Is Your Favorite Florida Beach a Death Trap Waiting to Happen?

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

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[@Grief_Weasel]

I was caught in a rip current when I was 18 (59 now) off the coast of west palm beach Florida and I was being pulled away from the shore quickly and strongly and at first I panicked and then thought “ stay calm and relax” I floated on my back and didn’t try to resist the pull. Then about 200 yards from shore the strong pull dissipated and I was able to start making my way back to shore. One of the things that saved me was not losing my head and panicking and not trying to swim against the strong pull.

[@TanyaDavis954]

@@Grief_Weasel thx

[@JulieIelasi-lt7yp]

@Grief_Weasel your Lucky that time man for real

[@Grief_Weasel]

@@JulieIelasi-lt7yp I felt lucky when I made it back to shore.

[@beachgirl4truth672]

@Grief_Weasel Excellent advice that could end up saving someone else’s life!! I lost a friend and co-worker to a FL rip current many years ago. He went into the water to rescue his drowning nephew and he managed to SAVE his nephew’s life, but lost his own.

[@Grief_Weasel]

@@beachgirl4truth672 tragic

[@gon4good20]

Hi Paul, career Palm Beach County lifeguard and EMT here. Thank you for your video. Contrary to some of the comments, the beach environment can be very dangerous and the public needs to be aware of the hazards you address. I’d just like to add a few things if I may. Jellyfish and man-o-war can both be deadly. Their venom can cause an allergic reaction that could lead to anaphylactic shock and death. Small children and people that are allergic to bee stings are most at risk. Here is a quote and some statistics from the United States Lifesaving Association: “USLA has calculated the chance that a person will fatally drown while attending a beach protected by USLA affiliated lifeguards at 1 in 18 million (.0000055%). This is based on the last ten years of reports from USLA affiliated lifeguard agencies, comparing estimated beach attendance to the number of drowning deaths in areas under lifeguard protection.” Always check the conditions boards and ask a lifeguard if you have any questions. And ALWAYS swim near a lifeguard.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

@gon4good20 Oh wow, thank you and thank you for doing what you do every day to keep all of us safe. I love our beaches, my real estate company has buckets at 5 beaches for clean up. My son surfs and I worry about him everytime he goes in but he loves the ocean as much as I do.

[@brianwt1]

Not all beaches have lifeguards though.

[@Docj835]

You got that right tks....

[@zsigzsag]

@@PalmBeachesPaul I always tell tourists, new residents ect going to the beach, always take a bottle of vinegar in case of jellyfish, Man 'O War and sea lice (jelly fish larvae) contact. It is the BEST first aid for stings. It reduces the pain and neutralizes the nematocysts from the tentacles that inject the venom. Of course get medical attention if severe or allergic reaction occurs. Most lifeguard stations have vinegar but bring it with you just in case, cheap and not hard to carry, spray bottle is best.

[@zek280]

I’ve been a pool manager but I was also hired in LA as a beach LG for brief time ❤ thanks for all the tips

[@ColoradoGuitarMan]

Hi Paul! Long time surfer/body surfer along Pacific beaches including Blacks, Del Mar, Huntington, etc. The thing is regarding sharks specially white sharks-I have noticed a distinctive increase in the number of GWs including Santa Barbara beaches. Initially, they were predominantly juveniles coming up from Baja Ca, except in White Triangle in Northern Ca which were 15-20 footers. Not anymore, there are 15 footers and larger cruising all along the Southern Ca’s West Coast. Sometimes these GWs are only 20 yards out. If you follow Malibu Artist, you will see GWs that will encounter people on paddle boards, kayaks and the encounters usually just end up where the sharks get behind and follow you but they mostly aren’t that interested in you. Spearfishing or swimming close to fishing lines is another story. Finally, regarding rip currents. It’s surprising that these currents kill so many people frankly as surfers sometimes use them to get out beyond the breakwater. I’ve being taken out to sea by them lots while body boarding and/or swimming. I’m never surprised or worried though as I study the waves from the shore prior to going out and if big with multiple sets you can guarantee there will be rips. Swimming parallel to the beach is the best advice and you mention this. Why do people drown in rips then? They panic and forget the advice you and others gave them and attempt to swim against Rips, eventually tiring and because the waves are usually bigger drown by not calmly swimming parallel to shore. Even if a swimmer enters the water with no rips in sight, the usually strong currents in the Pacific (specially during storm activity) can pull you quickly into a rip and you literally feel yourself jetting to open ocean. Sometimes rips are more subtle. With the crashing of these larger waves with no time at all between sets anyone can get a few mouthfuls of water and then panic. Got to admit I have felt this rising tension in myself with waves and foam crashing all around myself. You have to control that tension and that comes with experience frankly. The next best advice you mentioned, always swim by a lifeguard station, and if hit by sting ray go directly to the station. My best great channel and presentation!

