Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’
by vasco on Monday January 09, 2023 @02:44PM
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I was taught to immediately start swimming parallel to the beach. Some rip tides can take you very far away very quickly, enough that nobody would be able to get to you without a boat, and that is if they were looking at you. Best advice is to swim parallel to the beach, while remaining calm and swiming at a pace you can hold. Do not sprint-swim due to fear.
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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’
by danenania on Monday January 09, 2023 @03:25PM
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Swimming parallel to the beach will get you out of it, but it could be a struggle depending on the width of the rip and the size of the waves. Getting past the break first is often easier since then you can swim parallel to the beach and away from the rip without having to deal with waves breaking on you.