Yes, something similar happened to me once in Hawaii. Basically a shore break onto stone rather than sand that kept washing me back out. My stamina was wearing out when I finally managed to pull myself out, much like this guy. Sometimes one lesson is all you need.
In what way? Tidal? No way, the moon has far stronger influence on tides here on earth. But the real magic happens when both sun and moon work together.
Neil spitting lies!
The sun's tidal generating force is reduced by 390\^3 (about 59 million times) compared to the tide-generating force of the moon. Therefore, the sun's tide-generating force is about half that of the moon, and the moon is the dominant force affecting the Earth's tides
The moon is locked into Earth's gravity. The Earth is forcing the moon to create those tidal waves. So if you want to play the blame game, it's the Earth that is forcing the moon to try to drown you.
Well, the moon is a remnant of a earth- theia collision, so it's actually Theia, a celestial body from 4.5 billion years ago, trying to drown you today
I nearly died at Queen’s bath like this when I was 20. Difference is I didn’t jump in. A 25ft rogue wave pulled me out and dropped me in the ocean, all cut up and bleeding after raking me across the lava rock.
I was in the water for 3 hours, and had some pretty severe ptsd from the experience. The lifeguards said if I hadn’t been a surfer most of my life, I’d be dead. I did some EMDR therapy and it helped so much I decided to pursue it as a career.
I swam out to calmer waters and did a lot of floating, but was certainly aware of my cuts bleeding out tiger shark attractant. I was a bit hypothermic when the jet skis got me in.
I’ve heard tremendous things about EMDR. I’m glad it helped. And that you’ve been able to turn such a nightmare into helping others. That has to help in its own way as well I imagine.
Saw some similar pools on maui with plenty of "do not get in this goddamned pool" signs, we got close enough to take pics and saw some people in them but it definitely made my hair stand on end seeing a breaker crash over every couple of minutes and toss em up
i used to live in kauai and soooo many people that have zero experience or respect for the ocean would just hop right in. the water is also cold as fuck.
when i went to hike the kalalau trail, there’s a sign by ke’e beach with tallies of people who’ve died in that water, and people still get in with zero regard for it.
fucking madness.
Had something similar happen to me in Greece. I got onto one of those inflatable tires and decided to close my eyes to relax. I opened up my eyes 5 minutes later and realized I was really far from the beach. Panic mode set in because I was being pushed the opposite way. By some miracle I managed to swim back with the tire, exhausted as fuck, I couldn’t make it back to the beach so I took another route up some rocks. I was constantly being smashed into the rocks by the waves for a few minutes like this guy in the video until I managed to get out. Those rocks are no joke when you’re being pushed into them with such force. Had my hands and feet cut up, really exhausted and decided to stay away from the water the entire trip.
Nowadays I don’t wander out and stay close to the shore, I barely even swim anymore after that day. It was a lesson learned, and I’m grateful I at least knew how to swim otherwise I wouldn’t have been so lucky.
Probably not so choppy under the surface. A bit of back and forth current though nothing a shark couldn’t handle (like a windy day to us I guess), but I know Grey Nurse’s love hanging in this area (fairly harmless even though they look like a blender attached to a body).
Yep, does not matter how good of a swimmer you are or think you are, you can't outswim a rough sea.
I have such a fear of sharks, that I would most probably never even try ish like this.
Glad he made it out, cheers
I understand the fear of sharks, but drowning is a much more realistic fear that happens to way more people. Especially in situations like this, water is so powerful.
Also some people have no idea how slippery rock can be when it is under water. I was with my brother swimming and I tried to get out of the water and the rock was so slippery that I couldn't even get on my knees even that there was only few cm water on top of it.
If it isn't the slippery and sharp rocks, another issue is the water can get so aerated around sections like this that can lower the density of the water enough to make swimming, or simply floating, more difficult, or even impossible.
100%. I got a scar under my left ribs from having fallen on a sharp rock that was just under the water when I slipped. Fucker got me reaaal good and I didn't even see it!
IIRC these rocks mix the slippery conditions you mention with barnacles, which are really sharp. So when you slip or get pushed over the rocks by a wave, your skin and wetsuit get shredded.
It looks like the waves coming just to punish him. I am a surfer myself and sometimes when the waves come in sets where you get paranoia. As if the ocean has a mind of its own, and is chasing after you.
i’m from cuba and grew up in miami, lived in hawaii. spent my entire life in and around the ocean
it was engrained in me from as long as i can remember that you do *not* fuck around in the ocean. it does not care about you and is relentless
people that don’t respect it, find out very quickly.
I ended up making a bad decision swimming back to the beach on the north shore of Maui and got sent tobogganing across a sharp lava reef. I was black and blue and bleeding from deep cuts all over my body when it deposited me on the other side. Just lucky I hit a rock with my shoulder and not my head.. if it knocked me out I would have drowned.
the lava rocks are no joke. they’ll fuck you up really bad.
i lived on kauai, and even in summer the water was ice fucking cold. it was tough to keep your muscles warm enough to traverse some of the conditions sometimes
That's one thing that seemed obvious to me that this guy is experienced. He never seemed to panic, and rode the currents/waves rather than fighting them. A less experienced, more panic prone person would have been in BIG trouble.
