpools, Jacobs hole, and the still undiscovered source of the Pearce River. And that’s just for starters
@mikeferriter-zm7gc I did. Went through the pass once myself. Not for inexperienced divers or the faint hearted
@mikeferriter-zm7gc
New Zealand. I’m one of the locals.
I live in Monterey County (red triangle zone) and we do hear about great white attacks around Santa Cruz from time to time. This is why I don't go into the ocean!
I am super shocked that lake Lanier in Buford Georgia USA didn’t make this list. That’s great plains a minimum of 3 to 5 lives every single year from drowning to accidents, including ushers, son, and also one of my closest friends recently. It’s a man-made lake, and it is said to be cursed and haunted due to the land. The lake was made on and a town that is at the bottom that was flooded to make it when Lakeland near Buford Dam was built. There is also a horror movie about the lake that is about to be released soon.
Watching from Belize central america I'm from and thanks for the upload and for giving Belize great blue hole spotlight it deserves but it's scuba divers paradise!!✌🏽🙏🌎🇧🇿
Yes! I went to Belize on vacation and it was amazing!
I’m seeing Jacob’s Well for the first time and it gave me such an uneasy feeling!
I swam in the red triangle at ocean beach in San Francisco. I knew it was dangerous but had no idea it was number one. They caught the world record 7 gill shark out there on my brothers boat. It was close to 350 pounds
My first time to hear about the "Red Triangle"! Do the Shark's make this beach number one?
I have been to this area several times and I have never noticed anything that alerted me to any dangers.
I am curious now.
Well, this was total bullshit for sure. I can tell you that swimming in the boiling lake at number 3 is a lot worse. That is some place you will not hear anyone in the comments saying they swam there when they were young :P Same goes for this nuclear lake in Russia, although there you can potentially swim multiple times, as long as you do so quickly before radiation sickness kills you.
This list has a famous and popular swim club with lifelong active members in its top 10 of places not to swim :D
Video is being hyperbolic Boiling lakes are far more terrifying. ...The Bay Area is well known for surfing, and many locals surf daily / all the time. Yes, there are definitely several sharks and shark sightings. But it's not like dipping your toe in the water is going to turn you into mincemeat. Great Whites don't tend to go after humans. They like seals, and have sometimes been known to take a curious "nibble" at a surfboard, because they look like seals from underneath. (They don't have stellar eyesight.) But once they realize it's not a delicious fatty seal, they usually leave surfers alone (albeit, near cardiac arrest). Locals never use the term "red triangle." Sure sounds scary and mysterious, tho!
The tech bro invasion in the Bay Area was way scarier -- causing evictions, jacking up prices, and bro-washing away all the culture. ...And if I had to choose between sharks and tech bros -- at least great whites are cool, athletic, and interesting. And they don't wear Patagonia vests!
@@firstylasty9417 I know, I live in the bay area. There's surfer everytime i go to Ocean Beach during the day. But not when you and 4 friend decide to swim in the ocean at 2 am after a bottle of Jameson, it's a little more creepy.
@@firstylasty9417 my pic is me sitting at ocean beach on one of my birthdays.
Also I live in QLD Australia and the jellyfish are only up north and are seasonal there no big deal , the sharks and the saltwater crocs on the other hand will fuck you up so just keep an eye out and you’ll be right 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
"the crocs will fuk you up"....i laughed so hard
Yeah i live in Cairns. I won't swim in the ocean any time of the year unless it's the outer reef
There’s also shark nets to keep them out while people are swimming. That’s the idea anyway! I’ve heard of some getting through the naughty things!!
Sharks don’t really eat humans tho, it’s over exaggerated to say sharks would look for humans specifically to eat them
You missed on, avoid your septic tank
I’ve lived on the Gold Coast Queensland my whole life bar a year in Cairns & have been to Sydney thousands of times & been to Bondi pool & have never ever heard of sharks being tossed into the pool 😂 your more likely to get a bite or be attacked by a shark in Byron Bay, also if ever stuck in a rip just let it take you out to sea as it’ll always bring you back to shore, Cable beach yea has alot of sharks everywhere along our coastline especially south AU you’ll see or hear/encounter a shark & down south they’re big great whites, yet we still surf so many of our stunning beaches
So the deep blue hole is not a recommended place to swim because you think theres monsters down there haha and it got ranked higher then the poluted russian lake wow
Right?? That's a bit extreme. I've dove the Blue Hole, and it is not scary at all.