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

Thank you for the kind words and info. My youngest son surfs and he uses the current to take him past the breakers so he can surf

[@Dan-oj4iq]

Many people caught in a rip current do not feel a pull away from shore but instead first notice the shore quickly and rapidly getting further and further away from them. It'll be sight rather than feeling.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

thanks

[@willie123811]

@@PalmBeachesPaul Does the sun screen lotion cause cancer ?

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

@willie123811 great question, I know my wife tries to buy some of the better ones but honestly I don't think we do that much research on it and maybe we should

[@giveadoggyabone1]

Wow, that's interesting, I didn't know that!

[@evelynbare1975]

​@@willie123811it can, depends on the ingredients. Interesting that most European nations will not allow a lot of ingredients allowed in the US because they have been directly proven to be cancer causing. Combining sunscreen and bug repellent can be a very toxic mix, bug spray is supposed to stay above the skin, bur sunscreen makes it absorbant.

[@2coryman]

Hawaii also has a lot of rip currents, in a rip current easy to get out of it swimming parallel to the beach or diagonally across it leaning towards the beach (parallel 45 degree angle to the beach)

[@fishonlinecanada]

Awesome information and demonstration about rip currents and other dangers. This should be a required video for people vacationing in Florida! Keep up the great work!

[@joesmith6357]

Got caught in 1 in Daytona panicked at first then got on my back and was taken 1 mile down. 40 yrs ago. Float on you're back .

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

glad you were ok

[@amrice62]

I got caught last year… the fear of sharks at new Smyrna… it was low tide so I felt half a mile from the lifeguard…I panicked and was up to my neck. I was not being pulled out but I could not move toward the shore. I told myself to stay calm.. tried to ride waves in.. but they simply rolled beneath me with no push toward shore. Tried swimming under water, no use. Tried backstroke, same thing, not one inch of progress. It was a surreal feeling.. I couldn’t comprehend not being pulled out but not being able to get in. Panic set in.., all the people I had been swimming near had gone in. I saw a group of girls in their 20’s very athletic.. I yelled to them as they were pretty close, the waves were so high I’d lose sight as each passed. They walked out to me at their chest level, told me they were lifeguards on their day off. Just took each of my hands and walked in with me. I grew up learning swimming in the rough waters of Long Island shores. I had no fear initially upon moving to Florida swimming near others, until last June. I no longer go past my hips level. I just was in the gulf this weekend. Felt much safer until Now seeing many dangers with currents in the gulf, I have no problem floating, it’s the fearfulness of sharks and inability to get out causing panic. Thanks for the video.

[@brianwt1]

@@amrice62if you get caught in a rip current swim sideways to get out of it.

[@aliciamarie9704]

@@brianwt1 or parallel to the shore

[@giveadoggyabone1]

@@amrice62 I believe you, it would be terrifying!

[@dwayneroberts6616]

Did you know you're never less than 15 to 20 yrds from a shark when you swim on the east coast of Florida 😂. Be extremely careful near inlets and river outlets where the bull shark hangs out.

