Please people, NEVER fight a rip current! Humans rarely win. Let it take you while you relax and float on your back. Save your energy until out of the rip current....then swim parallel to the shore until you know you're out, then head in.
Heartbreaking, 6 children that lost both parents. Good Lord give this family strength. Thank God they have grandparents and immediate family to help them and watch over them. RIP to this couple, Ryan and Erica
No, they aren’t. I grew up in FL. We’re taught at a young age how to deal with them. If you know how to respond, you’ll be fine. It doesn’t require any kind of strength. It’s about the direction you swim. In fact, if you’re fighting the current, you’re doing it wrong.
Agree i live on the beach, i don’t worry about them, just an inconvenience if you get caught in one because it can take a while to get back to shore. Offcourse I understand it is scary because your not in control and often the water is rough, but I normally just turn to my back and use a modified back stroke until im able to body surf some waves back in
A good swimmer who also remains calm in crisis has little to worry about. I'm a former Ironman triathlete who can handle just about any swim condition you throw at me. But one time in Florida I had to rescue my wife who freaked out in a rip-current, and that took a lot out of me. As @FirstNameLastName-wt5to wrote, a key is not fighting the current. People who don't understand that and freak out when pulled out by the current, can end up running out of steam and drowning, as likely happened to the unfortunate couple.
My friend and I got caught up in one. I am an excellent swimmer, she was young and strong. It sucks you out fast, we turned around and the shore was teeny. We swam parallel, which does not always work but it did and we crawled up on the beach, collapsed. This was in another country and no lifeguards.
Relax with a back float, then swim about 30 yards (one-two minutes) lateral to the beach, then relax and back float again, let the waves pull you back to shore.
Listen to all the warnings it's scary I've been in them and they are terrifying. I'm from here I have been swimming since I was 4 when red cross had swimming lessons my brother and myself were taken taken by my mom. They taught us how to get out of rip tides.I highly recommend it. But always be careful of them
If you can't swim, don't go into waters you can't handle. If caught in a riptide, swim parallel to the coast. Eventually you will be able to swim back to shore.
I was in the Pacific Ocean in SoCal one hot summer day. I was only in thigh deep. A wave knocked me down and as the water was going out, it started dragging me out to see as couldn't stand up and touch the ocean floor. I started to panic but remembered to swim parallel to the shore. I swam enough out of the rip tide to stand up. Never got in the ocean since then.
When I saw those red flags flying in PC beach, there was no way I was going in the water!!! Even with 2 red flags flying, people were going in the water. 🤦♀️
I spent my whole life swimming with rip currents. You just have to know how to react. You do not fight the current. You swim parallel to the shore and alternate with floating on back of you need rest. Those flags are for people who don’t know.
Friday the 13th, June 1986 I almost drowned. A kid with a boogie board saved my life. I was literally 5 seconds from giving up when he noticed I was in serious trouble. These tides are no joke!!! Be careful out there 🙏
My brother and I got ripped on Oahu's North Shore. We managed to claw our way to jagged out crops and swore at each other for getting into the hidden current. I remember that feeling of the ocean being in charge.
@@RiskyShot2 Many strong swimmers have perished in rip tides as they fought against the current taking them out to sea instead of swimming parallel to it long enough to escape the power of the currents.
We're mainlanders from Hawaiian who grew up in FL. When we went back to bury a relative we went to a north shore surf beach. Which was ominously empty. Brother dove in for some body surfing and without us noticing, had stopped surfing and now wanted to escape the waves that were crashing on a shelf creating backwash similar to a rip current, but he couldn' t escape sideways due to cliffs bracketing the beach. I'm not sure how he got out, sheer perseverance or a lucky break in the waves? My cousins all excoriated him for not wearing flippers AND hand flippers on.
Grew up on the Gulf coast of Alabama, then worked in ERs there. It's panic that kills. A fit swimmer should be able to float for hours. Ignorance has drowned many.
People on here are asking what the red flags mean. There are signs on the beach that explain double red flags mean "Double red flags means water is closed" to the public. One Red flag is high hazard meaning high surf and/or strong currents.
It means the water is too rough and you shouldn't go in under any circumstances. One red flag alone means don't go in the water. Two is double that warning. I can't imagine why people ignore it.