Because you will never swim in an obviously polluted river right? We have lots of polluted sewers and rivers like less than a kilometer from my house and no one in their right mind will swim there. Lol even our infamous Manila Bay is something no one will dare to swim except the crazy people living near that area. That deep blue hole is obviously an open swimming area and people just need to avoid diving below that hole. They can still swim on the other shallow parts, just like in other waterfalls and rivers with deep parts.
Same with the Bath place. Obviously you want to use discernment on when to swim but it's not as bad as he's saying. 🙄😆
New Smyrna has sharks. How you know there’s a shark? You start to see small fishes being thrown out of the water left and right.
For the record Bondi Beach iceberg pool is not dangerous at all. Yes it’s a salt water pool fed by the ocean and it’s well maintained. It’s a fee paid visit and has a Sauna with glass views if the ocean. One of the levels a lovely restaurant with endless view of the ocean When the surf is rough and high and a total wash out the pool is closed. This pool has surf life savers watching out, like every pool.
I haven’t heard of sharks washing in the pool and I don’t doubt that it could of happened but it’s not a regular thing. The reason it’s called the icebergs is that the all year swimmers once a year fill the pool with ice in the water and swim about . It’s very funny. I’m from Sydney, Australia and this is fact. This video has exaggerated and damaging. Come swim at Bondi it’s beautiful just be sure to swim between the flags or the rips and currents will wash you up elsewhere and tourists always disobey the flags. Our life savers are world class.
He sounds like Charlie sheen to me 😭😭but very interesting video
I agree with most of them but the Bondi Beach Pool one was kind of bs ;p I was there and swam in it, i'd rather say the bondi cliffs just before are more dangerous (the surf there) as that was some scary shit being pushed towards them. But seriously, the 1 (maybe 2?) times a shark accidentally got stuck in there. More of a fun fact then a place 'you should never swim' in. On the contrary, salt water is extremely healthy for skin in general (for a change) and it was very enjoyable to swim there. Peace
Only go in clear water in a contained area that is about 25×40 and 3 to 8 ft deep
Just live in a bubble then…
Why are number 9 and 13 the same? They are both Hanakapiai Beach. See 8:05 and 13:18
You forgot the Strid in Bolton, UK. Not one person has set foot in it and survived.
Nice videol!!
that shark in the beginning gave me a jumpscare 🤩🤩😃😃😭😭
Inflatable floaties..jagged edge rocks..Genius!!!
I live in the Red Triangle. Don't go to the beach much. Even when I have, I only go into the water up to my knees. Cold!
South Point, Hawaii. The current is so strong that if you go in the water, it's impossible to swim back to shore, and the nearest land directly south of there is Antarctica.
Queensland is a huge state. It’s not viable to not swim in ‘all’ the waters of Queensland. Crazy.
i’m from houston and was wondering if galveston was going to be on here but i didn’t actually think 💀
Happen to be a lady with very long hair? I find that attractive, describe how it looks?
I was pretty horrified until I got to #1... The others all seem far more dangerous.
La Reuion Island is a beautiful place, but with only a small area to "safely" swim and relax on the gorgeous beach!
It’s crazy that I’ve literally been too two of the places in Texas, Galveston and Jacob’s we’ll. Galveston was perfectly fine but maybe something has changed in the past few years?
Poor management. I used to swim there.
I grew up swimming there. I never heard of sewer water At the beaches.
Went to galveston recenty. I had no idea it was polluted.
I have never been affected by the water off the beaches of Galveston. I go to Galveston often.
