OMG this is jogging my memory, but I got caught in SOMETHING with a friend several years back! I remember a wave crashing over me and suddenly being dragged underwater. I kind of freaked out for a second when I couldn't get back up for air, but it took me a few seconds (that probably felt way longer then they actually were) of struggling before I realized that I was powerless and just had to give in to this emmence force that was tumbling me around . . . I honestly thought I was going to die . . . But when I finally did feel it let up and finally was able to get a breath of air and swim back to shore I remember both myself and the other guy who got caught in it with me being astounded at just how far it dragged us in such short a time! We couldn't have been underwater for more than 30 seconds TOPS, and yet we had to jog a good quarter of a mile (~400 meters) to get back to the group we were with!
@@isakayyik966 Normally I wouldn't talk about this openly online, but since you mentioned it, I will add on the bit regarding the part where I surrendered to the fact I was powerless over the force around me. The purpose for being there was for a 1 week church "camp" (I put camp in quotes, because it was really just a retreat on a college campus hundreds of miles from home) Anyway, it was a very powerful experiance for everyone! My mother even remarked when I came home that it was like she could se a glow around me! It was also the first time I made the decision to fast! Anyway . . . Back to that moment . . . Part of that feeling that I was going to die was a peaceful feeling . . . I felt in that moment that, if this was God's plan for me to die in that moment, that it was meant to be and . . . Idk . . . It was just, peaceful . . . Because I knew I was in his hands and that, no matter what happened, I was going to be alright ❤ In fact, I think I can say that I have never felt more peace wash over me then in that moment! In fact, now that I recollect, I think I mentioned to that other guy about it and he mentioned having a similar experience as well! Anyway, I just fealt I should share that bit ❤
I lost my best friend of 5 years very recently, due to drowning from rip tides. She loved riding her bike, and going to the beach. I love you so much Bella and I hope your doing well I heaven.
I’m very sorry for your loss. I’m sure you must think of her often. Please remember to take care of yourself and look after your mental health. It’ll be a tough road but I’m sure you can pull through. Good luck, and hang in there
@@ParrotsAccount Ya if there is no one who is there at the beach besides you. You should also read the mood in the atmosphere. And don't try to be heroic infront of nature. It could take a sec of mistake to cost your life as well. Patience is the key and should be with everyone especially you
This helps me make sense of an experience that my bff and I had 30 yrs ago in the Gulf of Mexico. We were only 14. We kept being pulled out further and further by the water, against any effort we gave. Not knowing the exact danger we might be in- instead of fighting, we just laughed at ourselves and kept having fun. We knew something didn’t feel right bc we could not make headway into the direction we wanted, yet pretty soon we were inexplicably able to easily walk forward. Once on land, we ran back to her family, knowing that we’d been through something.
I remember when I was going to Zipolite. I got lost and asked a local for directions. The old man didnt want to tell me where it was, he looked sideways and said "People drawn there". I still went there the next day and got caught by a rip tide. First thing you feel is to panic. Dont panic. Take a moment. Then i swam with all my energies towards the beach but in a 45-degree angle, and stayed focused on that direction. Thank God I was able to make it. My heart was pounding like crazy. After that, I have nothing but respect to the sea. Respect the sea.
You’re supposed to let the riptide take you away first cause they normally don’t take you too far AND THEN swim side ways about 5 meters then go to shore. Glad you made it regardless.
When I was 11 or 12(I'm 29 now) I got caught in what felt like an endless riptide. It was at Hollywood beach in florida on a weekend, and unfortunately no one heard my gargled screams. I got taken so far out that eventually I just gave up, I was so tired that I stopped fighting the waves and would just rest underwater everytime a wave would come by, instead of screaming at the top of them. I dont wanna say what gave me the inspiration to do it because I dont fully understand it myself. But I took one last good breath, and used the riptide to dive down to the bottom. As I crashed into the sand my body instinctively knew how to get back again. By crawling back. But as I hit the bottom of the ocean I felt the most excruciating pain in the center of my head and chest that caused me to wince and let go of some breath. Idk how I survived but I truly feel like I was down there for over 15 minutes, I couldn't even do it consistently. Each time the water pulled me back even while crawling, I had to slam my head down and dig with my arms to brace for the current(which sent me flipping back further the first crawl I did). I started in a disgusting slimy area with bugs and fish bumping into me as I crawled out the slime and up these sandy hillsides that were pretty steep but then big flat areas. I crawled up many three or four of these underwater hillside things befor I just knew the next one was where I originally got caught. At this point my air felt like toxic chemicals in my chest, so I released it and it felt really good. But then it felt really weird and just bad, half of my mind was experiencing death, the other screaming at what's left to keep crawling foward. It was like 2 worlds at once, but just as I felt like it was the end, the blinding light and oxygen of the shore burst through the darkness. I took one step and my legs buckled, I thought I could rest but a wave came and splashed my face lmfao so I just got up and started walking. People were looking at me like I was a monster untill I finally got back to my mom. My friend told me something was on my head, I was like it's probably seaweed. But he was like no... it's not. It was a foot long bright orange sea worm with and skinny body but lots of tentacle like things, and a skinny mouth with 3 or 4 pristine white hooked long teeth throbbing in and out of its mouth. And when I threw it off my head it just completely flattened on the ground. Its wierd but in a way I feel like that worm sacrifaced itself for me, in a place it wasn't supposed to see or be, because I almost met the same fate.
That pain you felt in your head might have been the sea worm? It’s amazing to think you crawled back to shore under water through a rip current. Or perhaps the rip current eventually pushed you to the side so you are no longer in the flow? Either way we must always stay relaxed in a rip current and swim parallel to the shore until away from the rip current flow then start swimming back to shore. You’re lucky to have made it back.
If you were caught in a riptide, it would be important to stay calm and not try to swim against the current. Riptides are powerful currents that can pull swimmers out to sea, and trying to swim against them can lead to exhaustion. Instead, you should try to swim parallel to the shore, in order to escape the current. Once you are out of the current, you can then swim back to the shore. It's also important to keep an eye on the buoy or other safety markers, or landmarks on the shore, to help you orient yourself and gauge your progress. If you are unable to escape the current or if you feel like you are getting tired, it's important to raise your hand and shout for help. Lifeguards or other beachgoers will be able to spot you and come to your aid.
I agree with everything you said except if you get caught in a rip current u shout for help immediately and then swim parallel. U dont wait till exhaustion
"The term rip tide is often incorrectly used to refer to rip currents, which are not tidal flows. A rip current is a strong, narrow jet of water that moves away from the beach and into the ocean as a result of local wave motion."
Got caught in a rip tide in Cancun once. I knew what it was when I kept getting drawn out into the sea and couldn't swim back. Had no clue what to do so I had to come up with a plan fast. I just bobbed in the water and when the big waves came in, I would thrust myself up so the waves would push me in again. Key is to swim slowly, not to gain distance, but to not keep going out after the wave pushes you back towards land. Stay calm.. it's your best bet.
I live right by the seas in Wales, and the advice from lifeguards is to swim perpendicular to the flow of the rip current. So instead of swimming against it, swim to the right or left of the current until you're no longer being pulled out. At that stage you can swim to shore
That's what my dad said. If you keep calm, you will not die, if you don't keep calm, you have chances you will die. He once got pushed from a bridge to a lake he told me, but he kept calm and swam.
