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re: Rip tides: Beach’s deaths along Dauphin Island to Destin this week
Posted on 6/12/21 at 3:25 pm to TutHillTiger
Posted on 6/12/21 at 3:25 pm to TutHillTiger
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And no one right now is sure what are the bad areas because the hurricanes last year really changed the coastlines dramatically. So an area that has been safe for years may not be now.
I really wish people had the attention spans to understand this, because it's more important than they can imagine.
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Posted on 6/12/21 at 3:26 pm to samson73103
I use to live on Dauphin Island. They were never an issue as long as I was there.
5 years
5 years
Posted on 6/12/21 at 3:46 pm to TutHillTiger
quote:Exaggeration or drama much?
Rip tides: Beach’s deaths along Dauphin Island to Destin this week
4 or 5 people didn’t die along any 30 miles stretch of beach in South Africa this week.
Death is finite. Was it 4 or 5?
Further, Dauphin Island to Destin is over 100 miles not 30 thus reducing the death ratio by 75-80%. 1 death every 30 miles, not 4 or 5 .
Posted on 6/12/21 at 11:12 pm to Crow Pie
Destin to east tip of Dauphin island is a 45 minute boat ride when it’s slick bro. Done it many times. Alabama only has a 53 mile coastline total. From east tip of Dauphin island to western tip if Destin is about 30 miles.
Pensacola and Mobile share new service but I sometimes just watch mobile news and they don’t really report Destin drownings so not sure if it’s 4 or 5 last week
Pensacola and Mobile share new service but I sometimes just watch mobile news and they don’t really report Destin drownings so not sure if it’s 4 or 5 last week
This post was edited on 6/12/21 at 11:22 pm
Posted on 6/12/21 at 11:26 pm to TutHillTiger
Bring a boogie board.
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
Posted on 6/13/21 at 12:12 am to GumbOrgeron
quote:
Can't stand people like you
You sound upset. Why don’t you go take a
Swim?
Oh and
quote:
Every thread TutHillTuger makes is about how if you go outside you’re going to die.
This post was edited on 6/13/21 at 12:14 am
Posted on 6/13/21 at 12:26 am to armsdealer
You can never take water for granted. Whether it’s the pool, beach or in the boat things can spiral out of control quickly on the water. The best advice IMO is planning before entering the water and awareness while in it.
Posted on 6/13/21 at 12:28 am to TutHillTiger
quote:I think your ruler is broken...
Alabama only has a 53 mile coastline total. From east tip of Dauphin island to western tip if Destin is about 30 miles.
Posted on 6/13/21 at 12:36 am to Antib551
I have been to the gulf coast many times and had a few unpleasant swimming experiences but nothing compares to swimming in the pacific at huntington beach. the water was pretty cold even in july and the waves were relentless and constant
This post was edited on 6/13/21 at 12:46 am
Posted on 6/13/21 at 1:01 am to supatigah
Are a few people dying at the beach when thousands of people are there supposed to be a lot?
Posted on 6/13/21 at 6:41 am to The Boat
Hawaii makes the gulf look like a water park in regards to wave action and rip currents.
Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:02 am to TDsngumbo
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When you start to be pulled out to sea your first instinct is to panic and you get worn out trying to swim out of it. That’s when it gets you.
Happened to me when I was younger. Luckily I had a boogie board to hang onto but damn I was exhausted. I was not informed on what a rip tide is and how to get out of it. I was so confused that I was swimming so hard and not going anywhere. Next thing I knew I was worn out and just drifting. Luckily a lifeguard spotted me and got me out.
I am a strong swimmer too. I was just not knowledgeable about rip tides at my young age.
This post was edited on 6/14/21 at 10:12 am
Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:07 am to Hogwall Jackson
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Happened to me when I was younger. Luckily I had a boogie board to hang onto but damn I was exhausted. I was informed on what a rip tide is and how to get out of it. I was so confused that I was swimming so hard and not going anywhere. Next thing I knew I was worn out and just drifting. Luckily a lifeguard spotted me and got me out.
I am a strong swimmer too. I was just not knowledgeable about rip tides at my young age.
So true. Weird thing it can't kill you. You can float in saltwater all day, but lack of education and panicing is the key. Also STAY OUT OF THE frickING WATER ON RED FLAG DAYS.
Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:11 am to TutHillTiger
So what do you do if you see a kid drowning?
Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:13 am to barry
What was wild was that it was a yellow flag day on this day. After we got pulled out, it happened to 3-4 more within the hour. They changed it to red after.
Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:14 am to TutHillTiger
According to google earth it is about 95 miles in a straight line to Destin from Dauphine Island.
Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:20 am to rebel cat
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Bring a boogie board. Problem solved.
Yeah I surf sometimes and they actually excuse surfers from the double red flag ordinance because the boards can be used to help save someone that’s drowning.
Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:28 am to barry
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STAY OUT OF THE frickING WATER ON DOUBLE RED FLAG DAYS.
FIXED IT FOR YOU
Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:34 am to real turf fan
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And no one right now is sure what are the bad areas because the hurricanes last year really changed the coastlines dramatically. So an area that has been safe for years may not be now.
I really wish people had the attention spans to understand this, because it's more important than they can imagine.
Actually, none of that is true. The beaches change weekly and in a storm can change daily. They don’t always change, but the sand is constantly shifting. There’s areas that have a sandbar that can disappear overnight, and certainly in a week.
There’s no such thing as an ‘area’ that always has a rip current or never does unless it’s man made.
The waves push water into the beach, a rip current is the trough where the water goes back out to sea. It’s fairly basic science.
Posted on 6/14/21 at 10:35 am to TutHillTiger
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We have had 3 drowning fatalities last few days from Fort Morgan to Pensacola
Shut it down. Shut it all down. If it only saves one life.
(That's how things work now right?)
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