[@wisdomoverfear2685]

Wrong. Most times your nowhere near a shark in Florida waters...other times you'd have to be damn near suicidal to go past knee-deep water. I surfed both sides of Florida's coast and have been knocked off my board by a massive hammerhead...on the Gulf side. I've spent thousands of hours in the water in my 30+ years of surfing ( I'm 56 now) and most days you'd never see so much as a fish let alone a shark. Other days...they're literally all over . I've seen packs blacktips hunting baitfish within 10-15 feet of shore...I'm talking knee to thigh deep. So yeah sometimes when you go out In the ocean their all around you...but most days you could spend 12 hour straight out in the ocean ...and never see so much as a mullet. So ...your not ALWAYS within close proximity...but for sure by entering salt water...there's a chance your closer to a shark than you'd ever imagine. Stay out of their ocean...and they'll stay off your lawn ! Your spot on about rivermouths and inlets though....the sharks cruise these areas regularly looking for an easy meal. The worst places in Florida for swimming would be New Smyrna/Ponce inlet, Reef rd/Pumphouse in W. Palm Beach and last but certainly not least would be between Blind pass on Sanibel/Captiva and Boca Grande. This area on the SW coast of Florida is a known breeding ground for great hammerheads and bull sharks. Look at the videos here on KZbin of tarpon being destroyed by huge sharks around Boca Grande !

[@AngelinaLopezz03]

@@wisdomoverfear2685 I've seen sharks while swimming and surfing in Floridas beaches

[@Miami7]

I've seen plenty of sharks from the Flagler Beach pier not more than 15 feet away from unsuspecting swimmers. If they only knew. And that's true about inlets. That could be why New Smyrna Beach is famous for sharks, because of the inlet there.

[@Dane-o7q]

Beaches are fine...the ocean different story!

[@mikem-pf3zt]

Cocoa beach another place you get bumped a lot by certainly sharks, we used to surf and swim there as kids/ teens

[@jozsefv.9838]

I went from 1-foot deep water to rip current IN 2 STEPS! I almost drowned. This was on Miami Beach. I was slowly walking on a sandbar that was slightly under water. This sandbar ran parallel to the shore, some 100 feet inside the ocean. If you entered the water from the shore, it was waist deep for almost 100 ft, and then you reached this sandbar which was under water, but here the water was extremely shallow, barely a little deeper than ankle-deep. So, I was walking parallel to the shore, on this sandbar which ran parallel to the shore, in extremely shallow water. NOTHING prepared me for what awaited me AFTER JUST 2 STEPS!! After one step, the water suddenly got deeper, above my knees. After 2 steps, the water got waist-deep and IT WAS SUCKING ME OUT AT FURIOUS SPEED. There were large waves, rip current warnings posted all over the shore, but silly me I ignored them. So, the water was now sucking me out, and it was waist deep when there were no waves. However, 4-foot high waves were coming in regularly towards the shore, and they would peak ABOVE MY HEAD every 15 seconds. I tried to jump up every time a wave came in, in order to stay with my head above the wave. I was trying to continue walking parallel to the shore, during those time periods when the waves crashed and water was merely waist deep. That was probably a mistake, I got exhausted from alternatively walking and jumping every 15 seconds, to stay on top of the water. It would've been wiser to swim a bit out, to beyond the point where these 4-feet waves started to form. Eventually as I was walking parallel to the shore, I felt the sandbar coming higher. Water became shallower again, only knee deep instead of waist deep. And the rip current disappeared. I survived. All the way in that waist deep water with 4-ft high waves on top, I was screaming "Jesus!" and "Guardian Angel!" Did Jesus and my Guardian Angel rescue me? I'm a good swimmer and I failed to take that rip current warning seriously. I don't have a mathematically provable answer to why I'm still alive, but I praise Jesus and thank my Guardian Angel every single time I think about this incident. ❤

[@cossiethomas791]

Thank you so much for your informative video. The rip current advice I was unaware of . I live near the coast in Spain. I never knew what you should do in that situation. I will pass that on. Thanks.

