Post #2123054
2023-06-25 16:11 UTC
@marcas My father and I were caught in a rip current when I was 14. The waves were high because of a tropical storm out in the gulf. There wasn't just a rip current; the undertow was also ridiculous.
I was fine, but he was a terrible swimmer who panicked. There was no lifeguard (private beach), and I had no idea what to do. All I could do was try to keep him above the surface until two guys swam out to get us. It was terrifying.
I was a stupid kid and quickly learned what the ocean can do.
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@Karoli@crooklyn.social 2023-06-27 16:19
@dancinyogi @marcas @Catawu I lost a good friend to a rip current in Destin, FL. His son got caught in it and he went to get him. Son is fine, he drowned.
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@Burnt_Veggies@mstdn.social 2023-06-27 18:41
@dancinyogi @marcas this happened to me when I was around 12-14 (I don't recall the exact year). The undertow was so strong it ripped me off my feet in just over waist deep water and drug me under and out to sea so fast I didn't even have a chance to take a breath before I went under. I was a good swimmer, but I was tossed and turned under water before coming to my feet on a sandbar a couple hundred yards from the shore. 😱 It was pretty scary.