There are signs on the beach that explain double red flags mean "Double red flags means water is closed" to the public. One Red flag is high hazard meaning high surf and/or strong currents.
I know what they mean. It doesn't mean everyone else does. So, it would have been nice to mention it. Like they said in the video, there are people visiting the beach who are not familiar with it. So it would have been helpful to say what two red flags represent, rather than just saying they are there for a reason!
Everyone who can swim, especially young people, consider themselves "good swimmers"....right up until you actually experience a rip current in person. If the ocean wants you, it doesn't really matter who you are. All the people who say "swim sideways" "save your energy" "don't fight it", have never experienced it. When the shore looks to be miles away, when the wind makes yelling useless, and when the very ocean itself feels like it is sucking you down and away, there isn't much time for anything but fear. Fear and shock that just one moment ago you were on vacation and now you are experiencing the very end of your life, which you never really thought was going to come but now you are not only certain of its inevitability, but you have a first row seat to it while being fully aware up until the very millisecond that your body gives out on you.
Terribly horrible tragedy.... Stay out of the water if it's above the knees it's just not safe and please use common sense .... For me it's only ankle deep that's it for me
Incredibly sad. As much as a love the ocean, I think it’s extremely dangerous and once you’re in it, your fate lies with nature..sending love and condolences to the children and the family and friends ❤
Maybe put signs up how to swim parallel to the shoreline in a rip current, if these people come down from up north, they’re just not gonna know what I know, I’ve been caught in many many rip currents, and they don’t bother me the least bit because I know how to deal with them. !!! I’ve had lots of fun, letting the rip currents take you for a ride !!
I'm from Florida and There are signs on the beach that explain double red flags mean "Double red flags means water is closed" to the public. One Red flag is high hazard meaning high surf and/or strong currents.
Wow, that is indescribably sad for those children.
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Please people, NEVER fight a rip current! Humans rarely win. Let it take you while you relax and float on your back. Save your energy until out of the rip current....then swim parallel to the shore until you know you're out, then head in.
When posted warning signs say:
"Rip Currents"
"Unguarded part of the Beach"
It's best to accept the guidance and live to see another day.
That's easier said than done
I actually did this when I was 10...it was instinct I guess. Good advice ❤
@@marih3286I grew up swimming with it my whole life. Never once had any issues. People only die because they freak out and fight the current.
When red flags are up stay OUT of the water!
Heartbreaking, 6 children that lost both parents. Good Lord give this family strength. Thank God they have grandparents and immediate family to help them and watch over them. RIP to this couple, Ryan and Erica
Rip tides are killers even for good swimmers
No, they aren’t. I grew up in FL. We’re taught at a young age how to deal with them. If you know how to respond, you’ll be fine. It doesn’t require any kind of strength. It’s about the direction you swim. In fact, if you’re fighting the current, you’re doing it wrong.
Agree i live on the beach, i don’t worry about them, just an inconvenience if you get caught in one because it can take a while to get back to shore. Offcourse I understand it is scary because your not in control and often the water is rough, but I normally just turn to my back and use a modified back stroke until im able to body surf some waves back in
A good swimmer who also remains calm in crisis has little to worry about. I'm a former Ironman triathlete who can handle just about any swim condition you throw at me. But one time in Florida I had to rescue my wife who freaked out in a rip-current, and that took a lot out of me. As @FirstNameLastName-wt5to wrote, a key is not fighting the current. People who don't understand that and freak out when pulled out by the current, can end up running out of steam and drowning, as likely happened to the unfortunate couple.
It is important to have the ability to READ THE SIGNS.
aint no government telling me what to do.
Red Flags, STAY OUT OF THE WATER !!!!!!!!
Those Florida rip tides are no joke
You don't swim towards the sand in a rip current. You swim laterally.
Parallel with the shore.
There's another couple yesterday where the male survived but the female didn't. They were standing close to the shoreline. *Respect Natural Elements.*
"Natures Laws"
@crisnmaryfam7344 what he said was perfectly fine
@@diabolicalmidget6355 i dont think that is what he meant.
I hope the sharks didn't get her.
Saw that, She was the one pulling him in when clearly he didn't want any part of it.