[@GreaterIndianapolisLiving]

Great tips on when to stay out of the water to prevent shark bites. 7:41

[@debbiejournigan270]

Very careing and respectable spreading awareness 😊

[@southernyankee2300]

What I see a lot and think is dangerous for everyone is people fishing on the beach with people swimming.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

I don't see that that often and if someone is fishing typically people shouldn't put their towel down and sit at the beach next to that person if they're gonna go in the water, there's lots of beach for people to use and most fisherman I know go out of their way to fish somewhere not near people.

[@southernyankee2300]

@@PalmBeachesPaul I have been here at Saint Simon’s Island, GA for about 6 months now and there are usually groups of them on the short span of beach, and there is a free pier. One guy must have been fishing for sharks with his 10 year old son.. he had this massive white coated line, the police made them pull it in. People are crazy!

[@Mindy-anti-MAGA-akaNazis]

Same in nc they are constantly just fishing where people swim

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

Unfortunately there's always gonna be rude people who don't think of others. But the reason most fisherman fish on the beach is because fishing on a pier kind of socks because if you catch something big you have to pull it all the way up from the water to the top of the pier and there is a good chance to fish will fall off unless you have one of those big nets and most fisherman don't have those

[@cathyackmann1010]

@@southernyankee2300 TOO RIGHT!!

[@margadam6358]

About the rip current ,,,I also heard float on back parallel to beach so I guess swimming is ok too,,,which is what I’d prefer,,,,not like I have to worry as I watched jaws when I was 17 ,,,,that was it for me - pools only

[@wolftracks9010]

I've been in a rip current and the pull was amazing. I just waited for the right time to swim and got out of it.

[@GreaterIndianapolisLiving]

Great tip and demo on the rip current. My son went to the beach with his wrestling team and I asked his coach and the team if they knew how to escape a rip current and told them the exact same actions as you suggested. Thanks... 12:39

[@clake8931]

Thank you for this very informative video , great job ! 💯

[@CaroleCollins-e3k]

I have had experience of rip tides in South Wales. Swimming in the sea on a warm and sunny day we heard the alarm for rip currents. We headed back towards dry land and were quite safe but the swirl of the current could be felt very strongly around our knees and even ankles as the current headed out to sea. We were young adults and able to resist, for the very young or older swimmers that could have knocked you off your feet. Scary that it happened so quickly.

[@milanmarinkovic3016]

"... Sun protection...." I always hated feeling of the oils, lotions and creams on my skin. So, I almost never use them. When I'm on the vacation in the sunny place, I adjust my day ritme. I go to the beach early in the morning when the Sun is low. Around 10 o'clock I search for a shadow. I put clothes and hat on. Do some other activities. Go for a walk,.visit a museum, old city, read, eat.... That sort of things. Then in the afternoon, around three, four o'clock, second session on the beach. That way, my skin gets time to adjust and darken without burning. Added bonus is I avoid most crowded time of the day. When I'm surfing,. biggest part of my body is protected by the wetsuit. Head and face by the zinck based sun bloc stick. Feels muddy, not oily. (Makes you look as a zombie).

[@mancuniancandidatem]

@@milanmarinkovic3016 I do the same. When I snorkel I wear a t shirt. I swim or snorkel either in the a.m or late afternoon and don't hang around in the sun any more time than it takes to dry off. I can't stand oils and lotions. I think many of them are more carcinogenic than the sun.

[@milanmarinkovic3016]

@@mancuniancandidatem "..... many are more cancerogenic then the Sun....." I agree. I think we shouldn't put on our skin anything that we can't eat. It all gets absorbed through the skin into the blood flow.

[@robkeysnj]

Always good to mention how to stay alive if one is caught in a rip current. 8mph would tire most people out. Thank you for posting!!

[@echogl]

Great video Paul. I lived in FL for many years and we always were told to swim parallel to the beach when in a rip current. There are things besides sharks to be aware of like sunburn, jellyfish, drowning. Thanks.

[@taraleightaracumming6726]

what beach is that?

[@michaelrains2268]

Always respect the ocean , this gentleman is teaching life-saving advice.

