re: LSU student dies after trying to save boy from rip current in Florida

You really don’t even have to exert energy treading. Just remaining calm will keep you bobbing up and down riding the waves. My daddy told me it’s a lot easier to save you if you drift out than it is if you go under and drown. Believe it or not once the rip is done with you the ocean will start pushing you back toward the shore. And you’ll still have energy to swim along with it.