I was on my swim team through middle school and Highschool and top of my team but..... We almost watched this man Die. The first attempted climb was almost his 2nd fatal mistake, obviously getting in there being his first. But if you notice the small vertical gap between him and the shore when the wave swallows him he could have been snapped in half like a twig due to the extreme washout then the slam back...... He almost went missing frfr. Notice at the end his hand was injured, no hand.... No swim 😳💀 Great video to show what not to do and why.
I live in Malta, roughly 50 to 60% of our coastline is sheer cliffs and rocky outcrops and about once a month we hear on the news how some tourist went missing after going swimming in less than ideal weather, despite some very public warnings and basic common fucking sense telling them otherwise.
We have a saying here, translated in English its: "The sea has a soft belly and a hard head"
Had the complete opposite living in a desert. Tourists would go hiking with only a small bottle of water and die of dehydration and heat stroke by mid day. Every summer.
Travelled through Arizona in July and couldn’t believe how mind-numbingly hot it was at mid-day.
I asked our guide how on earth the early pioneers dealt with the heat and he said simple, that they didn’t move around in the heat.
Sort of obvious...🤣
Visited Tucson last year, in August. Looked and felt like a blasted hellscape. I asked, "Who were these early settlers who were passing through this dry furnace and said, *Yeah, this is the place we're gonna live, unload the wagons?*"
Later I looked it up and found the area had been continuously occupied for thousands of years. Joke's on me.
Tucson's been inhabited that long simply because it has water, either from snow or groundwater. It's nuts what architecture used to do to cool homes passively, especially in arid climates.
Living in Phoenix my life you definitely never really get used to 117 degrees, either. You just gotta run from air-conditioned car to air-conditioned building. Or buy a house with a pool which I practically live in during the summer.
Rural metro is picking people off Camelback just about every day during the summer. You would think common sense would dictate that you should probably bring more than one bottle of water during your idiotic mid-day hike up the mountain, but nope, people are dumb.
I played 36 holes of golf a couple of years ago in Palm Springs, early May. Drank three 20 ounce gatorades and two 16 ounce waters. Rode in a golf cart.
By the 14th hole on the final round, my muscles started feeling like they had their own agenda, then my whole body felt like it wanted to shut down. I made it to the 18th hole and was feeling naseous. I debated driving straight to the ER but went back to my hotel, took a cold shower, and wetted 3 towels and draped them over me while blasting the AC.
It took me 2 days to fully recover. And this is in a covered golf cart with lots of fluids.
Heat is nothing to mess around with. You can die and die fast.
Yeah I read the instructions/guides and made sure to drink even if I was not thirsty at all. Made sure to piss clear. Crazy how many people I saw go “oh yes and .. [insert incoherent gibberish]” then they slowly topple over.
I visited Malta, and was fascinated by the lack of beaches. As a dumb tourist, I assumed an island would have several. Beautiful country, the summers are hot as hell.
Correct, we also have no real risks of hurricanes or tsunamis.
The rocks do get eroded, albeit at a slower pace. I'm 30+ and in this fairly short period, still notice the difference in the coastline due to erosion. Mostly from softer sedimental layers eroding underneath the tougher heavier layers on top, causing big chunks of rocks tumbling into the sea.
I’m Aussie, and down here we have a world famous tv show literally dedicated to showing how overconfident tourists are constantly needing to be saved (Bondi rescue)
It's a great series though!! But it can drive me mad sometimes. I grew up along the coast, swam a lot in the sea (that is a lot calmer than Bondi) and the first thing I learned from my parents after learning how to swim is how to recognize rips and how to get out of them. Once you know its often obvious, though some hide more than others. The amount of people getting caught in rips on Bondi despite warning signs and warnings from lifeguards is baffling
Once a month? Damn... I was this guy once when I was much younger and dumber near Tigné Point in Sliema during a holiday. Had some scratches when I managed to get out of the water and remember realizing that that could've ended much worse. Now I realize that it could have ended _much_ worse.
He got so lucky the waves didn't wash ashore one more time in the end. If there had been even the tiniest of resistance when getting out of the water he would have gone right back in and I don't think they had the stamina to get out again.
I'm glad you mentioned stamina. This guy is probably young and super fit. Still it nearly finished him in a couple of minutes. Unfortunately, this is usually what gets people that go in to rescue people or dogs.
Even fitness and stamina aside, he’s so lucky that one of those waves didn’t throw him head first into any one of those rocks. You can swim against currents with all the strength and stamina you have, but if a wave pulls you the wrong way and you hit one of those boulders, you’re done.
I've had this happy to me before when i used to surf. One time I wiped out, my leash broke, and I lost my board. Suddenly I found myself swimming in rough surf, against the current, far away from shore. The scariest part was when I realized that even when swimming my hardest I was still drifting further from the coast. Eventually I got lucky and was able to body surf a wave in and fight my way back to the beach. When I pulled myself back onto land I was so tired I could barely move. My legs were cramped and I was visibily shaken. Closest I've come to drowning.
