Seven people are dead within nine days from rip currents at the Panama City Beach in Florida. Rip currents have caused 55 deaths in the U.S. this year, according to the National Weather Service. NBC News’ Guad Venegas reports.
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The talking head needs to learn how to pronounce “Panama” in English.
Maybe we can search for them tens of thousands of feet below where its safe from rip currents. Some kind of expensive technology… technology….
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In the 1960s, I recall learning about rip currents and undertows from the swim instructor at the YMCA swimming program in Oceanside, Calif. To escape rip currents, he emphasized staying calm and swimming parallel to the shoreline. I can remember swimming in Carlsbad as a 12-year-old and experiencing more than a few strong rip currents in a single day. Thanks to his instructions, I overcame them. Every parent should try to enroll their children in swimming lessons, especially those near oceans, and lakes. I lost two friends to swimming accidents. The dangers are real.
R.I.P. 🙏✝️
Thank you for the advice.
I caught a lifeguard’s attention in Carlsbad. I noticed him noticing me because I was getting tired trying to swim against a rip current. He signaled me to swim down (south) and then in. I was embarrassed, but thankful, so I walked back up the beach to tell him so. I grew up in Oceanside and should have known better.
I just remember being thrown into the pool multiple times…. But I would agree for the normal day to day risks. Especially if you have a pool.
@Deborah Downs next time wear a neck inflatable life vest! You could have injected water and passed out and drowned.
Seven people eaten by sharks. But they blame it on ‘rip currents’
That’s Flawiduh fo ya.
That’s funny it was 9 last night
🚩🚩Stay out of the water!
Should be mandatory that all Americans learn how to identify a rip current and other beach/ocean risks. We have enough beach tourism for it to be actually useful. Tourists are at most risk because they don’t typically know all that the locals do.
Pro tip: swim near a HOT lifeguard
Swim out of the rip, don’t fight it.
I’ve been there and survived the rip currents at the age of 12.
And how is that information beneficial to anyone?
And? Want a cookie?
Ignorance is fatal
Happened to me, I been a swimmer since I was a kid, and I got a little to far out, it wasn’t really intentional, I just was little over confident and kept slowly going further out saying to myself ill be cool, I can swim and a current caught me and at first I started to try and swim back, my heart was rushing like crazy and It kept taking me further out and under, and I thought to myself this is it, im dead, I said in mind since this is it, I said to myself, let me relax and let go and that’s what saved my life. I preserved all my energy and calm my mind. As soon as I felt it stop, I started to swim back, it took all my energy and adrenalin to get back. If I kept trying to fight it and kept freaking out, it would be over.
Take a bath inside instead…Try to ignore stupidity , wanting you to go out in that …..
in the big picture , that same # of folks would have had to depart in an alternate manner (?). Very Mysterious
florida is out of control!
Coastguards-BIG GUVMENT Rick Scott🆘
*R.I.P*
I’ll see my way out…
All that fresh water, pouring in causing chaos in the depths.
Lol careless 😂
How sad 🙏
As a swimmer i pay attention to the weather and ocean conditions.
So many ignore the obvious.
Why would anyone want to go in that murky shark infested water
Man this is really getting out of hand we should start banning riptides…. What are the politicians going to become aware of this danger of riptides we need the ban them so this way people don’t get killed by them anymore
7 you sure it’s not 6 you wanna count again ? Ahhh there’s the 6 now I see it 7 dead in “9” days lol never fails sickos.
Florida😝. Tourists😲Duh!
If the flag is red you will end up dead. Don’t swim unless the flags are green. And your story is murky lacking any detailed or helpful info. I’m sure your audience does not go in the sun.🤡👎
I got caught in a nasty rip current before on the east coast of Florida. I swam with it, it never let go until I hit land in Portugal.
How nice to live near waters
Oh no that’s horrible.
Prayers to that community from Wyoming °~•.☆.•~°
“I don’t even know why people go to Florida. It’s so dangerous.” -the comments if this would have been in another country
The Panama 7.😒
I did it once when I was like 10 and I swam far into the ocean and finally i planted my feet and got out i kept trying to swim at first to no avail;and then finally i plant my feet and then wait for the wave to pass and just slowly get out
I’m Starting To Think This Is God Ridding This World Of Idiots. They Get Warned Of The Dangers Yet Still Do It. Just Like The Titan Submersible. Do Stupid 💩 Pay The Consequences.
The most important skill I learned as a beach swimmer in New England was how to float on my back. We often floated our way out of currents and we would yell to our friends to watch out for the current. The absolute worst thing you can do is panic, but most visitors to the beach have little to no experience in those situations, so feeling that power can be very scary.
So they died because they didn’t listen to the red flag warning? Idiots!