[@marilynharrison3829]

I love this type of videos as they teach you safety tips. I'm 64 yrs. old and yes, the movie JAWS is still in my mind but,it was a great movie. Thanks to all that make this type.❤

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@GreaterIndianapolisLiving]

Sun protection, I prefer a white long sleeve UV 50 shirt along with a hat to help cover my head due to my thinning hair. A few of my shirts have hoodies on them...

[@edzebrowski4445]

Dont you swim horizontally when in a rip current?

[@steveprice8201]

Lost a workmate 4 months ago. His 1st day on holidays in Sunshine Coast Australia. Trying to help his 2 kids caught in a rip, luckily they were saved my mate drowned.

[@ChanelThomas248]

Great information that could save lives! 👍🏻

[@mudbug535]

Excellent video I had to subscribe

[@taurak2993]

Great advice. What would you recommend for kids that are cliff diving so close to rocks and how does the current travel around where they drop? Do sharks hang in that area?

[@user-cl2es9iu1j]

Thanks for the saving info!

[@coffeepandacat]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video very informative and helpful😊 after I graduate I want to move somewhere with a beach

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tinafoos8018]

Nice information, Palm Beaches Paul!!I will keep it in mind if I vacation near a beach!-something which is appealing to me since I live in the mountains.

[@beorbeorian150]

Growing up in NJ we used the RIP currents as a gag. Thought is was fun to intentionally try to swim against them and laugh at going backwards, we would simply swim side ways and get out of it. A larger 100 yard wide rip, that would be trouble.

[@ajourneytoessence2166]

The clip of that lady looking like a brown leather coat about killed me 😂😂😂

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

@@ajourneytoessence2166 she was a trip

[@agds91078]

New friend and fellow beach love4 from the rural mountains of southeast Kentucky, we drive 16hrs away to visit the beach in Flagler county Florida. How far away are you from Flagler beach?

[@anewthoughteveryday4592]

Good 👍 tips, nice video

[@agnesk864]

Great video, thank you!

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

Thanks. I just want people to be aware and have a fun beach day

[@eddiebatter]

Thanks for these tips. This is good to know since I’m currently residing on the Florida Treasure Coast. Just north of Palm Beach County.

[@molliwilson5639]

Whenever, I read “FLORIDA” in the title, I automatically click

[@FAA-DPE]

Growing up surfing, rip currents were welcomed and useful to make paddling out to the lineup easier. It's all in your understanding of them.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

agree, my son does that all the time

[@roxanneleversee7005]

very awesome information

[@stevegiblin270]

Loved this video lol!😊😅 and be careful out there! When are coming to ❤New England this summer?😎🇺🇸👻👀

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

😁 I have never been Steve

[@gmasbricks]

I love our Florida beaches we go a lot our favorite spot is Sebastian 😊 and you are right you have to be safe out there my daughter likes wetsuits because of sunburn and jellyfish she gets a lot more protection

[@jeremybaity7002]

That rip ain't no joke. I have to remember I'm not 21 anymore.

[@sidewaysrain7609]

Volusia county over 15 annually!

[@Baltimoreed]

When I was working my summer job at a boardwalk hotel in Ocean City Md we had a young lady guest get carried to the ER for sun poisoning late one evening. She got way too much sun and was cooked. Afaik she never returned to the hotel and spent her weekend in the hospital until she went home.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

That must have sucked. 😮

[@TinaLouise73]

visited Florida in 1989! loved it! I never go deeper then my waist wen I use to swim in the sea!

[@robertsantana6462]

Last year I was caught in a rip current it was scary and I didn’t know what was going on but I just had common since and swam parallel for some reason

[@johnscott5662]

Great video !

[@EarmuffHugger]

Yup, happened to me 54 yrs ago & nearly didn't make it back to shore. However, luckily I was told prior to entering the water to push off the bottom till back on top & float on my back & swim like a surfboard sideways toward shore. I was lucky the undertow or rip current wasn't very strong that day & I knew how to float on my back really easily from practicing at swimming pools as a younger kid. I could feel it pulling my feet out from under me though from the time I walked along the shore. 16, spring break in Daytona & severely sun burned so just drank beer in the motel room the rest of time. Well wishes.

