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dwco5051

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Back when I taught boating classes I made a point to never swim from a non anchored inflatable since the wind can take one a lot faster than a person can swim. I never thought to mention current figuring most people would think that would be unwise.
 
dingbat

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Had another unmanned boat found anchored up a couple of days ago. Found the body a couple of days later. Most can’t swim against the 4kt. Tidal current

Cant count the number of times people get caught up in rip currents and drown.

Fishing a tournament one year. Mist had told the women 6 times to keep her kids out of the rip right in front of her. Wasn’t 10 minutes later, there goes the kid being dragged out the trough right next to us. Kid would have drown had my fishing partner not stepped in and dragged the kid back to shore
 
dingbat

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cyclops222 said:
He risked his life. So another might live. Tough call. (y)(y)(y)
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He was in no real danger.

Coveted by fisherman, rips are simply breaks in the outer bar where the water from incoming waves rushes back out to sea.

Problems begin when you loose your footing and the current starts dragging you out to sea. In a panic, people try swimming back to the beach against the flow which is useless. Most drowning victims die from exhaustion.

In a lot of cases, simply getting your feet back under you resolves the issue. If that is not possible, swimming parallel to the beach a short distance will get you out of the current and trouble

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garbageguy

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Ya, people on boats, you never know. Anchored in current, experienced boaters/swimmers jumping off the bow, staying close to boat drifting gently, grab a line in water off the stern, back in boat, repeat when hot again. The ONE GUY touting his experience as a diver, finally gets hot, jumps of the stern and is taken downstream...
Ultimately, no tragedies, but c'mon man!
 
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