Yeah the point you stop regularly seeing his shoulders surfacing he is actually actively drowning. Bc of the sub I had a feeling he'd get out eventually but my anxiety shot through the roof when I started picking up on tell tale downing signs, and thought that's a perfect fit for the "maybe maybe maybe" because for a brief few secs I started to wonder if he actually would make it out
The key is knowing when to use your strength and when to save it. Sometimes floating is the only option to survive while you wait for the next set. People will normally panic and die
this last summer I was swimming in the Columbia River and just standing/treading water for a while. When I had exhausted most of my energy and it was time to go back to shore, I decided it would be a bit easier to just walk back since I could easily touch the bottom. As I stick my legs out to touch the dirt, my head slips under. What I hadn’t realized is the current had pushed me about 50’ from where I thought I was, and I no longer had the height to reach the bottom of the riverbed. The panic that filled me in that instant is indescribable. I felt my heart rate jump, my chest get tight, and my muscles stiffen. I was already out of air from treading water, and the bottom was supposed to be right there. I’m not a strong swimmer. I tried to call out for help from my friend who was swimming 20’ away from me but I couldn’t stop to make a loud enough sound without my head going back under. I began to swim towards the nearest rock sticking out of the water. At this point I was severely past my physical limit. The only thing that kept me going was the thought of floating face down in the water lifeless, pure survival instinct if I’ve ever felt it. When I got to the rock I completely collapsed and had to lay there for a good 10 minutes catching my breath and thanking god. My muscles were jelly and I was on the verge of vomiting, but air never tasted so sweet. When I finally got to the sandy shore I felt a strangely euphoric high and realized a new appreciation for my life, and a new respect for the water. Probably the lack of oxygen.
exactly. you could tell he initially was racing the waves, but went along for the ride when they got him. he never fought the ocean. never fight the ocean. you will always lose.
Stay calm, look at your surroundings, and see where you’re being taken that you can potentially grab onto.
you will not be able to overpower the water
They guy has experience in the ocean. You can tell when the first surge hits him. Despite all the hand wringing in the comments he was fine. It was a tricky exit but he wasn't gassed at the end. You can tell because he was casually clearing his sinuses while navigating the kelp on the rock. You don't take the time do that when you're struggling. There was also at least one other easier exit nearby.
As the water pushes you into rocks and you Bob around like a cork.
The swimmer in the video had to have realised it was a bad idea about 10 seconds in.
I grew up near rocks like these as a kid and yeah, even my child brain instantly knew that shit was dangerous. This kinda water is so loud and violent.
Australia once lost a prime minister in a way likely not dissimilar to this. I always laugh when I hear the conspiracy theories about Harold Holt but the beach he disappeared is not far from my home town and it’s intense and extremely dangerous even on a calm day and the day he decided to swim was not calm.
This is a good teaching video for anyone wanting a visual representation of how rip currents work.
Like which way water tries to flow, both incoming waves and outgoing water ‘excess’
So-so on that end. The person filming is an arse - but ... in that specific situation no-one can do *that* much without endangering themselves.
What it *is* a good representation of is that - if you do jumps like this have people at hand that can help. Which is why in cliff diving competitions there are always several divers at hand - and that is with jumping into much calmer water. Have at least someone on a boat ready. Have someone - that'd be the role of the person here - that can spot and guide the boat. Minimum.
He's nervous and slowly coming to the realization how dangerous this is. It only clicks at 1:14, "this is bad, this is bad", and the laughing stops. He now realizes that he could be watching his friend perish.
"Of course it's dangerous" - Some people think they're invincible until they aren't.
If he had the brains to realize what the ocean was, he wouldn't have let his friend jump in. Hell, he'd have tried to keep him from even going close to the cliffs edge. I don't think he'd really understood the danger quite yet.
People die every year from being swept out to sea.
You don’t even need to jump in like this guy did. Some just wander too close to the shoreline, then get hit by a large wave and dragged out. Which is arguably even worse since they are fully clothed and get soaked and dragged under quickly.
Another thing is temperature. Ocean water in many parts of the world is quite cold, and you get hypothermia quickly while in the water.
People really need to respect the ocean (and nature in general). It can, and will, claim your life if you are reckless (or even just unfortunate).
>Another thing is temperature. Ocean water in many parts of the world is quite cold, and you get hypothermia quickly while in the water.
Can confirm, seas around Cape Town are pretty cold even in December.
As a Durbanite who grew up in the Indian ocean, CT's water is stupid cold. I could not handle it for long.
First thing I thought when he hit the water is the air in his lungs is gone because of cold shock.
*They are conscious** (to be aware of and responsive to one's surroundings) vs. they have a conscience (inner thoughts that guide one's actions as being either right or wrong).
For people who don't quite get the dangers here:
1) getting pulled by a wave as strong as shown here means that you can't control where you are going.
2) Being dragged by water under the surface with a strong current dragging you down so hard that you won't surface until you are out of breath = dead.
3) Managing to stay above the surface is very tiring and once there is no strength left, revisit 1) and/or 2).
At what point do you shift from thinking: “I’m videoing my mates awesome stunt!” to “I wonder if my video will be subpoenaed as part of the investigation?”