This is a tragedy. This couple had six kids.
My friend and I got caught up in one. I am an excellent swimmer, she was young and strong. It sucks you out fast, we turned around and the shore was teeny. We swam parallel, which does not always work but it did and we crawled up on the beach, collapsed. This was in another country and no lifeguards.
Swim sideways.
This should be in bold all caps in the headline!
EXACTLY
Relax with a back float, then swim about 30 yards (one-two minutes) lateral to the beach, then relax and back float again, let the waves pull you back to shore.
And if the tide is going out?
@@gordonhopkins4658 Beach is just as far away all the same. Unless you are in the Bay of Fundy. Look that one up, it's crazy.
What if I can't tell the direction. I'll stay out of string currents I'm good 😅
@@gordonhopkins4658It changes nothing.
@@felishaspersonalmail4953 Well then, that would be the correct move.
The water isn’t a joke
My condolences to their families. My prayers go out to their children who witnessed the incident.
Going into the ocean during a tropical storm is very intelligent
Listen to all the warnings it's scary I've been in them and they are terrifying. I'm from here I have been swimming since I was 4 when red cross had swimming lessons my brother and myself were taken taken by my mom. They taught us how to get out of rip tides.I highly recommend it. But always be careful of them
Water took me down in Rehoboth this week. Its no joke.
If you can't swim, don't go into waters you can't handle. If caught in a riptide, swim parallel to the coast. Eventually you will be able to swim back to shore.
If there is a notice there is a rip current you should obey it. Don’t act stupid and ignore it
God bless the family, the rescuers, and the hospital staff that tried to save them.
I was in the Pacific Ocean in SoCal one hot summer day. I was only in thigh deep. A wave knocked me down and as the water was going out, it started dragging me out to see as couldn't stand up and touch the ocean floor. I started to panic but remembered to swim parallel to the shore. I swam enough out of the rip tide to stand up. Never got in the ocean since then.
Prayers for family
Omg ..6 children & both parents were gone 😢😢😢
How horrible, i pray for their family.😢🙏🙏🙏✝️❤️🕊️
I have lived in Florida all my life. i don't ever go to the beach .condolences to the family 😢
When I saw those red flags flying in PC beach, there was no way I was going in the water!!! Even with 2 red flags flying, people were going in the water. 🤦♀️
I spent my whole life swimming with rip currents. You just have to know how to react. You do not fight the current. You swim parallel to the shore and alternate with floating on back of you need rest. Those flags are for people who don’t know.
Such a tragedy. Prayers for the family & children.
Friday the 13th, June 1986 I almost drowned. A kid with a boogie board saved my life. I was literally 5 seconds from giving up when he noticed I was in serious trouble. These tides are no joke!!! Be careful out there 🙏
My husband had to save my sis at Galveston TX long ago.
Swim to the side iif you are in a current. Don't try to swim to shore! SIDE! I'm truly surprised more people don't know this
My brother and I got ripped on Oahu's North Shore. We managed to claw our way to jagged out crops and swore at each other for getting into the hidden current. I remember that feeling of the ocean being in charge.
The ocean is ALWAYS UNFORGIVING.
Nothing to take lightly. Sad.
There is things you don’t do as a grown person especially when you have too many kids to live for .
Everybody in the comments “knows how to survive,” but they’d die too, if actually IN the situation…
dont go in the water if you cant swim
Some people make smarter decisions
@@RiskyShot2 Many strong swimmers have perished in rip tides as they fought against the current taking them out to sea instead of swimming parallel to it long enough to escape the power of the currents.
Nope. I learned survival swimming in the Navy
No. Its about not panicking because you understand what is going on. You can survive a rip current.
We're mainlanders from Hawaiian who grew up in FL. When we went back to bury a relative we went to a north shore surf beach. Which was ominously empty. Brother dove in for some body surfing and without us noticing, had stopped surfing and now wanted to escape the waves that were crashing on a shelf creating backwash similar to a rip current, but he couldn'
t escape sideways due to cliffs bracketing the beach.
I'm not sure how he got out, sheer perseverance or a lucky break in the waves? My cousins all excoriated him for not wearing flippers AND hand flippers on.
