My cousin had fell into the Mississippi River a couple of weeks ago while working on the tug boat and thank you Lord for his life jacket and radio because he made it to the bank around Lake Providence, LA and was only treated for hypothermia. Alot of lives are claimed from that River and I praise God his wasn't one of them.
So very glad that he had on a life jacket and that he's ok!!♥️♥️♥️♥️! Wish more people would take SAFETY seriously and wear a life jacket!! All it takes is one time to drown:(
@@pinkrose5796 Yes God is good. I get sad to hear the lives that was lost after my cousin's incident that happened in New Orleans a few weeks ago. Because they was less fortunate to have safety gear with them.
I work on the Mississippi River as a towboat captain. They are not lying about how dangerous it can be. When the River raises each year it is more dangerous.
At New Orleans the river is really narrow and fast because of close levees. Here in Mississippi, the levees can be 2 or 3 miles apart. When in flood, it's crashing through the trees , pastures and fields. Everything can die. Hunters, boaters, deer, bear, hogs, cows, etc.
I can understand this being dangerous for someone who falls in the river. Looking at that water I couldn’t understand for the life of me who would voluntarily swim in the river
Went fishing in it one time here in Tennessee an entire tree came up out of the water like it had been planted but was a full size tree then got sucked back under,our boat got caught in a whirlpool spinning us around lost a few family members to that river it’s something you better respect because when it’s got you that’s it.
I'm from St. Louis. Literally sits right on the bank of the Mississippi River. Sometimes I forget how big it is reaching all these different states. It flooded St. Louis in 1993 so I know it's nothing to play with. If you fall in without a life jacket that's probably it for you
@@DagestanderGustaffuson Its slim to none. This couple last August went kayaking down the river. Their kayak started to sink. The guy tried swimming to land but didn’t make. The girl friend was okay because she held onto the kayak. His body was found days later.
@@vvv7600 Sounds like a set up, the man dies, the girl survives, something ain’t adding up unless he risked his life to save her which you didn’t mention What state was this?
@@DagestanderGustaffuson In places without strong current you can often swim to safety. In some cases witnesses attempt to rescue a person but the body is never recovered. Never go on the river without a floation device.
i told some people from out of town not to swim in the river yesterday and they said "we know how to swim"... I called the police and they came out and told them to leave. This happened right near the c.c.c... I have video! They did have life jackets on but still it dangerous!
I really don't think people understand how current works. My mom was telling me about people she grew up with drowning back in the 70's nothing has changed.
I'm in Ascension parish and it's always been a rule with everyone I knew, that you don't swim in the Mississippi River. It looks so inviting during a hot summer day, but the undercurrent is so dangerous.
Living here in Oregon many people have drowned in the Willamette river swimming near the Wheatland ferry. Sadly, a couple people it seems nearly every year. Rivers are not something to underestimate the power of! When the Willamette is running high we don`t use the ferry! We go upstream & use the bridge in Salem. It`s not called the "Mighty Mississippi" river for nothing! Were 1/2 afraid of rivers anyways as we are not swimmers, despite our families patriarch having been in the Merchant Marine during WWII. Were landlubbers through & through!
I know when I was around a river like that my dad said do not fight the current the undercurrent will suck you under flow with the current and kind of go to the side and get to the bank as quick as possible. I have heard of under-watered welders going in the Mississippi River one time and telling their boss I quit give me my paycheck I'm not going down there again. Catfish that are so big could almost swallow a human whole. Don't know if it's true but too many men I've come back up from under the water and said I'm not going down there you cannot pay me enough to go back down there.
There are bad days but I grew up swimming in the Mississippi, and I've also lost a friend's child, she was out in the water and had one done hand and the son had the other son's hand and an undertow came through and took the younger brother, he was about 5-6 years old, they found him, the next day, a few miles away. His brother has always blamed himself, because he couldn't hold on, and he was only 10 or so at the time.
I can't believe it's gotten to the point where people have to be told not to get in the river. I remember as a kid, being told stories about people drowning or getting sucked under a boat. We were terrified to go near the railing of the ferry, let alone the riverbank. Y'all, stay out of the river. And there are gators in there. And gar fish and the spare bull shark in Lake Pontchartrain. Does anyone else remember having to watch the Wildlife and Fisheries safety movie (over and over again) about water safety and how to survive in the swamp if you go overboard, or the vehicle you are in goes over the railing into a swamp area? Maybe we should bring that video back.
I'd love to see that survival movie. I like knowing how ppl survived different situations. You just never know when just one piece of information can save your life.