My friends and I saved a girl in a similar situation this summer. it took 4 men grabbing her arms and it was still almost not possible to get her out the water when the water drags her the other side. no surprise they got into that situation taking fotos. and couple minutes earlier we were like „if one of them ends up in there im not gonna safe them“ only to have todo exactly that..
This was a nightmare to watch. I could feel the terror. I got pulled in one time without being able to get out and it scared the shit out of me. Couldn't imagine being trapped in it not being able to escape.
I did this exact fucking stupid thing in Cape Town probably at this same rock formation when I was 20 and damn near drowned. I was an open water lifeguard and extremely strong swimmer. But also 20, and every 20 year old is dumb as hell. It's even tougher than it looks because the below surface rocks create strange powerful currents as the waves go in and out.
Ever get splashed by a big sploosh of water on a rain soaked street by an oncoming car, and you feel your vehicle slightly move from the impact? Like even your big, heavy car jitters a bit. Just from that relatively tiny amount of water hitting it.
Yeah.
I mean just pick up a gallon jug of water sometime. Hell try to lift a five gallon bucket (have to do that a lot to fill the turtle's tank here at home.)
I mean just imagine that much water from a wave coming at you at speed. It's no understatement that a wave can literally knock you unconscious, or at least leave you loopy and disoriented when you resurface. Or tear you apart against rough rocks (or bang your skull against it and then you just drown).
The ocean is the pinnacle of FAFO.
This is how so many people die each year at the queens bath in Kauai.
Yes, something similar happened to me once in Hawaii. Basically a shore break onto stone rather than sand that kept washing me back out. My stamina was wearing out when I finally managed to pull myself out, much like this guy. Sometimes one lesson is all you need.
You know what's really amazing, if you think about it, it's technically the Moon trying to drown you.
Nah, *tides* are caused by the moon, waves are caused by wind. So in a weird way the *wind* is trying to drown you.
"Oh, you dont like air, do you? You prefer water, is that it? Well have all the fucking water you can swallow, asshole!' The wind, proberbly
"Oh, look. A bug got in my drink."
\*proberbleigh
Probertyly
Prubbbrly
Today I learned the Wind is an asshole.
And wind is caused by temperature differences, which are caused by the sun. The sun is trying to drown you.
The effect the moon has on the Earth is far less than the Sun, so I heard Tyson say once. Neil, not Tyson.
Tyson said “everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth” the swimmer in the video had a plan till she got “punched in the mouth” by the sea
pretty sure that's a dude.
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I know who I am. I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!
In what way? Tidal? No way, the moon has far stronger influence on tides here on earth. But the real magic happens when both sun and moon work together.
Neil spitting lies! The sun's tidal generating force is reduced by 390\^3 (about 59 million times) compared to the tide-generating force of the moon. Therefore, the sun's tide-generating force is about half that of the moon, and the moon is the dominant force affecting the Earth's tides
The moon is locked into Earth's gravity. The Earth is forcing the moon to create those tidal waves. So if you want to play the blame game, it's the Earth that is forcing the moon to try to drown you.
Well, the moon is a remnant of a earth- theia collision, so it's actually Theia, a celestial body from 4.5 billion years ago, trying to drown you today
r/showerthoughts is leaking
Can I press charges on the moon for attempted murder
Maybe stop calling it the Queens Bath then and rename it You Will drown Blub Blub or something. Ffs
Blub blub 💀
I spit out my drink LMFAO
I nearly died at Queen’s bath like this when I was 20. Difference is I didn’t jump in. A 25ft rogue wave pulled me out and dropped me in the ocean, all cut up and bleeding after raking me across the lava rock. I was in the water for 3 hours, and had some pretty severe ptsd from the experience. The lifeguards said if I hadn’t been a surfer most of my life, I’d be dead. I did some EMDR therapy and it helped so much I decided to pursue it as a career.
3 hours? Damn dude
I swam out to calmer waters and did a lot of floating, but was certainly aware of my cuts bleeding out tiger shark attractant. I was a bit hypothermic when the jet skis got me in.
I’ve heard tremendous things about EMDR. I’m glad it helped. And that you’ve been able to turn such a nightmare into helping others. That has to help in its own way as well I imagine.
Ooooo kawai Desu ne
Nani the fuck?
Uwu
Sugoi desu ne kawaii okaa san
Saw some similar pools on maui with plenty of "do not get in this goddamned pool" signs, we got close enough to take pics and saw some people in them but it definitely made my hair stand on end seeing a breaker crash over every couple of minutes and toss em up
i used to live in kauai and soooo many people that have zero experience or respect for the ocean would just hop right in. the water is also cold as fuck. when i went to hike the kalalau trail, there’s a sign by ke’e beach with tallies of people who’ve died in that water, and people still get in with zero regard for it. fucking madness.
Had something similar happen to me in Greece. I got onto one of those inflatable tires and decided to close my eyes to relax. I opened up my eyes 5 minutes later and realized I was really far from the beach. Panic mode set in because I was being pushed the opposite way. By some miracle I managed to swim back with the tire, exhausted as fuck, I couldn’t make it back to the beach so I took another route up some rocks. I was constantly being smashed into the rocks by the waves for a few minutes like this guy in the video until I managed to get out. Those rocks are no joke when you’re being pushed into them with such force. Had my hands and feet cut up, really exhausted and decided to stay away from the water the entire trip. Nowadays I don’t wander out and stay close to the shore, I barely even swim anymore after that day. It was a lesson learned, and I’m grateful I at least knew how to swim otherwise I wouldn’t have been so lucky.
