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re: LSU student dies after trying to save boy from rip current in Florida
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:10 pm to Loup
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:10 pm to Loup
My parents had a condo in Destin during my childhood so we were always swimming in the gulf. I had a lot of scary experiences in rip currents where I thought I was a goner. My daddy told me the most important thing is to not fight it. Just float out and when you stop being pulled start swimming parallel to the shore. I’ve been sucked under and flipped over and over to where my face was slamming in the sand. Freaks me out thinking how close I felt I was to drowning on several occasions.
This is such a sad story. My son is also 21 and I always tell him that many great swimmers drown in the ocean bc they’re not experienced swimming in that environment.
This is such a sad story. My son is also 21 and I always tell him that many great swimmers drown in the ocean bc they’re not experienced swimming in that environment.
This post was edited on 4/13/21 at 2:16 pm
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Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:14 pm to BlackCoffeeKid
Don't care how strong a swimmer you are, you won't beat that current. People underestimate how difficult a water rescue is in these circumstances. Still, he did the right thing in stepping up.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:18 pm to SloaneRanger
Rip tides are the strangest thing. If you simply sit there and do absolutely nothing, you will be completely fine
I watched rip currents in New Zealand 10x stronger than anything here, and 8 year olds surfing would fall off their board, get caught in it, let it take them peacefully out to sea, then they would swim back to shore once the current ended
From the local guide teaching us how to surf, he told us if you ever try to rescue someone caught in one and they are fighting, he said to bring a rock and knock them the frick out, then you can hold them and float out to sea with the current
Thats how they taught people there.
I watched rip currents in New Zealand 10x stronger than anything here, and 8 year olds surfing would fall off their board, get caught in it, let it take them peacefully out to sea, then they would swim back to shore once the current ended
From the local guide teaching us how to surf, he told us if you ever try to rescue someone caught in one and they are fighting, he said to bring a rock and knock them the frick out, then you can hold them and float out to sea with the current
Thats how they taught people there.
This post was edited on 4/13/21 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:24 pm to lsupride87
Yup, most people drown bc they get winded trying to swim against the current and then panicking swimming even harder when they feel like they’re not making any progress.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:26 pm to LSUAngelHere1
To further my point on how ironic currents are when you understand them, the surfers would actually jump in the current on purpose so they didnt have to paddle out to sea
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:27 pm to Byrdybyrd05
young man went out a selfless hero. prayers to him and his family
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:40 pm to Loup
My buddy got caught up in one while we were surfing the Huntington Beach pier. I just happened to be close to shore when I noticed and grabbed a lifeguard. No way even with a surfboard I could have made it out to him in time versus the lifeguards. Those guys go through insane training to qualify.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:46 pm to wutangfinancial
A rip will actually bring back towards the shore if you just ride with them.
This post was edited on 4/13/21 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:48 pm to TDTOM
Yeah, you always hear that if you just let it take you, you eventually get out of it and can swim back to safety. I guess panic sets in and that’s what causes you to drown.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:48 pm to tigerinthebueche
What a sad, but heroic story.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:49 pm to SloaneRanger
quote:
Don't care how strong a swimmer you are, you won't beat that current. People underestimate how difficult a water rescue is in these circumstances.
You get an easier swim out to the victim, then you start traveling parallel to the shore to get out of the rip. Literally day 1 info of lifeguarding.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:50 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Am I missing it....did the young boy get out ok?
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:53 pm to TDTOM
Swim parallel to the shore, you'll eventually get out of the current. .
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:54 pm to Loup
quote:
I'm a strong swimmer
May want to rethink your definition of “strong”.
Truly a sad situation with the young man. He’s a hero, either way. He had the guts to do something. Bravo to him and the other two students.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:54 pm to MoarKilometers
quote:
You get an easier swim out to the victim, then you start traveling parallel to the shore to get out of the rip. Literally day 1 info of lifeguarding.
When I was about 13 I got caught in the current and started freaking out. It wasn't until I realized I need to swim parallel / diagonal that I made progress. Thinking back, the fear of being brought out despite how hard I tried was what was going to kill me.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:57 pm to MoarKilometers
I've always heard swim parallel to the shore and don't fight it.
I know it pulls you out and away, But can a rip current suck you beneath the surface? legit wondering
I know it pulls you out and away, But can a rip current suck you beneath the surface? legit wondering
Posted on 4/13/21 at 2:59 pm to salty1
quote:
May want to rethink your definition of “strong”.
Nah baw. Rip currents aren't anything to play with.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 3:03 pm to Loup
I make sure I tell my daughter every year just to lay on her boogie board and float out.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 3:12 pm to baytiger11
quote:Nope
But can a rip current suck you beneath the surface?
I also dont recommend swimming at all. I think that is where the messaging is a mistake. They need to hammer the idea of "floating" riding with the rip until it ends, then come back to shpre
This post was edited on 4/13/21 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 4/13/21 at 3:14 pm to LSUAngelHere1
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
I hope that LSU establishes a scholarship in his name. His parents raised a young man that men three times his age can admire. This is what a man of respect looks like. We really aren't worthy.
RIP
I hope that LSU establishes a scholarship in his name. His parents raised a young man that men three times his age can admire. This is what a man of respect looks like. We really aren't worthy.
RIP
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