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If you ever find yourself in a rip, first and foremost, stay calm. Second, if you have the energy and you’re a decent swimmer, swim parallel to the beach. You’ll be swimming out of the current and into the waves. The waves will push you in. Or, if you’re too tired or not a strong swimmer, float on your back to conserve energy, focus on your breathing, and let the current take you out and around. Rip currents don’t pull you all the way out to sea as most people believe. The current will eventually take you back around to the sandbar where the waves start to break. People often think that the waves are more dangerous than the calm areas in between the waves, but it’s actually the opposite. And pay attention to the flags! They are there for a reason. If you’re not sure, ask a lifeguard if you’re at a beach that has lifeguards.
RIP Ryan Mallett
My brother & I were sucked out to sea on a rip tide, it happened fast, it was kinda like a Cedar Point ride, you were close to shore then in seconds out a ways.. he was smart enough to tell me to follow him we swam back vertical ways , glad no sharks ate us to make matters worse.
This is why you have to be careful. I stay away from the oceans during rip currents, I know what they can do and I don’t want to risk my life over some summer fun.
They should pile up rows of rocks that extend out to the water every 100 yards and make jetties to break down the current for shore swimmers. Simple solution
And people worry about sharks!
Mother Nature and Animals want humans gone….
Rip currents ,apear in Romania 🇷🇴 😢 this summer, i so some of them, lucky for me i didn’t go in the water 💧 because was too cold, i love going in the water as long as is warm enough and not over 1.5 metres and the most important to see the sand, i learn swimming myself because lessons are expensive and I didn’t find any real teachers 😢
This is the PRIMARY PROBLEM with TOURISTS. Double red flag days and these mongrels are jumping in the ocean.
ME HOT. ME GO IN WATER. Idiots. Dont put a lifeguards life on the line because you are hot and stupid. Or you will swim with fishes.
I value my life more than water
Whew. At least they didn’t pay $200K to go into a flimsy tin can to get crushed. This lower level of stupid is totally fine.
No one should be in the water during double red flags. It is awful that these people lost their lives.
Oh my God! I’ve never heard of so many being pulled out by rips. When it happens, swim parallel to the beach! Then slowly swim in…. its happened to me.
so what your saying is the ones that died even though being warned the tide was dangerous and the wrong time to swim, they must have been republicans, zero sense.
What are the lifeguards doing at these beaches? Are there lifeguards on duty?
Another problem is people panic when they are being taken out deeper and deeper and then anxiety and fear starts to kick in about sharks when they are pulled out passed the breakers and into deep water. That’s the problem with letting the rip current pull you out until you can swim away from it and swim in. I know that’s what would happen to me. I’d start to panic thinking of sharks as you are getting pulled further and further out so your natural reaction is to try to fight the current in a panic.
Yes, that and the waves get a lot stronger.. you get salt water in your eyes and nose and get disoriented when waves knock you around underwater. That’s what happened to me when I nearly drowned as a teen. It was exhausting just trying to stay afloat, much less swim.
MAGA’s think riptides are a liberal hoax and life guards are there to take their freedom.
Not sure you need to swim further out before you swim horizontal. I’ve always just started swimming horizontal conserving my energy the best I can till I swam my way out. If you’re getting pulled out anyways, just seems unnecessary to to go further out. And potentially puts you into deeper issues further away from people.
Also, pretty sure this is where Ryan Mallet died. RIP to those 9 people who didn’t choose to spend 250k on a stupid sub ticket.
Just remember, you can float in salt water. Lay on you back and lightly kick you feet and go with the current when it takes you. Always try to move parallel with the shore but most importantly, go with the rip current. It will eventually stop pulling you out to sea. Were talking about a football field distance from shore. Once it’s done pulling you, start swimming back towards shore and ride back in with the waves. I’ve been in so many rip currents and undertows I lost count. Being from Florida, I grew up going to Jax Beach, and they have some wicked rip tides out there.
We better ban
rip currents
I wondered if the area that had rocks in the ocean that separated a place where you could safely swim is still there. I loved swimming there.
God BLESS thier SOULS in JESUS name Amen
Between rip currents and malaria, why would anyone even go to Florida?
You can only tell stupid people so much
Lessons learned for the rest of us.
swimming against rip current is like running along the path of a falling tree trunk. you’re supposed to swim perpendicular to the current. it might be disorienting but it can save your life.
From Rip…to R.I.P.
Bay County has issued warrants for the bodies.
i was maybe 10 swimming WAY far out from every1 & got caught in an undertow. i am a great swimmer, but that was crazy! i kept rolling & didn’t even know which way was up! FINALLY i was able to get my head above water!
My dad almost drowned from these in Cancun. These are very dangerous. Don’t panic or tire yourself.
They dont call em’ “rip” tides for nothing😂. Natrual selection. Maybe should have r.w.f. on tombstones.. Rest with fishes.
I really appreciate the patronage of the tourists that spend their money here, but these red Flags aren’t for show.