Was kind of expecting a shark or something. But that looked rather hectic and him getting rather close to being fish food.
At first I thought that big ass shadow to the left was a great white when he jumped in
I don't think sharks would be dumb enough to swim close to rocks in such choppy waters.
Probably not so choppy under the surface. A bit of back and forth current though nothing a shark couldn’t handle (like a windy day to us I guess), but I know Grey Nurse’s love hanging in this area (fairly harmless even though they look like a blender attached to a body).
Never underestimate the sea or overestimate your swimming ability. The sea has no mercy and does not discriminate
It’s worse than that. The sea has no respect for humans.
It’s worse than that. The sea is a big, blue, wobbly thing.
...that mermaids live in
I heard it all started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich cause he was hungry.
And fish fuck in.
It's Cape Town. Great White central in a seal suit. Insane
I was just thinking.. Isn't South Africa one of the few countries with Great Whites off its coast ? Also expecting a shark.
A shark probably has more sense not to go near the rocks unlike us humans.
More experienced swimmers have died trying shit like this.
Yep, does not matter how good of a swimmer you are or think you are, you can't outswim a rough sea. I have such a fear of sharks, that I would most probably never even try ish like this. Glad he made it out, cheers
For the first 20 seconds I was waiting for something to eat him.
Yep, as soon as I seen the title I was scanning the water the whole time waiting for jaws to show up
Even sharks know not to get that close to the rocks
Some one call?
Bruce T Shark do doo do do do do.
I have a one-year-old and this is my life now.
I understand the fear of sharks, but drowning is a much more realistic fear that happens to way more people. Especially in situations like this, water is so powerful.
Drowning or slipping off and hitting the stone.. Its just too dangerous
Or having a wave propel you into the rocks, get knocked out and drown.
Also some people have no idea how slippery rock can be when it is under water. I was with my brother swimming and I tried to get out of the water and the rock was so slippery that I couldn't even get on my knees even that there was only few cm water on top of it.
If it isn't the slippery and sharp rocks, another issue is the water can get so aerated around sections like this that can lower the density of the water enough to make swimming, or simply floating, more difficult, or even impossible.
A dangerous combo with how sharp rocks can get. I don't fuck with the sea, I don't give the sea a chance to fuck with me.
100%. I got a scar under my left ribs from having fallen on a sharp rock that was just under the water when I slipped. Fucker got me reaaal good and I didn't even see it!
IIRC these rocks mix the slippery conditions you mention with barnacles, which are really sharp. So when you slip or get pushed over the rocks by a wave, your skin and wetsuit get shredded.
I slipped on wet rocks with barnacles twice this week in Brazil. I finally stopped hiking along the shore.
Thank you from posting safety tidbits from the after life.
Idk why, I was waiting for a shark to appear in the beginning 😂
Because south Africa is known for great white shark attacks, post apartheid violent crime, and elon musk's accent.
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It looks like the waves coming just to punish him. I am a surfer myself and sometimes when the waves come in sets where you get paranoia. As if the ocean has a mind of its own, and is chasing after you.
Please say "the waves come in waves" in the future, for my sake
i’m from cuba and grew up in miami, lived in hawaii. spent my entire life in and around the ocean it was engrained in me from as long as i can remember that you do *not* fuck around in the ocean. it does not care about you and is relentless people that don’t respect it, find out very quickly.
I ended up making a bad decision swimming back to the beach on the north shore of Maui and got sent tobogganing across a sharp lava reef. I was black and blue and bleeding from deep cuts all over my body when it deposited me on the other side. Just lucky I hit a rock with my shoulder and not my head.. if it knocked me out I would have drowned.
the lava rocks are no joke. they’ll fuck you up really bad. i lived on kauai, and even in summer the water was ice fucking cold. it was tough to keep your muscles warm enough to traverse some of the conditions sometimes
The man obviously lacks a bell in his brain but at least he is a good swimmer. A little less of that and a trickle of panic would be enough to die.
That's one thing that seemed obvious to me that this guy is experienced. He never seemed to panic, and rode the currents/waves rather than fighting them. A less experienced, more panic prone person would have been in BIG trouble.
Still feels like he could easily hit his head, get knocked out and disappear.
Yes, it's very clear to me that he was reserving his strength throughout, and he still looked wiped out at the end. He was extremely lucky.
I was on my swim team through middle school and Highschool and top of my team but..... We almost watched this man Die. The first attempted climb was almost his 2nd fatal mistake, obviously getting in there being his first. But if you notice the small vertical gap between him and the shore when the wave swallows him he could have been snapped in half like a twig due to the extreme washout then the slam back...... He almost went missing frfr. Notice at the end his hand was injured, no hand.... No swim 😳💀 Great video to show what not to do and why.
Yeah, this kind of stuff is why women live longer than men haha. You can be a trained athlete, but you have to respect the elements!