200 years ago James Eads walked the bottom of the Mississippi using a diving bell that he made. He is the g.o.a.t. of the Mississippi river. There are some cool videos about James Eads here on UA-cam. One of the most impressive human beings in history
I think the reason it's less common to use turbines in flat water is that when you don't block the entire river, it is only the momentum of the moving water pushing the turbine instead of the entire weight of the water column that you have in a conventional dam. You could certainly make power, but less.
My father told me in the 1930’s there was a crippled woman who would get tourists to put up money to watch her swim the river. He said that’s how she earned money.
there's a picture from the early 20th century of a woman standing on the frozen Mississippi (with the Eads bridge in the background, which is the OLDEST bridge to span the Mississippi, even today). it's pretty amazing.
If we could just collect 5% to 10% of flood(Excess) water,(Mississippi R) to Treatment, Pipes-Tanks, West to Colorado River Headwaters(Granby?) We could fill Lakes Powell, & Mead, Electric Power, etc? Enough to flow to Mexico's Delta Wetlands? Gotta do something soon?
I don't live anywhere near the Mississippi River, and before today I had no reason to fear the river, but man this made me scared of the river. Not too different from the ocean, just immense physics that you cannot fight. I always try to remember to be respectful of the ocean when I'm there, but need to remember that applies to rivers too. Especially huge ones like the MS.Would be cool to take a boat ride on the river though (just no falling in lol)
A good example of how restricting the water flow, increasing the power of the water, is the California aqueduct. This is how, with no help, only design of the pipe sizing in the right spot, it’s able to reach LA up and over the mountains.
I was walking across a bridge on the Mississippi yesterday, I was about 30 feet up and there was a ton of geese and ducks sitting on the ice. My buddy jumped off the bridge a long time ago and it ripped his clothes of and another friend had to jump in to save him.
Anyone who questions whether the river is dangerous or not only needs to go see the river on its lower course...The river will provide your answer right away.
Oh great just my luck next month I’m headed for Thomson Federal Prison in Thomson Illinois and guess what’s less than 100 feet away? The freaking Mississippi River! I hope it doesn’t flood in Thomson.
@@Rossanna2000 ikr they coulda made a desalinaity plant for ocean water to be turned into fresh water in the 1980's n they didnt wanna do it cuz it was too costly n look at them now!
If it drags you into trees and what not you have the full weight of that water pin you in between that stuff and then you're trying to get out and it shoves you under.. Then you flip out of it just to get hung up and more sticks and trees
Lots and lots of concrete with sharp and rusty rebar sticking out everywhere in that river. Giant Blue cats and flatheads to give you a bump and creep you out. Backwater pools full of big moss-covered snapping turtles. Upper Mississippi not as creepy but really not good swimming water.
Factors. This lady on the left. She will live a full life. God bless her with NOT JUST BEAUTY, BEING VERY ARTICULATE, & OOZING WITH COMMON SENSE. HELL NO I AINT SWIMMING IN THE MIGHTY MISS. RIVA. IM GOOD.
What kind of stupid question is that look at the river.. Have you ever seen that water smash and under those pilots doing like 30 miles an hour... It's intimidating I'll be thinking about 50' boats getting smashed against those pile ons like they're nothing
Every river that meanders is dangerous. the Mississippi is most dangerous because of its size. Don't be fooled. Rivers like the South Saskatchewan, where I live, claim people every year. lakes and pools are for swimming. Rivers are okay for canoes and kayaks. But, even experts have the required safety equipment.
My cousin had fell into the Mississippi River a couple of weeks ago while working on the tug boat and thank you Lord for his life jacket and radio because he made it to the bank around Lake Providence, LA and was only treated for hypothermia. Alot of lives are claimed from that River and I praise God his wasn't one of them.
Dang lucky right there the current is swift especially the lower the river gets
Yes,God is good.I thought hypothermia was only in cold temps?
@@tishreni5183 It is, he feel in there around 1am in the morning hours the water was much cooler than
So very glad that he had on a life jacket and that he's ok!!♥️♥️♥️♥️! Wish more people would take SAFETY seriously and wear a life jacket!! All it takes is one time to drown:(
@@pinkrose5796 Yes God is good. I get sad to hear the lives that was lost after my cousin's incident that happened in New Orleans a few weeks ago. Because they was less fortunate to have safety gear with them.
Being around the river all my life, I have a great deal of respect for it.
ROLL ON BIG MUDDY ROLL ON........
I work on the Mississippi River as a towboat captain. They are not lying about how dangerous it can be. When the River raises each year it is more dangerous.
I'm still saddened about those three kids that died last month 😪
Did they ever find the little girl?