Grew up on the Gulf coast of Alabama, then worked in ERs there. It's panic that kills. A fit swimmer should be able to float for hours. Ignorance has drowned many.
❤❤RIP😢😢 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏for those children.
I had never seen riptides until I was in Santa Monica last year. They're cool to watch, but that's scary. I feel bad for their kids.
I feel awful for them
You don't fool with mother nature.
So very sad.
Oh my 6 babies without their parents.
People on here are asking what the red flags mean. There are signs on the beach that explain double red flags mean "Double red flags means water is closed" to the public. One Red flag is high hazard meaning high surf and/or strong currents.
It would have been nice for him to have explained what the reason is for the double red flags.
It means the water is too rough and you shouldn't go in under any circumstances. One red flag alone means don't go in the water. Two is double that warning. I can't imagine why people ignore it.
There are signs on the beach that explain double red flags mean "Double red flags means water is closed" to the public. One Red flag is high hazard meaning high surf and/or strong currents.
It's not hard to infer the reason based on the entire context of the video.
@imageword5576 What is that? There are rip currents? Or, do not swim? Or, two people drowned here today?
I know what they mean. It doesn't mean everyone else does. So, it would have been nice to mention it. Like they said in the video, there are people visiting the beach who are not familiar with it. So it would have been helpful to say what two red flags represent, rather than just saying they are there for a reason!
The treasure coast has STRONG currents. Dont get caught in it. Go and dip your ankles in but its a ROUGH ocean current out there, don't get deep!
I feel horrendous for the kids who were yelling instructions from the beach. I don’t know if I would have had the sense to stay on shore.
It shows on my weather app the warnings for riptide. I’m in Louisiana. People just need to pay attention!
God bless them and families..
Everyone who can swim, especially young people, consider themselves "good swimmers"....right up until you actually experience a rip current in person. If the ocean wants you, it doesn't really matter who you are. All the people who say "swim sideways" "save your energy" "don't fight it", have never experienced it. When the shore looks to be miles away, when the wind makes yelling useless, and when the very ocean itself feels like it is sucking you down and away, there isn't much time for anything but fear. Fear and shock that just one moment ago you were on vacation and now you are experiencing the very end of your life, which you never really thought was going to come but now you are not only certain of its inevitability, but you have a first row seat to it while being fully aware up until the very millisecond that your body gives out on you.
Don’t ignore the warning flags!
Rest with God, Fellow Pennsylvanians! Sad! 💙
Holy crap, 6 orphans 😢
please look up on internet how to identify what the rip tide looks like when its coming onto the beach,
Such a tragedy
6 kids? Getting in the water was probably a relief for them. Unfortunately it didn't turn out to be a wise decision.
Nature isn't a theme park therefore the ocean isn't a pool, if the sea waves are roaring stay on the shore, so preventable.
I can say alot about this situation but I will keep my mouth shut🤔
You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes
Feel bad for the kids
How did they drown if they can swim?
This is so sad 😢.
The caution signs were there...
Ppl. Need to start following the flags. It's dbl red flags is very dangerous.
Terribly horrible tragedy.... Stay out of the water if it's above the knees it's just not safe and please use common sense .... For me it's only ankle deep that's it for me
Praying
Incredibly sad. As much as a love the ocean, I think it’s extremely dangerous and once you’re in it, your fate lies with nature..sending love and condolences to the children and the family and friends ❤
Sad
Lesson learned
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Entitlement and ignorance ( read the signs and respect the warnings ).
Maybe put signs up how to swim parallel to the shoreline in a rip current, if these people come down from up north, they’re just not gonna know what I know, I’ve been caught in many many rip currents, and they don’t bother me the least bit because I know how to deal with them. !!! I’ve had lots of fun, letting the rip currents take you for a ride !!
You will see those signs describing how to survive a rip current in FL, but probably not everywhere.
I'm from Florida and There are signs on the beach that explain double red flags mean "Double red flags means water is closed" to the public. One Red flag is high hazard meaning high surf and/or strong currents.
Am certain Steve Bannon & Trump are responsible!!!
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Surprised that DeSantis is still funding lifeguards
@Barry20294 I guess the question is for how long?
😂😂 That is some funny 💩 there.. Must of been a Shriners family.
Praise god ? Yeah right
Enjoying life too much
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