Your not lying. I had to help someone in this same situation. It was scary too. But When I was caught in it. I went under the water While the waves was getting pushed back into the sea & swam towards the beach. Best thing to do is don't panic
Happened to me too in Cancun. I almost panicked and took off my life jacket because it make the it easier for me to be pulled out in the ride. The fish ironically attempted to try to teach me what to do. A school of fish. I have it on camera because I was snorkeling and filming and when I panicked I wasn’t thinking about my phone or go pro attached to me. It caught a lot of the commotion because it was already recording. My friend a local noticed I was too far from shore and was attempting to remove the life jacket which prompted him to come get me and he was an amazing swimmer very used to the water and the power of what it could do. Now I just enjoy wadding when the waters are calm and sitting on the boat or beach and watching when they’re not 😂
Yeah, those rip currents man...I was like 10 when we were at one of Hilton Head Beaches having a blast. And I was next to my uncle who is like 6'4 and he was swimming further out at the time. My cousin and I were just playing near the shoreline. Wave jumping and having a great time and then I was off my feet and being swept under. I passed my uncle who managed to pick me up quickly and swam us out of the current. It happened so fast I just had no time to think. So not everyone is lucky to know what to look out for. I thank him every time we visit for the fourth because I would not be here if it wasn't for him seeing me and knowing it was a rip current I was in. I was very lucky to have been on the outskirts where everyone was swimming. Now we just play in the sand but apparently sand is very dangerous too.
almost died from this crap yesterday. luckily I called for help and got a lifeguard as soon as I got scared and didn't wait or use up ally energy or I'd be dead
My youngest daughter was swimming alone in the water, about a meter deep, while I stood on the shore with my eldest daughter, who was completely unaware of the danger nearby. I kept a close eye on my youngest, glancing back every now and then to make sure she was safe. Everything seemed perfectly normal-just another beautiful day at the beach. Suddenly, I felt a sense of unease. I decided to join her in the water, just to be closer, just in case. As I waded in and reached her, I casually mentioned that it was time to go home. But then something strange happened-I felt the sand shift beneath my feet. We tried to walk back to the shore, but it felt like we were being pulled away by some invisible force. Panic set in. We were being carried out to sea by a rip current, and the realization hit me like a ton of bricks. The water that had seemed so calm just moments before was now our enemy. My heart pounded as I fought to stay on my feet, but it was no use. We were being dragged further and further from safety, and there was no one around to help. To make matters worse, neither of us knew how to swim. The situation was dire, and my mind raced with fear. In that moment, I felt completely helpless. The current was relentless, and I had no idea how to save us. My daughter was right next to me, facing the shore, but terror was written all over her face. Time seemed to slow down, and I knew we only had a few seconds to act. There was no time to think-only to react. In a desperate attempt to save my daughter, I did the only thing I could think of. I grabbed her and, with all my strength, threw her to the right, toward the shore, away from the deadly current. It was a risk, a split-second decision that I hoped would save her life. I watched her splash into the water a few meters away from me, and without hesitation, I lunged after her, grabbing her hand and pulling with all my might. The current was still trying to drag us back, but somehow, we managed to inch closer to the shore. My muscles burned, my lungs screamed for air, but I didn’t stop. I couldn’t stop. Finally, we reached the shallows, and the current began to lose its grip. I pulled my daughter to shore, both of us gasping for breath, shaking with shock. We survived, but just barely. It was only later that I learned about rip currents and how they can turn a peaceful day at the beach into a life-or-death struggle. I had never heard of them before, but now I know all too well how dangerous they are. That day could have ended in tragedy, but somehow, we survived.
This just happened to me tonight. Me and my buddy were at jacksonville beach and were having a blast. Today the waves were much stronger than usual which made it even funner, but i remember at some point me getting a luttle nervous and telling my friend that it felt like waves were coming from all directions. We were still waist deep and saw a beast of a wave coming towards us and we were ready for it.. or so we thought. The moment that wave hit us we were suddenly in neck deep water. Then BAM immediately after, two more huge waves hit us. I yell to my friend that i can no longer touch the floor and that somethings going on. We were both still kind of confused but we immediately start frantically swimming as hard as we could, directly towards shore. Instantly I felt the water dragging me backwards and I am beginning to panic. We both swam for about 3 minutes whilst staying in the complete same spot. Thankfully it seems the riptide ended there and qe were able to make it back to shore. The moment we got to shore, my buddy collapsed and tried catching his breath. I somehow stayed on my feet, also breathless though. The absolute scariest experience of my life.
Near death experience - I had learnt swimming in my first year of college and within 6 months of learning swimming I along with my 4 college friends went to the beach and we started to swim and play ball 🏈 game in water, we were standing in the radius of 15 meter, for me water was till my chest height. the guy standing deep in water started to swim out without saying anything, within a second the sand under my feet was moved and I started floating. I also started to swim towards the shore. Eventually we all 5 friends started to swim to shore and made it safely. There was one more group of guys playing on our left hand side, when we made it to shore we could see 2 of these guys drowning and unable to swim out, one of our friend in the group was confident swimmer he went in and managed to pull one of the guy out and one drowned unfortunately. When I was swimming out I was feeling that it was taking way longer to swim out as ocean kept dragging me back, however at no point I panicked I was confident that slowly I was coming closer to shore so it kept me going, also I have feeling that our side current was slightly less than the side of those guys who drowned. For next 2 years I never went back in ocean water, swam only in pool. I actually had decided after that I would never enter in ocean again however I changed my mind started to enjoy the sea again.
When I was a kid I wanted to swim so bad that I went alone. Told my family I was going to the toilet (camping site) and went to the sea to swim, however everyone was warning me the weather wasn’t too great. I got caught and couldn’t do anything, I was close to the shore but the waves were dragging me all the way. I almost got lost from my family. I was powerless. When it stopped I got too shore and left. Didn’t want to risk swimming so I walked a mile back. The fact no one was watching still has me shook.
My Brother and I got caught up in one together... nobody saw it either... spooky spooky lol...we grew up in the water tho...I NEVER LOOKED AT THE BEACH THE SAME AFTER THAT THO LOL... RESPECT THE 🌊🌊🌊
I was caught in a riptide at South Padre Island.I was about 18 years old.I swam as hard as I could and I made NO progress toward shore. Luckily, I had been warned about these “undertows” which is what people called them half-a-century ago. So, I just relaxed, and kept my head above water which was not difficult. Eventually, I got to a place where I could easily swim to shore. I got on the beach and walked back to where I was when I entered the water. I walked for about 1/2 mile -to-a-mile. I never told my parents about this incident. Why worry them? They were the ones who had repeatedly warned me about “undertows”. Walking back to where I entered the water I was overwhelmed with how much easier walking was than swimming. I guess that’s when I learned I was definitely a land mammal.
This is about RIP CURRENTS. Riptides and rip currents are NOT the same thing. A riptide is a tidal phenomenon in an estuary. At least make sure you're not confusing people What If.
I think the short answer is, our galaxy wouldn’t have formed in the first place. Maybe a more interesting spin would be, what if the black hole in the middle of our galaxy suddenly disappeared.
Unfortunately, not much would happen. The gravity that keeps our galaxy together is collective, or mutual between all of the stars in it. The only reason there are super-massive black holes in the center is because stars tend towards the center of that mutual gravity.
Can all tourists please watch this video and take notes before traveling to Hawai'i?!?! Drowning is our number 1 tourist killer and if you don't know how to swim or have little experience in the ocean then please stay on shore. Do other safer activities. Take lessons before you come and just be more vigilant. The ocean is powerful and needs to be respected. Never venture out where you don't belong.