Ya and it's in moderate flood 4 4th July her in Wisconsin
At New Orleans the river is really narrow and fast because of close levees. Here in Mississippi, the levees can be 2 or 3 miles apart. When in flood, it's crashing through the trees , pastures and fields. Everything can die. Hunters, boaters, deer, bear, hogs, cows, etc.
@TNerd 🤣🤣🤣lake mead needs it more than California lake powell as well
I can understand this being dangerous for someone who falls in the river. Looking at that water I couldn’t understand for the life of me who would voluntarily swim in the river
Me neither, it looks biohazardous.
"why is the Mississippi River so dangerous?"
*Because it's next to Louisiana*
@@hobomike6935bull runs through it..runs beside Mississippi Arkansas
@@EastsideSILENCER777yea it does
Went fishing in it one time here in Tennessee an entire tree came up out of the water like it had been planted but was a full size tree then got sucked back under,our boat got caught in a whirlpool spinning us around lost a few family members to that river it’s something you better respect because when it’s got you that’s it.
I'm from St. Louis. Literally sits right on the bank of the Mississippi River. Sometimes I forget how big it is reaching all these different states. It flooded St. Louis in 1993 so I know it's nothing to play with. If you fall in without a life jacket that's probably it for you
What’s the survival rate - if you had to guess?
@@DagestanderGustaffuson
Survival rate is slim to none......☠
@@DagestanderGustaffuson Its slim to none. This couple last August went kayaking down the river. Their kayak started to sink. The guy tried swimming to land but didn’t make. The girl friend was okay because she held onto the kayak. His body was found days later.
@@vvv7600 Sounds like a set up, the man dies, the girl survives, something ain’t adding up unless he risked his life to save her which you didn’t mention
What state was this?
@@DagestanderGustaffuson In places without strong current you can often swim to safety. In some cases witnesses attempt to rescue a person but the body is never recovered. Never go on the river without a floation device.
i told some people from out of town not to swim in the river yesterday and they said "we know how to swim"... I called the police and they came out and told them to leave. This happened right near the c.c.c... I have video! They did have life jackets on but still it dangerous!
I really don't think people understand how current works. My mom was telling me about people she grew up with drowning back in the 70's nothing has changed.
I was told stories about people drowning too, and a story about a woman who tried to swim in the river and got stuck under a passing boat and drowned
I'm in Ascension parish and it's always been a rule with everyone I knew, that you don't swim in the Mississippi River.
It looks so inviting during a hot summer day, but the undercurrent is so dangerous.
saints fan: YOU saved thier lives by calling the authorities bless you👍
Under the bridge that the worst spot.
Me: Living in Maryland, watching nervously concerned knowing I am never going to be anywhere near the Mississippi River....
Lmao.. ikr!! And im originally from Mississippi.. my ass had to get on down 😂😂😂
Me too! I’m nervous and I like in Ohio 🤦🏽♀️
😂😂😂
Living here in Oregon many people have drowned in the Willamette river swimming near the Wheatland ferry. Sadly, a couple people it seems nearly every year. Rivers are not something to underestimate the power of! When the Willamette is running high we don`t use the ferry! We go upstream & use the bridge in Salem. It`s not called the "Mighty Mississippi" river for nothing! Were 1/2 afraid of rivers anyways as we are not swimmers, despite our families patriarch having been in the Merchant Marine during WWII. Were landlubbers through & through!
I don't blame you. It has no bottom. Too many currents.
I know when I was around a river like that my dad said do not fight the current the undercurrent will suck you under flow with the current and kind of go to the side and get to the bank as quick as possible. I have heard of under-watered welders going in the Mississippi River one time and telling their boss I quit give me my paycheck I'm not going down there again. Catfish that are so big could almost swallow a human whole. Don't know if it's true but too many men I've come back up from under the water and said I'm not going down there you cannot pay me enough to go back down there.
There are bad days but I grew up swimming in the Mississippi, and I've also lost a friend's child, she was out in the water and had one done hand and the son had the other son's hand and an undertow came through and took the younger brother, he was about 5-6 years old, they found him, the next day, a few miles away. His brother has always blamed himself, because he couldn't hold on, and he was only 10 or so at the time.
Yeah this is fear p***. Knowing the different types of currents is useful though
I live in Minnesota right by the Mississippi river and its running fast right now. The currents are unreal.
Fantastic production.
Mississippi is my home. I've crossed the Mississippi River Bridge several times. Never thought about swimming in it 🤔
Why would someone , even a kid , think it’s safe to swim in the Mississippi?
Its just water with a couple aligators in it, how tough can it be?