[@theluckyman74]

I always wonder if famous actress Tammy Lynn leppert died in the Florida Beach. She was pretty young dispiapered on coco Beach. I guess she does out to the ocean finding the body would be impossible oddly so many people spend their final days in the water. Some times found by Scuba divers.

[@Cherylini100]

It has been 49 years since I first saw Jaws!!!!! I will watch it again on July 4th

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

No shoe comment for this video🤣

[@Cherylini100]

@@PalmBeachesPaul You are allowed to be barefoot on the ocean!!!! Sorry the memory of the guy losing his leg with the shoe attached threw me LOL

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

@@Cherylini100 😱

[@dudley5658]

When in the ocean you are far more likely to get eaten by a shark than hit by a car.

[@2coryman]

Thank you great info

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

Glad it was helpful!

[@roodyg5352]

I never go that far into the ocean at the beach lol

[@Patti-b-luvin-billie]

I was chest deep when a large wave pulled my feet off the sand. The rip current grabbed me and swept me out before I could get my feet back down. Most terrifying event of my life.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

@Patti-b-luvin-billie glad you made it to tell us about it and worn others

[@Shelly-in-Tampa]

Hi neighbor! I ❤ed this video.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

Happy 4th neighbor. Stay safe

[@talulatree5297]

Hello! From your Vero neighbor! ❤

[@ELECTRICEYE1776]

Great info

[@shawneskandari5786]

Great advice, thx.

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

90 yards wide??

[@giveadoggyabone1]

You seem like a really nice guy. Thank you for the demonstration on how to swim out of a rip current, very informative, especially being in the water. However, I feel there is a bit of fear mongering here for people not familiar with beaches. I swam in the ocean every day in Florida, the most that ever happened to me is one time I got stung by a jellyfish. You might want to know it hasn't been suntan lotion for about thirty years, it's sunscreen, same for bathing suits they've been swimsuits for a very long time.

[@angelalykins6917]

If this video can save one life, that would be amazing. Paul and I have been educating our two sons since they were old enough to swim. A lot of folks who are vacationing toFlorida have no idea what a rip current is. Considering In 2023, Panama City rip currents claimed more lives than anywhere else in the United States, according to the data. At least eight people died there. Overall, Florida rip currents killed more than 30 people last year. That's compared with five who died in New Jersey and three each in California, South Carolina, and Louisiana. I am a native Floridian - we don’t care what the hell you call it suntan lotion, sunblock, sunscreen lotion, just as long as it keeps us from getting sunburned, burnt, crispy, skin cancer 🌞 🌊 ☮️

[@giveadoggyabone1]

@@angelalykins6917 Yes, and I thanked him for that, I thought it was a very good demonstration. And you don't speak for everyone. The correct term is sunscreen, deal with it. And maybe grow up a little.

[@newbeginnings8566]

Certainly made me think twice about going into the water'.... Think the East Coast is worse though?

[@garywheeler60]

Life is dangerous,way more likely to get killed on traffic than on the waterfront

[@beachgirl4truth672]

This is a GREAT “FL beach safety awareness” video that can SAVE LIVES!! Rip currents at our FL beaches are EXTREMELY dangerous!! A friend and co-worker of mine, who was athletic and an excellent swimmer, lost his LIFE in a FL rip current at Melbourne Beach during a holiday weekend while SAVING the life of his beloved nephew.😓 Our FL beaches are also a very dangerous place to be when it’s lightening, and FL is the lightening capital of the US. DO NOT WAIT until a storm arrives and thunder is HEARD to leave the beach as lightening victims are often struck AHEAD of an approaching thunderstorm or just after they assume the storm or lightening danger has passed!! An alternative to using chemical laden sunscreen oils/lotions for protection, is to try to avoid sun exposure between the hours of 10am to 2pm when possible, or wear long sleeve or other protective clothing and a hat to avoid burning.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

Sorry for your loss 😢

[@GreaterIndianapolisLiving]

Jelly fish are a different experience... never been stung...