As a surfer rips are my best friend , most time when i paddle out i always look for one to get me out as fast as possible ... but they really not that bad . They just going to take you past the breaking waves and usually when you are at that stage the water will be calm and you can look for waves or white water to take you back in
Glad i was blessed enough to live throughout my childhood up until now. Had no idea about this and to think when i was a kid, i be goin to the beach, always go out neck deep into the water!! Can't thank faith enough on how far I've made it up to see 38🙏🙏🙏
Honestly. Me too. I think as a kid it happened to my brother and I. We got caught in one but we were so oblivious and used to going out way too far anyways we eventually were able to swim back. Being oblivious to what was occurring most likely saved our lives because we were not fighting it and in turn conserved our strength. Scary to look back on now. Parents watch your kids.
I got caught with my son in one of them about three weeks ago, luckily my son who’s a better swimmer made out after a bit of a struggle, I tried swimming straight to shore, it didn’t work, I didn’t panic, and I didn’t know how the idea to swim parallel to shore came to me, eventually I got out, it was an amazing experience, that will help me and my son in the future, if it happens to us again.
Was on Oahu and pulled a chick out of a rip tide. She was from Wisconsin and never saw an ocean in her life. And she almost lost it at Waimea. I pulled her out. Her eyes were as wide as I’ve only seen in combat. She was terrified.
Just got caught in one today with my wife and somehow I was able to get us out. One more pull and we would’ve been pulled out far enough for it to be an issue
I went deep into the ocean (a hundred or so feet from shore) for the first time. I usually stay in shallower parts but I wanted to ride the waves and they were closer to the middle so I had to cross into some areas that I couldn’t touch the ground. I can swim but I’ve always been anxious in the ocean because of the chance of riptides. Anytime I see a waves with a gap I think riptide and I want to make sure that I know what to do. I hope I never get caught in one however.
I had an experience with rip tide, fortunately it was a good one. While swimming in OC Md with my son we were both separated unexpectedly. I was in excellent shape and I was training my son in the boxing gym. So while we were diving to the bottom of the shore acting like dolphins, at times pushing ourselves with our feet to get some air and quickly going under doing cannonballs spinning in the water. All of a sudden my son was gone. I didn’t see him and didn’t think much of it, maybe he was under the water. I continued to play under and started doing cannonballs again and propelling myself with my feet along the bottom and felt like my propulsion was assisted by something and I was moving much faster and I was enjoying it so I decided to stay under for about 2-3 mins longer to enjoy this unusual experience. When came up for air I was so so far away that it was super quiet but I barely could see the shore do to the waves. It took me an hour to get back to shore. My toes and legs were cramping but I ignored the pain and continued back to shore. When I got to the shore I was so displaced I had to walk down 25mins down the beach trying to guess where’s my family? Finally I saw lifeguards and my ex wife looking for my missing son. Fortunately he made it back and explained that he had the same experience as me, playing with rip currents… 😮🤦♂️
I thank god and my father for teaching me to swim, I saw myself super far from shore and people looked like little ants, I swam and swam but nothing. I thought I would die since no one was coming for me and I was to scared to scream for help. But my will to live and never give up kicked in. And I swam and swam and swam and little by little I made it.
Something like this happened to me, and i did exactly what this guy said not to do and i miracoulously managed to survive, just remembering that makes me have shivers down my spine, the feeling that its most likely over is awful
In Greece as we were kids we used to spring into the sea with high waves that had the power to lift hundreds or thousands of stones from the ground and bombarded you with them if you have jumped into the waves at low level (which you had to or you got pushed really hard to the ground by the waves). The stones lifted had a weight up to 5 kilogram but they are all round, polished by the sea. So you feel the bombardment under water but it does not hurt you much. You got mixed around like you would feel like the inner of a washing machine. :)
@@houseofblues9016 no way, the waves advance you for about a meter and the current will draw you back for 2 meters. You have to swim away from the current the waves aren't taking you back
@@Chl19AK I rode the waves on my surfboard always worked for me just lean forward give it six or so paddles and the waves can move you a bit forward every time
Wear a life vest!!! For goodness sake. Why do these states not have any type of campaign or education to tell people to do this. It is mind boggling incompetence!
Got caught in one when I was 12 and luckily my friends older sister who was a lifeguard came out and got me. Ever since then I’ve learned how to handle them
About like a year ago I visited italy snd there was massive waves but there was locals in it so I thought it was okay but ive never been in smth with big waves but I kinda learned to stay out a bit so the waves dont crash into you… until a big wsve pushed me out the shore and since they come in sets the next huge wave barreled me right in the funnel and crashed me down in the sand spinning and my mind was racing it looked like a blue vortex spinning and you forget which way is up down left or right B it somehow in about it 10 secobds which felt like a minute i got back up with no scratches or anything even when I scraped the bottem tumbling
the sea is both beautiful and frightening at the same time, I love the beach but I never dare to go deeper into the water, I don't even know how to swim so I just stay at the very shallow part of the water, that's what I still do now that I'm an adult
@@tazj4257 thank you, but I've never encountered a shark before, the beach that I swim at here in our province where I live, is not known to have sharks or any shark attacks, but still, I would never ever swim in the depths, better be safe than become a sharks next meal, but even if there is no shark in our beach here, I would still be very vigilant
@@pat-9169 I've never encountered one either. But I think it's safe to say where there's an ocean, lake or river there are sharks. Due to climate changes sharks are going into areas they're not known for being at so just be careful. Once I saw sand fleas and almost drowned from a wave I've never went back in lol
As an island kid,If a wave can knock you off your feet,thats enough power to drag you to the ocean...and when you get caught better swim beyond impact zone,and please master your floating,swim back where you can ride the wave back on the sand,just be ready to stand up before wave slams,enjoy 😆
This video is mislabled!!!! What you are showing is....a "RIP CURRENT".... NOT a rip tide. A rip tide and a rip current are different. Relabel this video DB.
A rip current is a surfers best friend....swim with it parallel the beach and swim in if your not using it to get out to the lineup Never fight it, pretty basic stuff
i got caught in a riptide at playa zippolite a while back...i barely managed to swim out of it...& then my knees were swollen & too painful to walk on for about a week afterwards...fortunately the lady at the hostel had a pair of crutches on hand...
That is a nightmare. I have been in a situation where I was whirlpooled just 2 meters from coast. The first wave hit me on the back without noticing it coming and the 3 coming on after the other kept whirlpooling me while standing was impossible and when managed, sand under my feet was dragged like moving floor back in. It was that moment I relasied why people may be drowning in depths up to body waist 😮
i almost got caught in one when i was about 12 i was just swimming but then i felt sand brush past me and i started to move out but luckily i didn’t really go that far i think i was on the edge
@@graciedonnelly5909their not attracted to waves that are about to break the noise the underwater turbulence sand being moved into the gills not exactly an inviting environment for the fish or its prey
I’ve been caught in multiple rip tides but it’s really not that bad unless you are further inside where you can get sucked into deep water. It’s best to stay in water where you can confidently stand safely and be able to keep your head above the water even when there are waves.