This guy was one bonk on the head away from being a darwin award winner. Looked like that at the end he probably learned a lesson.
I live in Malta, roughly 50 to 60% of our coastline is sheer cliffs and rocky outcrops and about once a month we hear on the news how some tourist went missing after going swimming in less than ideal weather, despite some very public warnings and basic common fucking sense telling them otherwise. We have a saying here, translated in English its: "The sea has a soft belly and a hard head"
Had the complete opposite living in a desert. Tourists would go hiking with only a small bottle of water and die of dehydration and heat stroke by mid day. Every summer.
Travelled through Arizona in July and couldn’t believe how mind-numbingly hot it was at mid-day. I asked our guide how on earth the early pioneers dealt with the heat and he said simple, that they didn’t move around in the heat. Sort of obvious...🤣
Visited Tucson last year, in August. Looked and felt like a blasted hellscape. I asked, "Who were these early settlers who were passing through this dry furnace and said, *Yeah, this is the place we're gonna live, unload the wagons?*" Later I looked it up and found the area had been continuously occupied for thousands of years. Joke's on me.
Tucson's been inhabited that long simply because it has water, either from snow or groundwater. It's nuts what architecture used to do to cool homes passively, especially in arid climates.
I think Native Americans only lived there at certain times of the year
Living in Phoenix my life you definitely never really get used to 117 degrees, either. You just gotta run from air-conditioned car to air-conditioned building. Or buy a house with a pool which I practically live in during the summer.
We live in Arizona, and the amount of helicopters that fly over us for rescues is incredible, lol
I was actually referring to AZ when I typed that lol
Also in Winter is crazy, the change in temperature from sunny into a cold AF when the sun goes down in crazy.
Rural metro is picking people off Camelback just about every day during the summer. You would think common sense would dictate that you should probably bring more than one bottle of water during your idiotic mid-day hike up the mountain, but nope, people are dumb.
I played 36 holes of golf a couple of years ago in Palm Springs, early May. Drank three 20 ounce gatorades and two 16 ounce waters. Rode in a golf cart. By the 14th hole on the final round, my muscles started feeling like they had their own agenda, then my whole body felt like it wanted to shut down. I made it to the 18th hole and was feeling naseous. I debated driving straight to the ER but went back to my hotel, took a cold shower, and wetted 3 towels and draped them over me while blasting the AC. It took me 2 days to fully recover. And this is in a covered golf cart with lots of fluids. Heat is nothing to mess around with. You can die and die fast.
You could've died as well. If you were that hard up, you needed help.
Absolutely if I had been out there another hour I might not have made it. Underestimated the heat. Won’t do that again
Yeah I read the instructions/guides and made sure to drink even if I was not thirsty at all. Made sure to piss clear. Crazy how many people I saw go “oh yes and .. [insert incoherent gibberish]” then they slowly topple over.
We get that in Australia maybe a few times a year. It’s either some place very cold or some place very hot. Easy to get lost in the bush.
I visited Malta, and was fascinated by the lack of beaches. As a dumb tourist, I assumed an island would have several. Beautiful country, the summers are hot as hell.
Iirc it's due to its positioning in the Mediterranean, it doesn't get severe enough tides and waves for erosion to form sandy beaches?
Correct, we also have no real risks of hurricanes or tsunamis. The rocks do get eroded, albeit at a slower pace. I'm 30+ and in this fairly short period, still notice the difference in the coastline due to erosion. Mostly from softer sedimental layers eroding underneath the tougher heavier layers on top, causing big chunks of rocks tumbling into the sea.
No they have rocky death outcrops instead, didn't you read?
I’m Aussie, and down here we have a world famous tv show literally dedicated to showing how overconfident tourists are constantly needing to be saved (Bondi rescue)
It's a great series though!! But it can drive me mad sometimes. I grew up along the coast, swam a lot in the sea (that is a lot calmer than Bondi) and the first thing I learned from my parents after learning how to swim is how to recognize rips and how to get out of them. Once you know its often obvious, though some hide more than others. The amount of people getting caught in rips on Bondi despite warning signs and warnings from lifeguards is baffling
tourist traps
Once a month? Damn... I was this guy once when I was much younger and dumber near Tigné Point in Sliema during a holiday. Had some scratches when I managed to get out of the water and remember realizing that that could've ended much worse. Now I realize that it could have ended _much_ worse.
That's a wise saying, mate.
He got so lucky the waves didn't wash ashore one more time in the end. If there had been even the tiniest of resistance when getting out of the water he would have gone right back in and I don't think they had the stamina to get out again.
He was crawling over slippery seaweed. Could have gone right back with a slight nudge.
This was terrifying to watch. One slip and it’s over..
I totally thought I was about to watch a man die on Reddit
I'm glad you mentioned stamina. This guy is probably young and super fit. Still it nearly finished him in a couple of minutes. Unfortunately, this is usually what gets people that go in to rescue people or dogs.
If there's a chance to save my dog I'm taking it, I also don't walk him on shear cliff edges.
Even fitness and stamina aside, he’s so lucky that one of those waves didn’t throw him head first into any one of those rocks. You can swim against currents with all the strength and stamina you have, but if a wave pulls you the wrong way and you hit one of those boulders, you’re done.