PEOPLE OPEN YOUR EYES THE WATER IS TELLING (Rest In Peace) RIP CURRENTS, YOU ARE SWIMMING TO YOUR DEATH, PLUS THE BLOOD OF THE SLAVES ARE CRYING OUT , BECAUSE OF WHAT YOUR ANCESTORS DID TIOTHEM, THEY THREW THEM IN THE OCEAN FROM THE SLAVE SHIP, IT IS GOING TO GET MUCH WORST, THIS IS JUDGEMENTS, PROPHECY IS COMING TO PAST THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
we are all gonna die one day. Never know when its ur time!
Mother Nature is sick of the bs
I got taken down by an undertow once when visiting Gulf Shores, AL. If I had panicked, I would certainly have drowned. I was lucky in that I was not very far from shore when it happened, and I kept my head and swam with the current until it weakened enough for me to turn about and then the tide pushed me back in toward shore. It was a completely unexpected experience and I just went with instinct and stayed calm, and that’s how I survived.
We have a beach up north that’s notorious for being extremely dangerous with lots of rip currents. Went once never again because it took me and I almost died.
Of course most died after ignoring the warnings / no swim signs. All preventable if so many people didnt think they were smarter than the professionals.
Why guys have all of the smart gadgets in the world I think, you make a strap to go around your arm to put your cell phone wile runing or jogging, why don’t you make a gadgets that can strap around your arm or leg that has a emergency button u can press for help when your out swing In case your about to drowning ah. Eg, u press that button in distress.
Den to create revenue you charge 5box to rent it, in that way it goes towards paying lifeguards then you can employ more lifeguards…I mean come on. Mabe I mite not get credit for this thought but God bless who ever puts this thought into action. Lives can be saved!
My name is Troy Stephen and that my 2 cents thought.
It was bizarre approaching the swarm of jelly fish after rip current dragged me out , after being stung hundreds of times everything went silent and was peaceful couldfeel the stings and I remember thinking how buetiful the teal blue water was so clear with all these jelly creatures surrounding me and just admired them all against the water. When the waves took me in the rest of the way . I almost wanted to go back cause it was so beautiful and peaceful, but I think I was in shock and fading out on shore line. Last I remember laying on beach and my dad saying I have to pee on you. Kind killed the moment even though I don’t remember anything after that but him telling me he was so embarrassed he had to pee on me in front of hundreds of people
Sure you did not die briefly? Out of body OBE? often peace and unconditional love follow a out of body death and colors become super enhanced and bright!
@Clime Aware most amazing state of mind so simple but efficient. Now if I stayed full circle . Nothing can’t chase that experience. I’m sure everyone get that experience at some point and nothing is the same . Really fascinating how body and mind are different organs or mechanisms that can find bliss in anything
@Clime Aware during it all just concept of Majesty of Intricate Aspect of a brainless organism so fluid and organic in prestigious waters Unspoken tranquility made it worth all of it. Chasing that state of mind. It fail short
My girlfriend and I got caught in a rip current at Daytona Beach last week. We didn’t even realize it until we were a good ways out. Luckily we were able to swim parallel to the beach and get back to shore.
Don’t go in the water when double red flags are flying at the beach!
They need more people out there enforcing the flags. Every time we go there are people that still get in with red flags. And put them closer to the beach where they are more visible.
I’m from key west…..you tourist need to just away from the beach all together if u don’t understand or respect the incredible force of the ocean.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
So when do you stop letting folks in the water there – after the 8th death? 10th death? JFC
The lifeguards should have lifevests available for anyone In rip tide areas. On a boat, life vests are safety requirement. In some lake beaches swimming areas, the city or the country provide life vests swimmers can borrow for adults adult and children.
CLOSE BEACHES WHEN ITS BAD. SIMPLE
I’ve been told swim parallel to the rip
IF CAUGHT UP SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH.
DO NOT SWIM DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE BEACH OPPOSITE OF THE FLOW OF THE RIP CURRENT.
So why even have it open if that’s the case it doesn’t make sense
My grama was just there last night she said they had flags and warnings not to go in that itch all week long
People shouldn’t only be mad at the lifeguards and beach owners, it’s also important to be aware of your surroundings when your at the beach. Giant waves,Rip currents,Jelly fish and many other things are stuff you should know about before going to a beach
You think they would have a couple lifeguards on boats already in the water so they can get to people faster
Got caught in a rip current in Costa Rica when this irresponsible plant retreat center send us to this beach without telling us about the rip current. There was zero lifeguard or any sign there. One moment my feet were touching the sand and the next moment we were pulled out and suddenly realizing it’s far out of the shore. It’s impossible to not panic, but I was able to tell myself to calm down and dive down and claw the sand since I’m able to hold breath fairly well, and surface only to take another breath. Luckily I was able to claw my way back by going under. It’s no joke. I was exhausted by the time I got to the shore and one of the girls almost drowned. She barely made it because they were in a close group. She was puking water when she made it back.
I have a question. Why does nobody wear a life jacket? And put them on their kids? Wouldnt that help people float longer?
Natural selection…
Natural selection of NPCs.
Wow. This is horrific