@@jairzinhoyengo1636 💀😭
not everyone has a flair for the obvious.
It flows too fast! The bridge on i20 in Louisiana is scary
I can't believe it's gotten to the point where people have to be told not to get in the river. I remember as a kid, being told stories about people drowning or getting sucked under a boat. We were terrified to go near the railing of the ferry, let alone the riverbank.
Y'all, stay out of the river. And there are gators in there. And gar fish and the spare bull shark in Lake Pontchartrain.
Does anyone else remember having to watch the Wildlife and Fisheries safety movie (over and over again) about water safety and how to survive in the swamp if you go overboard, or the vehicle you are in goes over the railing into a swamp area? Maybe we should bring that video back.
Now people are taught more important issues like diversity and LGBTQDBVT++.
I'd like to see that movie. Sounds like useful information.
I'd love to see that survival movie. I like knowing how ppl survived different situations. You just never know when just one piece of information can save your life.
@@paulskopic5844
You're right
It's 🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮
@@paulskopic5844 wow is it really that many letters now
It's dumping ground for serial killers to dump a body
And we know this yet we have no warning signs nor barriers to protect people! 😪
This is an excellent report, concise with examples for clearer understanding.
I was totally unaware of these dangers.
Common sense is the best thing to have, unfortunately many choose not to take it to heart or don't have it and pay the price.
I dont know why them child were out there sad
It's so dangerous
Great coverage!
200 years ago James Eads walked the bottom of the Mississippi using a diving bell that he made. He is the g.o.a.t. of the Mississippi river.
There are some cool videos about James Eads here on UA-cam.
One of the most impressive human beings in history
That must have been terrifying
@@adamfowler350 Lol yea yikes literally couldn't pay me enough to take that job
No telling how many old timers are under the Mississippi it was at one time the only way around to keep the logs moving.
so sad and tragic I wish her babies never went without an adult 🙏💔🖤 for the family I cannot imagine there pain
THEIR
@@melissachartres3219 thanks for the auto correct melissa🤣
Mississippi River + underwater turbines = unlimited electricity 😃 🔌
🥶🥶🥶🥶
I think the reason it's less common to use turbines in flat water is that when you don't block the entire river, it is only the momentum of the moving water pushing the turbine instead of the entire weight of the water column that you have in a conventional dam. You could certainly make power, but less.
what a great report, I won't be entering the ms in new orleans
The Mighty also keeps Galveston Beach water dirty.
the sharks like the cover'
I learned to ski on the Mississippi! Guess it all depends on how well you know the river.
deepest part of the Mississippi.. 200ft @ Algiers point... lots of undertow.
200',cool
i never knew this. learn something everyday
growing up in river towns along the Miss R. most are taught ,never swim in the ol man'
the Amite & Comite R,. around Baton Rouge can get pretty vicious after a cpl days rain too
very informative, great anologies.. i wish education system was this good
Very interesting and good, Alexandra …!!! 😎👍✅
What are the 2 Canadian provinces that drain into the Mississippi?
At the shoreline The current is nojoke It's deeper than the gulf of Mexico but they say the Hudson River is the deepest River in the USA
I would not wanna go swim in the river I seen a river in oklahoma go from normal levels to high levels with in just seconds
bingo...like an ocean ..change can be quick
Thanks 👍 from India
If your from la then you know not to play with her
My father told me in the 1930’s there was a crippled woman who would get tourists to put up money to watch her swim the river. He said that’s how she earned money.
there's a picture from the early 20th century of a woman standing on the frozen Mississippi (with the Eads bridge in the background, which is the OLDEST bridge to span the Mississippi, even today). it's pretty amazing.
If we could just collect 5% to 10% of flood(Excess) water,(Mississippi R) to Treatment, Pipes-Tanks, West to
Colorado River Headwaters(Granby?)
We could fill Lakes Powell, & Mead,
Electric Power, etc? Enough to flow to Mexico's Delta Wetlands?
Gotta do something soon?
Unfortunately it would be wasted as well.
you guys need to conserve water, the farmers in all those states are out of control and need to be humbled
That's why you don't swim when the river is rough and rowdy
I don't live anywhere near the Mississippi River, and before today I had no reason to fear the river, but man this made me scared of the river. Not too different from the ocean, just immense physics that you cannot fight. I always try to remember to be respectful of the ocean when I'm there, but need to remember that applies to rivers too. Especially huge ones like the MS.Would be cool to take a boat ride on the river though (just no falling in lol)
A good example of how restricting the water flow, increasing the power of the water, is the California aqueduct. This is how, with no help, only design of the pipe sizing in the right spot, it’s able to reach LA up and over the mountains.