That information about Galveston is completely wrong. The reason it looks the way it does is because of the runoff from the muddy Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico. It is not because of sewage. Any quick google search will tell you this.
How about Horseshoe lake? Lake Michigan? Lake Champlain? Id even say Lake erie.
I live in Ohio and hear so many stories about Lake Erie, the current is very strong and frankly the lake is nasty. My grandpas sister died in Lake Erie from a current. I rarely swim in Lake Erie
@@Olivia_boo Currents are big in lake erie. The bay doesnt get that rough normally compared to out between the islands. I have seen lake erie rough enough that on shoreline park downtown the water hits the rocks and flows over parking spots. I also walked by the marina a few years back and the path has almost 3 feet of water over it. Currents are a major hazard in lake erie.
Edit: I live in Sandusky, Ohio
I’m from Hawaii and number 14 is the most satisfying and adrenaline rush you could ever have.
I've enjoyed watching!
i love how some of these are like "it will literally kill you" and some of these are like "isnt it kinda freaky to be swimming in a deep body of water" like. yeah it is. i'm only hanging out around the surface though so it doesn't really affect me. how does it matter what sea creatures are looking at you from the great blue hole. theyre not biting you are they.
Yet.
I took my honeymoon at a rental condo on new symrna beach. I relaxed on the beach and barely went up to my knees in water because i knew the history of the place. But nice beaches and nice town.
This is so interesting 😀 our child loves it
18:50 That's about the most hilarious and naive things I have ever heard. lol
"No Hawaiians have died here" yeah I don't buy that for a second
Another place is my hot tub…with my daughter…could be hazardous to your health 😂😂😂
I live in Florida and I love new Smyrna
I live near Galveston and have gone swimming in those waters countless times never getting sick with this being said I never have ever put my head underneath the water one because of saltwater and two because it’s too dark to see anyways, but if you do go swim at Galveston just don’t be putting your head or mouth underneath
Pool of death is crazy 😮😮
You can’t just say “Queensland Australia” there’s SO many excellent swimming beaches there and they have lifeguards and flags. The rule of QLD beaches is everyone must only swim between the flags. By all means enjoy the manned QLD beaches!! But saying that all QLD Australian beaches are to be avoided is SO WRONG. Your information is wrong.
Nah mate he's right 😂
19:21 Talks about Great White Sharks, shows various sharks except for Great White Shark...
Bondi Baths is NOT DANGEROUS
Hahahaha sharks in the Bondi pool...doesn't happen!
#1 Island of ramree... where the saltwater crocs are always hungry...
Funny, I've swam in the waters off of Galveston Texas. I don't know about storm runoff but when you step on wet sand and see crude oil come up, not a great place to swim. I think I did get sick if I remember, it was a LONG time ago.
Loved the commentary ❤❤❤
Funny how most of the places on the list had actual real people swimming in them.
Just go to the clean Mediterranean sea. The waters don't bite there
Watching this video unsuspectingly and then my whole state is listed. Like, all of Queensland. Just the whole thing. 😂😂😂
I’m French and when I saw the title of your video I thought « ok, la Reunion » !
As a South Texas girl the incredible canyon lakes and rivers are so enticing when it's over 100 degrees out. The Guadalupe River in New Braunfels is where I spent much of my youth, tubing in the crystal clear canyon banked spring fed river. It's so cold people actually get hypothermia if they aren't careful and keep enough of their skin out of the water for the heat to prevent it.
Galveston breaks my heart! What have these environmenal regulation -cutting jerks done to that beautiful state who's people are nothing like their stupid politicians that somehow keep getting elected...don't get me started
I’m not sure the info on Galveston is accurate. The video makes it seem worse than it actually is, which actually isn’t that bad at all.
@@thecaveman3434 I believe you! Everyone is fear-mongering these days. I love Texas and I've been to Galveston but it's been over 20 years now. But it was a nice city, similar to Houston
It happened in 2007
@@littlelambccece thank you!
Okay, so I live about 30 mins from New Smyrna beach Florida and i swim there every summer. We do have seasons of jelly fish but it's a great beach to go to.