[@clake8931]

You are lucky, I had one wrapped around my waist and legs at Hilton Head, I haven’t been the same since .

[@zozzarogeorge6720]

THIS GUY IS GOOD.

[@doeplatform5285]

One thing is very untrue and that is that blood attracts sharks, there is a video on KZbin that proves that sharks ignore human blood. They dont even go to it. But I truly like your video and your genuine concern for others! Much love Paul

[@glory70x]

Human fecal matter being dumped in the water is at the top of the list of dangers. Fish now have neurological problems from our pollution 😢😢😢😢😢😢🐠 🐠

[@selfaware114]

So now the fish are woke great, I give up.

[@kathycullen7095]

My family just returned from a vacation in the middle keys. On an Oceanside beach looking for lobster when a native boated out and informed , quietly, about the beach being empty of any people. It was because of crocodiles, LARGE, crocodiles. Needless to say every one out and moved over to the gulf side. However crocs have been seen in the gulf , usually coming out only at night. Just be aware salt water crocodiles are protected, therefore they are becoming used to people. Not afraid of people. Just be aware.

[@itsmePassport]

In Australia we call RIPS AutoSharkFeeders...

[@tillysanders2593]

You realize you're inviting the world by promoting this beautiful place on YT....

[@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox]

From the 1916 New Jersey...my birth state and current state...shark attacks that prompted Jaws, to intense sun..more intense than The Sunshine State, is Arizona's sun. Spent 32 years there, and THAT sun even gets to Floridians. New Jersey/New York has also been seeing sharks, seals, rays increase.

[@antonchigurh7820]

@@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox okay, you go to the Arizona beaches then 😁 us Floridians are quite content with our own...

[@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox]

@@antonchigurh7820 Why are you so testy? Who hurt you, that you strike out at strangers to you? If you even read it correctly, I'm NOT IN Arizona now. Little troll looking for attention, eh? Okay, you got it.

[@antonchigurh7820]

@@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox Not testy at all. Sick of the jokes about Floridians is all 😁

[@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox]

@@antonchigurh7820 WELL I DIDN'T DISS FLORIDA! I merely said Arizona sun is more intense than even Florida's sun. WTH?!

[@antonchigurh7820]

@@TheJudiBambiPurrsParadox no worries. Have a great day

[@GingerNinja1]

2023 had 16 unprovoked shark attacks?! WOW! I'm in Ga. & have never heard of such a high rate in a single yr! Don't swim at high tide either. That's another time where they're brought by current to the shoreline & an easy hunt for fish.

[@robinellison5598]

I’m glad I live on the west coast!!😀😀

[@robinellison5598]

@JFTrucker20.0 Yes it is cool but you get used to it quickly and it is more refreshing. The water was 69 yesterday.😀😀

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

Too bad there couldn’t be flags that mark rip currents. Never knew they were in Great Lakes too.

[@Thomas-xy4sh]

Had 1,350 miles of coastline? Where did the rest go? Lol. SMH. Who the hell that’s familiar with any beach doesn’t know about rip currents?

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

Good ears lol 😂 maybe it's global warming😮

[@dystopian..]

Shark attack or electrocution by battery?

[@GreaterIndianapolisLiving]

Jaws movie ruined many vacation destinations. We are swimming in their bath rub.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

😆😱🦈

[@DJMarkmann]

More like immigration ruined all first world countries. Rather take my chances with the fish in the ocean than the beasts they continually let into the country .

[@robertocoronel-m8h]

Damn,Just now that i was planning on retirring in florida.

