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Have you ever been caught in a rip tide?
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:35 am
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:35 am
Do those instructions actually work?
ETA:
ETA:
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If you get caught in a riptide, here’s what to do:
Don’t panic.
Don’t try to swim against the rip. Deaths that result from riptides aren’t caused by the current pulling someone under; instead, the person typically panics, starts trying to swim against the rip to get back to shore, becomes exhausted, and drowns. An 8-feet-per-second riptide is so strong that not even Michael Phelps could swim against it. Don’t kick against the pricks.
Swim parallel to the shore. Instead of swimming against the rip current, you want to swim perpendicular to it, in either direction. Rip currents are typically only 20-100 feet wide. Once you leave the rip, swim at an angle away from it towards the shore.
Go with the flow. If you don’t have the swimming skills or energy to swim out of the rip, float on your back and go with the current. Just imagine you’re taking a spin on the Lazy River at the water park you went to as a kid. Once the rip current dissipates, you can do the parallel swim thing or try to signal to the lifeguard or someone else that you’re in need of help
This post was edited on 10/10/19 at 8:46 am
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Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:37 am to RedRifle
Yes and yes
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:38 am to RedRifle
they ain't no joke
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:38 am to RedRifle
Works great as long as you're not swimming towards another rip tide.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:38 am to RedRifle
Yep.
Even if you know what to do it's hard not to freak out for a bit at first.
Even if you know what to do it's hard not to freak out for a bit at first.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:39 am to RedRifle
I’m at the beach now. Have been caught in a riptide as a child. Very traumatic. Hope the escape system works. Hard thing to do is stay calm. I’m 59 and remember it like it was yesterday
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:39 am to RedRifle
You should probably share those instructions since your asking about them
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:39 am to RedRifle
Someone else grabbed me and saved me.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:39 am to RedRifle
as long as you don't panic they work great. Just let it do it's thing until you get out of it and can swim towards the beach.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:40 am to RedRifle
Fortunately no. I feel like if I was it'd be hard to remain calm enough to recall those instructions
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:44 am to SDVTiger
Yes
My grandfather swam out to rescue a kid stuck in one too
1. Swim parallel to the shore until you’re out of it and then swim to the shore
2. If all else fails just remain calm and let it take you out. Do your best to not struggle and just float and it will eventually spit you out then do step 1.
Most people drown because they waste all their energy trying to swim against it. You aren’t going to win. Water is a powerful powerful force many underestimate.
Also.
Drowning is silent. It’s not like the movies where the victim is above water screaming for help and thrashing around. They surface just enough to catch a breath. And each surface breath gets less and less as they tire out then never come back up.
Also never jump in to save a drowning person. Use a pole or a tube or anything. If you jump in then people will just find two bodies instead of one. They will grab onto you and use you as leverage to get above water. Survival instinct is a bitch and turns people into animals. Not “oh thank you for the help I’ll calm down now” but “oh yes a solid platform I can push down to get my head above water”.
My grandfather swam out to rescue a kid stuck in one too
1. Swim parallel to the shore until you’re out of it and then swim to the shore
2. If all else fails just remain calm and let it take you out. Do your best to not struggle and just float and it will eventually spit you out then do step 1.
Most people drown because they waste all their energy trying to swim against it. You aren’t going to win. Water is a powerful powerful force many underestimate.
Also.
Drowning is silent. It’s not like the movies where the victim is above water screaming for help and thrashing around. They surface just enough to catch a breath. And each surface breath gets less and less as they tire out then never come back up.
Also never jump in to save a drowning person. Use a pole or a tube or anything. If you jump in then people will just find two bodies instead of one. They will grab onto you and use you as leverage to get above water. Survival instinct is a bitch and turns people into animals. Not “oh thank you for the help I’ll calm down now” but “oh yes a solid platform I can push down to get my head above water”.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:44 am to sweetwaterbilly
No, but it is one of my biggest fears when my daughter grabs her boogie board.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:45 am to athenslife101
quote:
You should probably share those instructions since your asking about them
As an avid surf-fishing guy, rip tides are no joke but they key is to remain calm, swim parallel to the beach, and then make your way back to the beach once you've left the rip. If you lose the energy to swim, take a deep breath and float on your back to recoup and then try swimming parallel again.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:46 am to RedRifle
Yes and yes
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:47 am to SDVTiger
It doesn't pull you under, correct? Just pulls you out?
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:48 am to deaux
You don't even have to swim out of one. If you just float it will take you back towards shore.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:50 am to RedRifle
Almost died in one in Costa Rica. Scariest moment of my life I was picked up by a lifeguard in a boat and I wasn’t the only one he was grabbing out of the water that day. Very hopeless feeling I’ve never been so tired my head was barely above the water. I started praying and out of no where the boat came. Gods real.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:53 am to RedRifle
Reason #whatever I don't go in the ocean.
Swimming pools don't have rip currents or sharks.
Swimming pools don't have rip currents or sharks.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:53 am to RedRifle
Yes, several times. We have a vacation home in Florida (subtle brag) and spend 100+ days a year there. The scariest was a few years ago when I had my two kids with me (5 & 6 at the time). We were not far out and they were hanging on me when a big wave took us up and then out. Next thing I knew, I couldn't stand and swimming back to the shore (they can swim) was not happening. I explained to them that we were in a rip current and they started to float on their backs while I swam parallel to the shore holding on to them. Soon enough, the waves started pushing us back in and I could stand again.
Since the time my kids began swimming, if I saw a rip current, I bring them out on paddle board to teach them how to not panic and get out. I truly believe if I had not taught them to be calm and float on their backs, we would have drowned.
TLDNR: teach your kids how to get out
Since the time my kids began swimming, if I saw a rip current, I bring them out on paddle board to teach them how to not panic and get out. I truly believe if I had not taught them to be calm and float on their backs, we would have drowned.
TLDNR: teach your kids how to get out
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:54 am to RedRifle
No.
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