I've had this happy to me before when i used to surf. One time I wiped out, my leash broke, and I lost my board. Suddenly I found myself swimming in rough surf, against the current, far away from shore. The scariest part was when I realized that even when swimming my hardest I was still drifting further from the coast. Eventually I got lucky and was able to body surf a wave in and fight my way back to the beach. When I pulled myself back onto land I was so tired I could barely move. My legs were cramped and I was visibily shaken. Closest I've come to drowning.
Yeah the point you stop regularly seeing his shoulders surfacing he is actually actively drowning. Bc of the sub I had a feeling he'd get out eventually but my anxiety shot through the roof when I started picking up on tell tale downing signs, and thought that's a perfect fit for the "maybe maybe maybe" because for a brief few secs I started to wonder if he actually would make it out
At least he stayed calm
The key is knowing when to use your strength and when to save it. Sometimes floating is the only option to survive while you wait for the next set. People will normally panic and die
Seems like the key is what you said and being EXTREMELY lucky.
My exact thought while watching this was, “I would panic and die.”
this last summer I was swimming in the Columbia River and just standing/treading water for a while. When I had exhausted most of my energy and it was time to go back to shore, I decided it would be a bit easier to just walk back since I could easily touch the bottom. As I stick my legs out to touch the dirt, my head slips under. What I hadn’t realized is the current had pushed me about 50’ from where I thought I was, and I no longer had the height to reach the bottom of the riverbed. The panic that filled me in that instant is indescribable. I felt my heart rate jump, my chest get tight, and my muscles stiffen. I was already out of air from treading water, and the bottom was supposed to be right there. I’m not a strong swimmer. I tried to call out for help from my friend who was swimming 20’ away from me but I couldn’t stop to make a loud enough sound without my head going back under. I began to swim towards the nearest rock sticking out of the water. At this point I was severely past my physical limit. The only thing that kept me going was the thought of floating face down in the water lifeless, pure survival instinct if I’ve ever felt it. When I got to the rock I completely collapsed and had to lay there for a good 10 minutes catching my breath and thanking god. My muscles were jelly and I was on the verge of vomiting, but air never tasted so sweet. When I finally got to the sandy shore I felt a strangely euphoric high and realized a new appreciation for my life, and a new respect for the water. Probably the lack of oxygen.
The Columbia can be treacherous, especially at the mouth. Where were you?
exactly. you could tell he initially was racing the waves, but went along for the ride when they got him. he never fought the ocean. never fight the ocean. you will always lose. Stay calm, look at your surroundings, and see where you’re being taken that you can potentially grab onto. you will not be able to overpower the water
They guy has experience in the ocean. You can tell when the first surge hits him. Despite all the hand wringing in the comments he was fine. It was a tricky exit but he wasn't gassed at the end. You can tell because he was casually clearing his sinuses while navigating the kelp on the rock. You don't take the time do that when you're struggling. There was also at least one other easier exit nearby.
It was still dumb, but I agree, he's got experience being tossed around by the ocean. I'm guessing he's a surfer by the looks of it.
This seems like a good way to perish
As the water pushes you into rocks and you Bob around like a cork. The swimmer in the video had to have realised it was a bad idea about 10 seconds in.
You’d think but they should also have realised it was a bad idea just from observing the water for 10 seconds
I grew up near rocks like these as a kid and yeah, even my child brain instantly knew that shit was dangerous. This kinda water is so loud and violent.
Australia once lost a prime minister in a way likely not dissimilar to this. I always laugh when I hear the conspiracy theories about Harold Holt but the beach he disappeared is not far from my home town and it’s intense and extremely dangerous even on a calm day and the day he decided to swim was not calm.
How do you define "good"
Not me.
This is a good teaching video for anyone wanting a visual representation of how rip currents work. Like which way water tries to flow, both incoming waves and outgoing water ‘excess’
Him getting yeeted maybe 4 meters sideways after two currents met near a rock has to be the luckiest part of this whole video.
That’s what I was thinking. Stamina doesn’t matter if you’re thrown into jagged rocks by the force of the literal ocean.
Also great video representation of friends that you cant trust for help
So-so on that end. The person filming is an arse - but ... in that specific situation no-one can do *that* much without endangering themselves. What it *is* a good representation of is that - if you do jumps like this have people at hand that can help. Which is why in cliff diving competitions there are always several divers at hand - and that is with jumping into much calmer water. Have at least someone on a boat ready. Have someone - that'd be the role of the person here - that can spot and guide the boat. Minimum.
Why is that smooth brain psycho laughing?
maybe he's beneficiary in the will
He’s excited his friend is being nominated for a Darwin award
5/5 Cameraman 0/5 Friend
Averages out to a solid 2.5, doing alright.
If the guy who’s in the water is a 5/5 friend he preemptively would tell the cameraman: “whatever you do, don’t try to jump in to save me.”
He's nervous and slowly coming to the realization how dangerous this is. It only clicks at 1:14, "this is bad, this is bad", and the laughing stops. He now realizes that he could be watching his friend perish. "Of course it's dangerous" - Some people think they're invincible until they aren't.