Today 2023 9/5 in Japan beach around 14:00 I wend with metal detector to play around beach But wavse come very big drug me in and I'm good swimming I was thinking always to today But not anymore! I noticed I can not make it back waves get bigger and bigger and I all so Lossing my energy for luck big ston was inside far abut 1 kilometer I change plan swimming in direction for that big Stone Wich is inside the ocean wen I get closer I pray to God to help me make it and I did But blood was coming every where from my Body because stone was sharp from the ocean and some one call help to come and help me ! I'm from Europe we have no ocea n in my country so I did know nothing about waves ! Guy please keep away from waves is no joke !
yesterday my best friend i nearly died in a riptide. the day was mega windy and the waves were massive. we ended up getting swept up and we were the only ones there. my friend found some rocks luckily but i kept drifting and i thought that was it but somehow i ended up hitting like the last rock(but it was coral reef which well cut my whole body up) but i made it out alive haha
I was playing in Riptides that were like 0.5 m/s and it wasnt that bad maybe because I could swim and I was relaxed. After i was pulled 5 meters by the current i would always swim off the Riptide and repeat the process
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I was caught in a current too and I panicked first then I just calmed myself down and remembered watching a similar video before and started swimming parallel to the shore until I got out of it eventually .. thank you for making this video and if it wasnt for that one I watched who knows what could've happened
Ive been caught in a riptide... I tried swimming back, just kept pulling me. Im already far out to the point where yelling would be useless. REMEMBER even something as mighty as the ocean STILL obeys the word of the HOLY LORD GOD... I prayed "GOD I dont wanna die out here! Please HELP MEE! and all of a sudden i started floating, muscle dont float... and im carried GENTLY back to the shore...
I saw 3 teens die at Warren dunes😢 So me and my friends were camping and we went to the beach and it was a yellow flag and we were bodyboarding and then we went on a hike it was a mud pit and when we were going back to the beach from the mud pit we heard sirens we didn't know what was going on.the sirens went off and we got scared so when we went to the beach we saw 3 teens drown from a rip current and the navy came and after that moment I would never go in a yellow flag or a red flag
Avoid swimming on days when Minus tides are running (-) These tides are very strong, stronger than usual, increase the pull of rip tides and undertow. Unless you are a VERY good swimmer and VERY familiar with ocean swimming, avoid the water at this time. The pull really is felt when the phase of high tide peaks and the tide then begins to turn. You will feel the pull and it's hard to resist. When the low tide reaches its apex it is much lower than normal. So even without a rip current, it is very easy to be sucked out to sea in a minus tide. So check on the internet or in the local paper for low tide levels where you are. If you see a MINUS sign before the tide level number in feet, that indicates a MINUS TIDE. IF you do get caught in one, swim parallel to shore like with a rip CURRENT. It works, it saved my bacon! Better know what you are doing when encountering Nature at its finest and most powerful here, because the Ocean is nothing to fool around with. It has and will kill the careless and those that disrespect its power. Pray to the Creator for wisdom and strength to negotiate His vast creation when encountering it.......the Ocean in all its many facets.
No that’s called having a phobia just use a surfboard and you’ll be fine, than you can paddle to where the waves are breaking and ride them back to shore
Beach local: just let it flow and flow with it. It's going to drop you probably further than you have ever swim in the ocean and then release you to swim back. Don't exhaust yourself
the problem is : there are sharks in Florida.....I just cannot understand that fools like you don't get nervous from being floating defensless far from the shore
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This video is kinda scary. Even the narrator's voice. I get that it is not supposed to make me laugh but damn! It makes me not even want to walk on the beach--much less to get in the water!!! 😱😱😱🥺🥺🥺
OMG this is jogging my memory, but I got caught in SOMETHING with a friend several years back!
I remember a wave crashing over me and suddenly being dragged underwater. I kind of freaked out for a second when I couldn't get back up for air, but it took me a few seconds (that probably felt way longer then they actually were) of struggling before I realized that I was powerless and just had to give in to this emmence force that was tumbling me around . . . I honestly thought I was going to die . . . But when I finally did feel it let up and finally was able to get a breath of air and swim back to shore I remember both myself and the other guy who got caught in it with me being astounded at just how far it dragged us in such short a time! We couldn't have been underwater for more than 30 seconds TOPS, and yet we had to jog a good quarter of a mile (~400 meters) to get back to the group we were with!
Horrifying story. Don’t listen to the lucky prize btw.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
@@WhatIfScienceShow Hey
God Bless you! Jesus loves you, and died for your sins! Repent and trust in him!
@@isakayyik966 Normally I wouldn't talk about this openly online, but since you mentioned it, I will add on the bit regarding the part where I surrendered to the fact I was powerless over the force around me.
The purpose for being there was for a 1 week church "camp" (I put camp in quotes, because it was really just a retreat on a college campus hundreds of miles from home)
Anyway, it was a very powerful experiance for everyone! My mother even remarked when I came home that it was like she could se a glow around me! It was also the first time I made the decision to fast!
Anyway . . . Back to that moment . . . Part of that feeling that I was going to die was a peaceful feeling . . . I felt in that moment that, if this was God's plan for me to die in that moment, that it was meant to be and . . . Idk . . . It was just, peaceful . . . Because I knew I was in his hands and that, no matter what happened, I was going to be alright ❤ In fact, I think I can say that I have never felt more peace wash over me then in that moment!
In fact, now that I recollect, I think I mentioned to that other guy about it and he mentioned having a similar experience as well!
Anyway, I just fealt I should share that bit ❤
I lost my best friend of 5 years very recently, due to drowning from rip tides. She loved riding her bike, and going to the beach. I love you so much Bella and I hope your doing well I heaven.
RIP. I'm sure she is looking down on you, missing you.
I’m very sorry for your loss. I’m sure you must think of her often. Please remember to take care of yourself and look after your mental health. It’ll be a tough road but I’m sure you can pull through.
Good luck, and hang in there
I hope your not traumatized bestie
No worries bestie I'm doin better@@craigieplaysstuff
Rip Bella she sounds like she had a beautiful soul 🖤
As someone who grew up next to the beach in PR, best advice is: if there’s no locals inside the water, STAY OUT!!!
That's just stupid.
@@liberatedentrepreneur149 it really isn’t though it’s common sense
@@lordjj4325 it really is dumb, riptides are just normal things that could happen in life. Your just gonna stay out of the beach because of that?
@@ParrotsAccount after all it’s for your safety you can do what you want but I’d personally feel unsafe alone in a beavh
@@ParrotsAccount Ya if there is no one who is there at the beach besides you. You should also read the mood in the atmosphere. And don't try to be heroic infront of nature. It could take a sec of mistake to cost your life as well. Patience is the key and should be with everyone especially you
This helps me make sense of an experience that my bff and I had 30 yrs ago in the Gulf of Mexico. We were only 14. We kept being pulled out further and further by the water, against any effort we gave. Not knowing the exact danger we might be in- instead of fighting, we just laughed at ourselves and kept having fun. We knew something didn’t feel right bc we could not make headway into the direction we wanted, yet pretty soon we were inexplicably able to easily walk forward. Once on land, we ran back to her family, knowing that we’d been through something.
RIP Kazuki Takahashi (creator of yugioh) passed away trying to save somebody from a rip current :(
Wow I just went to Google this and I'm in awe of the story. RIP Takahashi
@@takakupowas Yugioh still ongoing under him being an author for it
Yes, he was a legend. May he rest in peace kind, noble soul😢
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I remember when I was going to Zipolite. I got lost and asked a local for directions. The old man didnt want to tell me where it was, he looked sideways and said "People drawn there". I still went there the next day and got caught by a rip tide. First thing you feel is to panic. Dont panic. Take a moment. Then i swam with all my energies towards the beach but in a 45-degree angle, and stayed focused on that direction. Thank God I was able to make it. My heart was pounding like crazy. After that, I have nothing but respect to the sea. Respect the sea.