I was walking across a bridge on the Mississippi yesterday, I was about 30 feet up and there was a ton of geese and ducks sitting on the ice.
My buddy jumped off the bridge a long time ago and it ripped his clothes of and another friend had to jump in to save him.
Alexander = Emmy Well Done
The true Nile River.
Excellent Commentary...and YeSss...I won't go swimminG in this river Ever!!!✌😎
And I live on this River in Wisconsin, as well as work on boats for a living. Fun fun
Thank for explaining this like I’m 5
So ppl who are five will understand the danger😉
I’m glad you explain this like I’m 5
the wisconsin river is deadly in wisconsin,you wouldnt want to be on a sand bar because they suddenly shift just like that
guess i'm cancelling my vacation plans to swim in the mississippi river
Anyone who questions whether the river is dangerous or not only needs to go see the river on its lower course...The river will provide your answer right away.
In 1992 I swam from Minneapolis to the Gulf.
Hell ive swam the mississippi and kicked ass in Montana and was married to a red head from Dagen S.Dakota i can survive anything.
Do these laws of physics apply to other rivers too?
yes , the laws of physics are universal
The Mississippi River has seen a lot of tragedies.
dangerous poop water
☠☠☠
That's one strong sister in New Orleans!
Oh great just my luck next month I’m headed for Thomson Federal Prison in Thomson Illinois and guess what’s less than 100 feet away? The freaking Mississippi River! I hope it doesn’t flood in Thomson.
Make a pipeline from mississippi to california dams.
For what?
@@Rossanna2000 ikr they coulda made a desalinaity plant for ocean water to be turned into fresh water in the 1980's n they didnt wanna do it cuz it was too costly n look at them now!
WOW!
The one up side…it still has plenty of water, along with the Missouri. Wish it could be sent out west….
move to where the water is'
I’m scared to swim in the River thanks for making this video
If it drags you into trees and what not you have the full weight of that water pin you in between that stuff and then you're trying to get out and it shoves you under.. Then you flip out of it just to get hung up and more sticks and trees
Lots and lots of concrete with sharp and rusty rebar sticking out everywhere in that river. Giant Blue cats and flatheads to give you a bump and creep you out. Backwater pools full of big moss-covered snapping turtles. Upper Mississippi not as creepy but really not good swimming water.
Now it's drying up
Whoa
And?
DDA hope people are safe
Current.
Doesn't the river change too? It's not in the same place it was 100 years ago.
Factors. This lady on the left. She will live a full life. God bless her with NOT JUST BEAUTY, BEING VERY ARTICULATE, & OOZING WITH COMMON SENSE.
HELL NO I AINT SWIMMING IN THE MIGHTY MISS. RIVA.
IM GOOD.
What did they just say?
I dont think its really a river more like a puddle now its been drying up so much
Hello how are you doing
Funny what difference a few months can make. Almost no Mississippi River now.
Jeff Buckley rip'
Think it’s time to put up the ropes and sign’s fa sure
Life guards should non that river at all times
Jeff buckley 😥
Yesss 💔💔💔
They forgot to mention all those syringes floating within.
I would never take the kids to go swim in the Mississippi river ever..
What kind of stupid question is that look at the river.. Have you ever seen that water smash and under those pilots doing like 30 miles an hour... It's intimidating I'll be thinking about 50' boats getting smashed against those pile ons like they're nothing
She splits the Twin Cities. Has claimed lives for sure.
I swim in it 💯
Send this water to southern California and Nevada just like Colorado the great American pipeline for water
The real Euphrates
In the Mississippi River where we threw them choppas
Because they keep trying to change it
Fear porn
😳
We NEED FREASH WATER PIPELINE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO OUR DESERT STATES
yes, take our fresh poop water.
thanks.
sam kineson :you live in a frackin desert"...move /lol
@TNerd great
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂go up north of minneapolis to the headwaters (itaska).
Because there are a lot of black communities and souls of inslaved people trapped in the water....Speak Ancestors Speak🎉
Every river that meanders is dangerous. the Mississippi is most dangerous because of its size. Don't be fooled. Rivers like the South Saskatchewan, where I live, claim people every year. lakes and pools are for swimming. Rivers are okay for canoes and kayaks. But, even experts have the required safety equipment.
32 states drain into Louisiana Sewage from 32 states OMG yup I'm done with seafood 😆🤣
Crawdads.....
now ya talkin cher'
Here in Memphis the Mississippi River looks scary to me so yea i try to stay as far from it as possible 💯💯💯💯