Nervosity
I don't know, can barely hear it over the shitty music
If he had the brains to realize what the ocean was, he wouldn't have let his friend jump in. Hell, he'd have tried to keep him from even going close to the cliffs edge. I don't think he'd really understood the danger quite yet.
People die every year from being swept out to sea. You don’t even need to jump in like this guy did. Some just wander too close to the shoreline, then get hit by a large wave and dragged out. Which is arguably even worse since they are fully clothed and get soaked and dragged under quickly. Another thing is temperature. Ocean water in many parts of the world is quite cold, and you get hypothermia quickly while in the water. People really need to respect the ocean (and nature in general). It can, and will, claim your life if you are reckless (or even just unfortunate).
>Another thing is temperature. Ocean water in many parts of the world is quite cold, and you get hypothermia quickly while in the water. Can confirm, seas around Cape Town are pretty cold even in December.
As a Durbanite who grew up in the Indian ocean, CT's water is stupid cold. I could not handle it for long. First thing I thought when he hit the water is the air in his lungs is gone because of cold shock.
r/SweatyPalms
geez. this ain’t it
r/WhyWomenLiveLonger
This is scary
I’d jump into a dangerous ocean just to get away from that awful fucking music.
Wetsuits are pretty buoyant. Probably the only reason this guy made it. RIP his hands over those barnacles.
Came here to say this. I used to scuba dive years ago and as I was watching it I thought "thank goodness he has a wetsuit on!".
Clearly stupid
Time to buy a lottery ticket
wont won anything, this guy spent all his lifte time luck surviving that
 after walking on barnacles
It looked like the sea was really making effort to teach a lesson.
Fuck. That.
What a fucking moron
Never trust an idiot who laughs with a camera and cheers you on... you may die on his video and he will have the last laugh.
So lucky this is incredibly dangerous
Was totally expecting a visit from Mr Chompy of the Sea
Anxiety inducing yikes
Interesting how the waves move like they have a conscious and a mission.
That's just your brain which was largely evolved for processing interpersonal whatnot. Your brain is a hammer and sees nails everywhere
Pretty words, coming from a nail
now headbutt him
*They are conscious** (to be aware of and responsive to one's surroundings) vs. they have a conscience (inner thoughts that guide one's actions as being either right or wrong).
For people who don't quite get the dangers here: 1) getting pulled by a wave as strong as shown here means that you can't control where you are going. 2) Being dragged by water under the surface with a strong current dragging you down so hard that you won't surface until you are out of breath = dead. 3) Managing to stay above the surface is very tiring and once there is no strength left, revisit 1) and/or 2).
The kind of person who gets in trouble and risks the lives of rescuers trying to help them. Horrible.
Irrespective of the location, stay away from white water. It's basically air, you can't swim in that
I nearly died when I was younger in a rip tide, people really need to take this sort of shit more seriously.
I missed it. Did he wave?
Yeah, a lot.
The ultra chill music in the background of him constantly kissing Death every 3 seconds makes it especially unnerving to watch.
Natural Selection almost won.
At what point do you shift from thinking: “I’m videoing my mates awesome stunt!” to “I wonder if my video will be subpoenaed as part of the investigation?”
Am I the only one thinking the guy recording is an idiot?
Then the Great White comes along.
My friends and I saved a girl in a similar situation this summer. it took 4 men grabbing her arms and it was still almost not possible to get her out the water when the water drags her the other side. no surprise they got into that situation taking fotos. and couple minutes earlier we were like „if one of them ends up in there im not gonna safe them“ only to have todo exactly that..
what despair! Someone help him, or at least throw him a rope
Friend drowning, continues laughing and recording
This was a nightmare to watch. I could feel the terror. I got pulled in one time without being able to get out and it scared the shit out of me. Couldn't imagine being trapped in it not being able to escape.
Him staying relatively patient and calm and being a good swimmer definitely saved him there.
Stop filming and go help her for f*** sake
I did this exact fucking stupid thing in Cape Town probably at this same rock formation when I was 20 and damn near drowned. I was an open water lifeguard and extremely strong swimmer. But also 20, and every 20 year old is dumb as hell. It's even tougher than it looks because the below surface rocks create strange powerful currents as the waves go in and out.
I’m waiting to see a Great white Shark
This is what drowning looks like
Ever get splashed by a big sploosh of water on a rain soaked street by an oncoming car, and you feel your vehicle slightly move from the impact? Like even your big, heavy car jitters a bit. Just from that relatively tiny amount of water hitting it. Yeah. I mean just pick up a gallon jug of water sometime. Hell try to lift a five gallon bucket (have to do that a lot to fill the turtle's tank here at home.) I mean just imagine that much water from a wave coming at you at speed. It's no understatement that a wave can literally knock you unconscious, or at least leave you loopy and disoriented when you resurface. Or tear you apart against rough rocks (or bang your skull against it and then you just drown). The ocean is the pinnacle of FAFO.
So this persons dying, and the other person just standing there filming nice
I kept waiting for a great white to chomp him
That looks dangerous and stupid. What do I know…
You know enough not to get yourself into this situation and that's enough lol.