You were given a test and you passed it. The sea respects you too.
You’re supposed to let the riptide take you away first cause they normally don’t take you too far AND THEN swim side ways about 5 meters then go to shore. Glad you made it regardless.
@@thegodseeker6035The Sea is not an entity my man. Thank God and receive him before you name ends not written in the book of Life.
@@Nanami306 Yes, I am a Christian. "The sea respects you" is just a metaphor. I am not worshipping a large collection of water molecules.
Respect for the old man. He was trying to save your a s by not wanting you to go to that beach.
When I was 11 or 12(I'm 29 now) I got caught in what felt like an endless riptide. It was at Hollywood beach in florida on a weekend, and unfortunately no one heard my gargled screams. I got taken so far out that eventually I just gave up, I was so tired that I stopped fighting the waves and would just rest underwater everytime a wave would come by, instead of screaming at the top of them. I dont wanna say what gave me the inspiration to do it because I dont fully understand it myself. But I took one last good breath, and used the riptide to dive down to the bottom. As I crashed into the sand my body instinctively knew how to get back again. By crawling back. But as I hit the bottom of the ocean I felt the most excruciating pain in the center of my head and chest that caused me to wince and let go of some breath. Idk how I survived but I truly feel like I was down there for over 15 minutes, I couldn't even do it consistently. Each time the water pulled me back even while crawling, I had to slam my head down and dig with my arms to brace for the current(which sent me flipping back further the first crawl I did). I started in a disgusting slimy area with bugs and fish bumping into me as I crawled out the slime and up these sandy hillsides that were pretty steep but then big flat areas. I crawled up many three or four of these underwater hillside things befor I just knew the next one was where I originally got caught. At this point my air felt like toxic chemicals in my chest, so I released it and it felt really good. But then it felt really weird and just bad, half of my mind was experiencing death, the other screaming at what's left to keep crawling foward. It was like 2 worlds at once, but just as I felt like it was the end, the blinding light and oxygen of the shore burst through the darkness. I took one step and my legs buckled, I thought I could rest but a wave came and splashed my face lmfao so I just got up and started walking. People were looking at me like I was a monster untill I finally got back to my mom. My friend told me something was on my head, I was like it's probably seaweed. But he was like no... it's not. It was a foot long bright orange sea worm with and skinny body but lots of tentacle like things, and a skinny mouth with 3 or 4 pristine white hooked long teeth throbbing in and out of its mouth. And when I threw it off my head it just completely flattened on the ground. Its wierd but in a way I feel like that worm sacrifaced itself for me, in a place it wasn't supposed to see or be, because I almost met the same fate.
Bro that's scary glad u made it
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Dude. That story. Damn. Shit. Can't believe you made it. Thanks for sharing.
That pain you felt in your head might have been the sea worm? It’s amazing to think you crawled back to shore under water through a rip current. Or perhaps the rip current eventually pushed you to the side so you are no longer in the flow? Either way we must always stay relaxed in a rip current and swim parallel to the shore until away from the rip current flow then start swimming back to shore. You’re lucky to have made it back.
The crazy part is, when I finally saw the light of the sun, for a split second I was sure it was the light of another world
If you were caught in a riptide, it would be important to stay calm and not try to swim against the current. Riptides are powerful currents that can pull swimmers out to sea, and trying to swim against them can lead to exhaustion. Instead, you should try to swim parallel to the shore, in order to escape the current. Once you are out of the current, you can then swim back to the shore. It's also important to keep an eye on the buoy or other safety markers, or landmarks on the shore, to help you orient yourself and gauge your progress. If you are unable to escape the current or if you feel like you are getting tired, it's important to raise your hand and shout for help. Lifeguards or other beachgoers will be able to spot you and come to your aid.
I agree with everything you said except if you get caught in a rip current u shout for help immediately and then swim parallel. U dont wait till exhaustion
Thanks for the recap
Thank you
Man if you get tired while swimming parallel JUST LAY ON YOUR BACK & ENJOY MOTHER NATURES RIDE
Did you just use the same script as the other video
"The term rip tide is often incorrectly used to refer to rip currents, which are not tidal flows. A rip current is a strong, narrow jet of water that moves away from the beach and into the ocean as a result of local wave motion."
Bra nice job getting this from google bra lmao
Always has to be one Technical Timmy blabbing in the comment section. Feel important now, champ ?? 😂
@@liberatedentrepreneur149 its true. You wanna be ignorant all your life and take shit at face value. Go ahead.
@@donovanrouse5813 thats all it takes
At least someone knows. Thanks
Got caught in a rip tide in Cancun once. I knew what it was when I kept getting drawn out into the sea and couldn't swim back. Had no clue what to do so I had to come up with a plan fast. I just bobbed in the water and when the big waves came in, I would thrust myself up so the waves would push me in again. Key is to swim slowly, not to gain distance, but to not keep going out after the wave pushes you back towards land. Stay calm.. it's your best bet.
I live right by the seas in Wales, and the advice from lifeguards is to swim perpendicular to the flow of the rip current. So instead of swimming against it, swim to the right or left of the current until you're no longer being pulled out. At that stage you can swim to shore
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
That's what my dad said. If you keep calm, you will not die, if you don't keep calm, you have chances you will die. He once got pushed from a bridge to a lake he told me, but he kept calm and swam.
Your not lying. I had to help someone in this same situation. It was scary too. But When I was caught in it. I went under the water While the waves was getting pushed back into the sea & swam towards the beach. Best thing to do is don't panic
Happened to me too in Cancun. I almost panicked and took off my life jacket because it make the it easier for me to be pulled out in the ride. The fish ironically attempted to try to teach me what to do. A school of fish. I have it on camera because I was snorkeling and filming and when I panicked I wasn’t thinking about my phone or go pro attached to me. It caught a lot of the commotion because it was already recording. My friend a local noticed I was too far from shore and was attempting to remove the life jacket which prompted him to come get me and he was an amazing swimmer very used to the water and the power of what it could do. Now I just enjoy wadding when the waters are calm and sitting on the boat or beach and watching when they’re not 😂
Yeah, those rip currents man...I was like 10 when we were at one of Hilton Head Beaches having a blast. And I was next to my uncle who is like 6'4 and he was swimming further out at the time. My cousin and I were just playing near the shoreline. Wave jumping and having a great time and then I was off my feet and being swept under. I passed my uncle who managed to pick me up quickly and swam us out of the current. It happened so fast I just had no time to think. So not everyone is lucky to know what to look out for. I thank him every time we visit for the fourth because I would not be here if it wasn't for him seeing me and knowing it was a rip current I was in. I was very lucky to have been on the outskirts where everyone was swimming. Now we just play in the sand but apparently sand is very dangerous too.
almost died from this crap yesterday. luckily I called for help and got a lifeguard as soon as I got scared and didn't wait or use up ally energy or I'd be dead
This happened to me this summer, almost died, I was saved by two guys who were in my group, Thank God. And thank you to the two guys
My youngest daughter was swimming alone in the water, about a meter deep, while I stood on the shore with my eldest daughter, who was completely unaware of the danger nearby. I kept a close eye on my youngest, glancing back every now and then to make sure she was safe. Everything seemed perfectly normal-just another beautiful day at the beach.
Suddenly, I felt a sense of unease. I decided to join her in the water, just to be closer, just in case. As I waded in and reached her, I casually mentioned that it was time to go home. But then something strange happened-I felt the sand shift beneath my feet. We tried to walk back to the shore, but it felt like we were being pulled away by some invisible force.
Panic set in. We were being carried out to sea by a rip current, and the realization hit me like a ton of bricks. The water that had seemed so calm just moments before was now our enemy. My heart pounded as I fought to stay on my feet, but it was no use. We were being dragged further and further from safety, and there was no one around to help. To make matters worse, neither of us knew how to swim. The situation was dire, and my mind raced with fear.
In that moment, I felt completely helpless. The current was relentless, and I had no idea how to save us. My daughter was right next to me, facing the shore, but terror was written all over her face. Time seemed to slow down, and I knew we only had a few seconds to act. There was no time to think-only to react.
In a desperate attempt to save my daughter, I did the only thing I could think of. I grabbed her and, with all my strength, threw her to the right, toward the shore, away from the deadly current. It was a risk, a split-second decision that I hoped would save her life.
I watched her splash into the water a few meters away from me, and without hesitation, I lunged after her, grabbing her hand and pulling with all my might. The current was still trying to drag us back, but somehow, we managed to inch closer to the shore. My muscles burned, my lungs screamed for air, but I didn’t stop. I couldn’t stop.
Finally, we reached the shallows, and the current began to lose its grip. I pulled my daughter to shore, both of us gasping for breath, shaking with shock. We survived, but just barely.
It was only later that I learned about rip currents and how they can turn a peaceful day at the beach into a life-or-death struggle. I had never heard of them before, but now I know all too well how dangerous they are. That day could have ended in tragedy, but somehow, we survived.
This just happened to me tonight. Me and my buddy were at jacksonville beach and were having a blast. Today the waves were much stronger than usual which made it even funner, but i remember at some point me getting a luttle nervous and telling my friend that it felt like waves were coming from all directions. We were still waist deep and saw a beast of a wave coming towards us and we were ready for it.. or so we thought. The moment that wave hit us we were suddenly in neck deep water. Then BAM immediately after, two more huge waves hit us. I yell to my friend that i can no longer touch the floor and that somethings going on. We were both still kind of confused but we immediately start frantically swimming as hard as we could, directly towards shore. Instantly I felt the water dragging me backwards and I am beginning to panic. We both swam for about 3 minutes whilst staying in the complete same spot. Thankfully it seems the riptide ended there and qe were able to make it back to shore. The moment we got to shore, my buddy collapsed and tried catching his breath. I somehow stayed on my feet, also breathless though. The absolute scariest experience of my life.
Near death experience - I had learnt swimming in my first year of college and within 6 months of learning swimming I along with my 4 college friends went to the beach and we started to swim and play ball 🏈 game in water, we were standing in the radius of 15 meter, for me water was till my chest height. the guy standing deep in water started to swim out without saying anything, within a second the sand under my feet was moved and I started floating. I also started to swim towards the shore. Eventually we all 5 friends started to swim to shore and made it safely. There was one more group of guys playing on our left hand side, when we made it to shore we could see 2 of these guys drowning and unable to swim out, one of our friend in the group was confident swimmer he went in and managed to pull one of the guy out and one drowned unfortunately. When I was swimming out I was feeling that it was taking way longer to swim out as ocean kept dragging me back, however at no point I panicked I was confident that slowly I was coming closer to shore so it kept me going, also I have feeling that our side current was slightly less than the side of those guys who drowned. For next 2 years I never went back in ocean water, swam only in pool. I actually had decided after that I would never enter in ocean again however I changed my mind started to enjoy the sea again.
I think its impressive you managed to get to the shore without being informed about how to properly escape a rip current. You did great
When I was a kid I wanted to swim so bad that I went alone. Told my family I was going to the toilet (camping site) and went to the sea to swim, however everyone was warning me the weather wasn’t too great. I got caught and couldn’t do anything, I was close to the shore but the waves were dragging me all the way. I almost got lost from my family. I was powerless. When it stopped I got too shore and left. Didn’t want to risk swimming so I walked a mile back. The fact no one was watching still has me shook.
How are you at listening now?
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My Brother and I got caught up in one together... nobody saw it either... spooky spooky lol...we grew up in the water tho...I NEVER LOOKED AT THE BEACH THE SAME AFTER THAT THO LOL... RESPECT THE 🌊🌊🌊
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@@trenchlife6094 i am aquaman now.
I was caught in a riptide at South Padre Island.I was about 18 years old.I swam as hard as I could and I made NO progress toward shore. Luckily, I had been warned about these “undertows” which is what people called them half-a-century ago. So, I just relaxed, and kept my head above water which was not difficult. Eventually, I got to a place where I could easily swim to shore. I got on the beach and walked back to where I was when I entered the water. I walked for about 1/2 mile -to-a-mile. I never told my parents about this incident. Why worry them? They were the ones who had repeatedly warned me about “undertows”. Walking back to where I entered the water I was overwhelmed with how much easier walking was than swimming. I guess that’s when I learned I was definitely a land mammal.
This is about RIP CURRENTS. Riptides and rip currents are NOT the same thing. A riptide is a tidal phenomenon in an estuary. At least make sure you're not confusing people What If.
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Yeah true
They definitely should have done some research before making this video
Whatever shit that is, i aint never going to the ocean
I always thought riptides were well away from the shore. I didn’t know you could encounter them so easily
Same.
I encounter them everyday ^^ they’re as common as waves in the Atlantic Ocean
This is NOT a rip tide....it is a rip current....this guy is clueless!
I use rips to get out easily for surfing.
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RIP Tom and Michiel (both 21), victims of the turbulent sea at 15/09/2016. Will always remember you guys.
A suggestion: "what if the black hole in the middle of our galaxy suddenly disappeared"
I think the short answer is, our galaxy wouldn’t have formed in the first place. Maybe a more interesting spin would be, what if the black hole in the middle of our galaxy suddenly disappeared.
@@dixonsusa yeah, thats what i wanted to say, "suddenly disappeared" thanks
@@dixonsusa 🤓 missing the point of the question
Oooooooooh!! Thats a good one!!
Unfortunately, not much would happen. The gravity that keeps our galaxy together is collective, or mutual between all of the stars in it. The only reason there are super-massive black holes in the center is because stars tend towards the center of that mutual gravity.
Can all tourists please watch this video and take notes before traveling to Hawai'i?!?! Drowning is our number 1 tourist killer and if you don't know how to swim or have little experience in the ocean then please stay on shore. Do other safer activities. Take lessons before you come and just be more vigilant. The ocean is powerful and needs to be respected. Never venture out where you don't belong.
You say it likes it's a bad thing
I’m coming in August, is it safe to stand in the water on shore or could I still get swept in? 😩 After this video I’m scared
Always always always refresh yourself on what to do when caught in a riptide before taking a trip down the shore.
As a surfer rips are my best friend , most time when i paddle out i always look for one to get me out as fast as possible ... but they really not that bad . They just going to take you past the breaking waves and usually when you are at that stage the water will be calm and you can look for waves or white water to take you back in
So about how far out does the riptide take you before it gets calm?
Glad i was blessed enough to live throughout my childhood up until now. Had no idea about this and to think when i was a kid, i be goin to the beach, always go out neck deep into the water!! Can't thank faith enough on how far I've made it up to see 38🙏🙏🙏
Crazy thing is they can pull you out in knee deep water.
Honestly. Me too. I think as a kid it happened to my brother and I. We got caught in one but we were so oblivious and used to going out way too far anyways we eventually were able to swim back. Being oblivious to what was occurring most likely saved our lives because we were not fighting it and in turn conserved our strength. Scary to look back on now. Parents watch your kids.
I've heard the "swim 90⁰ to the rip current" tip before. Lifeguard shows discuss it, and those people know what they're saying.
Yeah, but riptides are circles, so even if you just float, it'll pull you back
I've literally never seen a riptide pull anyone under by the way, usually people drown from running out of energy.
@@tander101 Unless a ship passes by and keeps them under, by some lack of luck.
I got caught with my son in one of them about three weeks ago, luckily my son who’s a better swimmer made out after a bit of a struggle, I tried swimming straight to shore, it didn’t work, I didn’t panic, and I didn’t know how the idea to swim parallel to shore came to me, eventually I got out, it was an amazing experience, that will help me and my son in the future, if it happens to us again.
Was on Oahu and pulled a chick out of a rip tide. She was from Wisconsin and never saw an ocean in her life. And she almost lost it at Waimea. I pulled her out. Her eyes were as wide as I’ve only seen in combat. She was terrified.
Just got caught in one today with my wife and somehow I was able to get us out. One more pull and we would’ve been pulled out far enough for it to be an issue
@daxzion773• Glad you all are ok.
Don’t get stuck in a relationship that are riptides.
I went deep into the ocean (a hundred or so feet from shore) for the first time. I usually stay in shallower parts but I wanted to ride the waves and they were closer to the middle so I had to cross into some areas that I couldn’t touch the ground. I can swim but I’ve always been anxious in the ocean because of the chance of riptides. Anytime I see a waves with a gap I think riptide and I want to make sure that I know what to do. I hope I never get caught in one however.
I had an experience with rip tide, fortunately it was a good one. While swimming in OC Md with my son we were both separated unexpectedly.
I was in excellent shape and I was training my son in the boxing gym. So while we were diving to the bottom of the shore acting like dolphins, at times pushing ourselves with our feet to get some air and quickly going under doing cannonballs spinning in the water. All of a sudden my son was gone. I didn’t see him and didn’t think much of it, maybe he was under the water. I continued to play under and started doing cannonballs again and propelling myself with my feet along the bottom and felt like my propulsion was assisted by something and I was moving much faster and I was enjoying it so I decided to stay under for about 2-3 mins longer to enjoy this unusual experience. When came up for air I was so so far away that it was super quiet but I barely could see the shore do to the waves. It took me an hour to get back to shore. My toes and legs were cramping but I ignored the pain and continued back to shore. When I got to the shore I was so displaced I had to walk down 25mins down the beach trying to guess where’s my family? Finally I saw lifeguards and my ex wife looking for my missing son. Fortunately he made it back and explained that he had the same experience as me, playing with rip currents… 😮🤦♂️
I thank god and my father for teaching me to swim, I saw myself super far from shore and people looked like little ants, I swam and swam but nothing. I thought I would die since no one was coming for me and I was to scared to scream for help. But my will to live and never give up kicked in. And I swam and swam and swam and little by little I made it.
1.30h caught in a Riptide last sunday. My surfboard saved me from sinking. When I finally made it out, I was absolutely exhausted. What a scary time!!
Hello , I m From India🇮🇳 ..Your Video is Very Helpful for me..Thanks a lot
Something like this happened to me, and i did exactly what this guy said not to do and i miracoulously managed to survive, just remembering that makes me have shivers down my spine, the feeling that its most likely over is awful
In Greece as we were kids we used to spring into the sea with high waves that had the power to lift hundreds or thousands of stones from the ground and bombarded you with them if you have jumped into the waves at low level (which you had to or you got pushed really hard to the ground by the waves). The stones lifted had a weight up to 5 kilogram but they are all round, polished by the sea. So you feel the bombardment under water but it does not hurt you much. You got mixed around like you would feel like the inner of a washing machine. :)
This happened to me in Cabo I was drunk and couldn’t get back to the shore it was scary for sure but luckily got out of it
Damn I'm going to Cabo in a month..that's why I'm watching this lol..where'd you stay?
Never go in sea drunk
Rip currents can sometimes prove to be fatal.
@musico0075if you float the waves will take u with them
@@houseofblues9016 no way, the waves advance you for about a meter and the current will draw you back for 2 meters. You have to swim away from the current the waves aren't taking you back
@@Chl19AK I rode the waves on my surfboard always worked for me just lean forward give it six or so paddles and the waves can move you a bit forward every time
Suggestion:
1. What if Earth was size of Jupiter
2. What if Earth and Mars switched place
Wow thanks What If that was very interesting and cool to watch!!
Thank you for your comment!
@@WhatIfScienceShow you're welcome!😃
Wear a life vest!!! For goodness sake. Why do these states not have any type of campaign or education to tell people to do this. It is mind boggling incompetence!
Got caught in one when I was 12 and luckily my friends older sister who was a lifeguard came out and got me. Ever since then I’ve learned how to handle them
Don’t float parallel. Float with it. Let it take you out. It will release you. Save your energy.
Hey What if! Great upload like always 🙌🏻
Can you make a video on :
"What if Venus never lost its hospitable atmosphere?"
About like a year ago I visited italy snd there was massive waves but there was locals in it so I thought it was okay but ive never been in smth with big waves but I kinda learned to stay out a bit so the waves dont crash into you… until a big wsve pushed me out the shore and since they come in sets the next huge wave barreled me right in the funnel and crashed me down in the sand spinning and my mind was racing it looked like a blue vortex spinning and you forget which way is up down left or right
B it somehow in about it 10 secobds which felt like a minute i got back up with no scratches or anything even when I scraped the bottem tumbling
Love these videos
Keep em coming
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the sea is both beautiful and frightening at the same time, I love the beach but I never dare to go deeper into the water, I don't even know how to swim so I just stay at the very shallow part of the water, that's what I still do now that I'm an adult
Be careful sharks come up to waist deep water. They've been known to come to 2-5ft
@@tazj4257 thank you, but I've never encountered a shark before, the beach that I swim at here in our province where I live, is not known to have sharks or any shark attacks, but still, I would never ever swim in the depths, better be safe than become a sharks next meal, but even if there is no shark in our beach here, I would still be very vigilant
@@pat-9169 I've never encountered one either. But I think it's safe to say where there's an ocean, lake or river there are sharks. Due to climate changes sharks are going into areas they're not known for being at so just be careful. Once I saw sand fleas and almost drowned from a wave I've never went back in lol
Rip currents don’t pull you under they pull you out and people die from them is because they fight the current they get exhausted and then they drown
Thank you very much for informing people about riptide👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏now i know it and know what to do😋😁👍
Surfers use the rip to get outside, a lot easier than duck diving.
Happened to me as a kid, but I automatically knew somehow to stay calm and then swim back
As an island kid,If a wave can knock you off your feet,thats enough power to drag you to the ocean...and when you get caught better swim beyond impact zone,and please master your floating,swim back where you can ride the wave back on the sand,just be ready to stand up before wave slams,enjoy 😆
This video is mislabled!!!!
What you are showing is....a "RIP CURRENT".... NOT a rip tide. A rip tide and a rip current are different.
Relabel this video DB.
A rip current is a surfers best friend....swim with it parallel the beach and swim in if your not using it to get out to the lineup
Never fight it, pretty basic stuff
i got caught in a riptide at playa zippolite a while back...i barely managed to swim out of it...& then my knees were swollen & too painful to walk on for about a week afterwards...fortunately the lady at the hostel had a pair of crutches on hand...
The fun part is as a bodysurfer, I am often looking for them as a quick way to reach the line up.
Their called, "r.i.p." currents for a reason.
That is a nightmare. I have been in a situation where I was whirlpooled just 2 meters from coast. The first wave hit me on the back without noticing it coming and the 3 coming on after the other kept whirlpooling me while standing was impossible and when managed, sand under my feet was dragged like moving floor back in. It was that moment I relasied why people may be drowning in depths up to body waist 😮
i almost got caught in one when i was about 12 i was just swimming but then i felt sand brush past me and i started to move out but luckily i didn’t really go that far i think i was on the edge
As a surfer, we actually use rip currents to paddle out
They make it so much easier😂
Have you ever seen a. Shark? I’d be so scared the tide would bring new to far out and a shark would appear
@@graciedonnelly5909their not attracted to waves that are about to break the noise the underwater turbulence sand being moved into the gills not exactly an inviting environment for the fish or its prey
You'd he surprised how close sharks come to shore lol @@graciedonnelly5909
I’ve been caught in multiple rip tides but it’s really not that bad unless you are further inside where you can get sucked into deep water. It’s best to stay in water where you can confidently stand safely and be able to keep your head above the water even when there are waves.
thank you so much for this info
Swim out of a rip current the same way you walk out of the road: perpendicular to it which means you swim parallel to the shoreline.
That's the best analogy I've heard so far!
@@coco26able Thank you. I hope it helps!😊
Today 2023 9/5 in Japan beach around 14:00 I wend with metal detector to play around beach But wavse come very big drug me in and I'm good swimming I was thinking always to today But not anymore! I noticed I can not make it back waves get bigger and bigger and I all so Lossing my energy for luck big ston was inside far abut 1 kilometer I change plan swimming in direction for that big Stone Wich is inside the ocean wen I get closer I pray to God to help me make it and I did But blood was coming every where from my Body because stone was sharp from the ocean and some one call help to come and help me ! I'm from Europe we have no ocea n in my country so I did know nothing about waves ! Guy please keep away from waves is no joke !
Am I the only one holding my breath while watching that !?
Just a few days ago one of my best friends, Korby Waters, died in a riptide in Costa Rica. 😢
Just imagining tides pulling inside the ocean makes me uncomfortable...
i just lost my friend to a riptide at jacobs beach two days ago RIP Christain perkins🕊️💔
yesterday my best friend i nearly died in a riptide. the day was mega windy and the waves were massive. we ended up getting swept up and we were the only ones there. my friend found some rocks luckily but i kept drifting and i thought that was it but somehow i ended up hitting like the last rock(but it was coral reef which well cut my whole body up) but i made it out alive haha
I knew that when I lived in Rio de Janeiro. You swim parallel to the shore and, eventually you'll get out of it.
I was playing in Riptides that were like 0.5 m/s and it wasnt that bad maybe because I could swim and I was relaxed. After i was pulled 5 meters by the current i would always swim off the Riptide and repeat the process
Been there done that lived in Florida for 10 yrs it was fun !!!
Got caught in one in Costa Rica with my daughter. Absolutely terrifying. I haven’t gone into the ocean since.
Title : What if you caught on the Riptide
0:01: What if you caught on the Riptide
0:29 How do you spot one
1:02 What are rip currents ?
2:17 Getting caught
4:03 Pulmonary edema
I was caught in a current too and I panicked first then I just calmed myself down and remembered watching a similar video before and started swimming parallel to the shore until I got out of it eventually .. thank you for making this video and if it wasnt for that one I watched who knows what could've happened
Ive been caught in a riptide... I tried swimming back, just kept pulling me. Im already far out to the point where yelling would be useless. REMEMBER even something as mighty as the ocean STILL obeys the word of the HOLY LORD GOD... I prayed "GOD I dont wanna die out here! Please HELP MEE! and all of a sudden i started floating, muscle dont float... and im carried GENTLY back to the shore...
I saw 3 teens die at Warren dunes😢
So me and my friends were camping and we went to the beach and it was a yellow flag and we were bodyboarding and then we went on a hike it was a mud pit and when we were going back to the beach from the mud pit we heard sirens we didn't know what was going on.the sirens went off and we got scared so when we went to the beach we saw 3 teens drown from a rip current and the navy came and after that moment I would never go in a yellow flag or a red flag
I was able to.scape from a Rip C. Swimming against the current. Don't así me how but I did not know about Rip C, it was in a pacific beach at Panama
Avoid swimming on days when Minus tides are running (-) These tides are very strong, stronger than usual, increase the pull of rip tides and undertow. Unless you are a VERY good swimmer and VERY familiar with ocean swimming, avoid the water at this time. The pull really is felt when the phase of high tide peaks and the tide then begins to turn. You will feel the pull and it's hard to resist. When the low tide reaches its apex it is much lower than normal. So even without a rip current, it is very easy to be sucked out to sea in a minus tide. So check on the internet or in the local paper for low tide levels where you are. If you see a MINUS sign before the tide level number in feet, that indicates a MINUS TIDE.
IF you do get caught in one, swim parallel to shore like with a rip CURRENT. It works, it saved my bacon! Better know what you are doing when encountering Nature at its finest and most powerful here, because the Ocean is nothing to fool around with. It has and will kill the careless and those that disrespect its power. Pray to the Creator for wisdom and strength to negotiate His vast creation when encountering it.......the Ocean in all its many facets.
Wow,life is so dangerous. Fun can turn into tragedy in seconds be careful
“If you see the water do *this “
* water looks like a normal beach *
Every person should watch this before going to a beach
Oh this why my uncle told me to swim near him we were going 90 degrees away from the center
1:39, a very good demonstration
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Scary to be in one. I almost could've been killed in 2000 visiting relatives in San Diego. Thank God I survived.
Thank God❤
Enjoy the ride
Love what if videos
So enthusiastic 😍😍😍
Turist died all the time at the beach In Puerto Rico specially kids and young adults because RIP current
I go to the beach every year and last year The water was like pulling me backwards and it was really hard to swim back luckily i was able too
RIP Ryan.
moral of the story: just don’t swim in the ocean🥰
No that’s called having a phobia just use a surfboard and you’ll be fine, than you can paddle to where the waves are breaking and ride them back to shore
Oceans are fun.
Best answer 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 no swimming in the ocean 🌊!!!!
@@GentleGiant4christ why do you worship a man?
Facts!!💯 Finally someone with some common sense
Beach local: just let it flow and flow with it. It's going to drop you probably further than you have ever swim in the ocean and then release you to swim back. Don't exhaust yourself
the problem is : there are sharks in Florida.....I just cannot understand that fools like you don't get nervous from being floating defensless far from the shore
My friend just died a few hours ago by the current💔 I just wanted to see what he went through
Swim across the rip tide towards the shore was what I was taught.
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This video is kinda scary. Even the narrator's voice. I get that it is not supposed to make me laugh but damn! It makes me not even want to walk on the beach--much less to get in the water!!! 😱😱😱🥺🥺🥺