[@anewthoughteveryday4592]

Jaws, yes, I was 10 then, I even looked under my bed 🛌 can you imagine 😂

[@belinalug6928]

Im curious, how would a lifeguard save you from a rip currant

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

They could swim out to you and throw you a flotation device plus many of them have jet skis located on the beach

[@Ranger830]

If you visit don’t fly your drone at the beach! You may never swim again once you realize how many sharks there really are and how close to the beach! That being said I’m 54 and an avid surfer and waterman and have never been bitten. Where I live north of Palmbeach,in Ft. Pierce I see multiple sharks almost every surf session! Take his advice and avoid Early am,late pm and if there are tons of baitfish or waters murky. Be advised I work on Palmbeach and it’s loaded with sharks. Sometimes you can see them from the road lol especially when water clear. Remember it’s their house,we are the intruders. Enjoy and please clean up your litter! Thanks 🙏

[@2coryman]

Cheers

[@MrReymoclif714]

Neptune,Jupiter Jacksonville Florida beaches!

[@LoneTinaja]

Thousands of people drown along the U.S. coastline every year. I suspect that the vast majority drown because of rip currents. On my home island approximately 2 dozen drown each year.

[@Silvercontained]

Which island?

[@LoneTinaja]

@silvercontained - an island in Texas. I don't say the specific 1 because too many people on KZbin are haters. Anyway, 2 dozen isn't unusual. Some Florida islands death toll is higher because the number of visitors to those beaches is far higher than in Texas

[@Silvercontained]

@@LoneTinaja Oh i actually live near an island in Texas as well. Near Port Aransas.

[@LoneTinaja]

@@Silvercontained Regarding drownings along the Texas coast, of course it's not the fault of the beaches or the life guards, thus I don't like to mention the beaches or islands or towns by name because at KZbin & TikTok (especially TikTok) there is a slew of Texas haters & they seize upon negative topics to spread lies. The biggest lies I read are that it is dangerous to go in the water at the beaches because of pollution. Defenders of the truth point out the weekly status reports at the Texas Beach Watch website, but positive reports do little to dissuade the Texas haters.

[@schallrd1]

The rip current can make you RIP ☠️

[@Shalombound22]

I got stung by a man o’ war in Ft. Lauderdale In 91’, felt like I was hit by a bag razor blades. It was excruciating. The pain radiated through my body.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

So sorry

[@Shalombound22]

@@PalmBeachesPaul Thank you.. Thank you for the useful info.

[@eddievanlingen1935]

What else in Florida isn't deadly!!

[@Docj835]

My son and I was there didn't mention the basketball size Jellyfish that can find you with all that water but a bird that stands 6'0 iong"shinny legs , big stomach, long neck, Lil head with wingspan 7" yes at the beach have fun...🎉🎉😂😂😂

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

@@Docj835 got to love Florida nature

[@DG-sn2js]

When l enter the water l will always wear my full vision face mask, dry snorkel, and high quality fins! If you get caught in a rip current no problem because the fins will give you the advantage of swimming out of the rip tide.

[@waynebrady7439]

Don't panic in a rip tide fust swim with it not against it they dissipate soon enough and they can be fun if your not panicked

[@Jetsetfastfood]

Rip currents are a lazy river if you know how to ride them.

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

😂 I'll pass on that ride

[@michaelfarar4232]

So cal surfer 35 years. If you're not a strong swimmer and have zero knowledge of the ocean or rip tides then dont go beyond knee high especially if theres a swell over 3'. Talk to a lifeguard when they're not busy and ask them how to tell. Swim parallel to the beach, do not swin in against the rip unless you've paddled out of it.

[@MyExperiancedOpinion]

I SUGGEST BACK STROKE RIP TIDE

[@sheilagadde5975]

It happens so quietly and quickly, a Dilent predator...RIPTIDE.

[@LoneTinaja]

Rip current. Rip tide is a misnomer.

[@leecowell8165]

Bull shark. they'll bite you in knee deep water! I don't go in ANY water in Florida except a pool.

[@candeyb2505]

You went left Once you got into the water, AFTER SATING RHWY TILD YOU THERE HAD BEEN SOME BIG SHARKS OUT EARLIER" AND YOU STILL GOT IN THE WATER.😂😂😂😂 ALL I HEARD WAS THE JAWS THEME MUSIC AFTER THAT. 🤽‍♂️🏊‍♂️🌊🦈🦈🦈

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

I don't taste good 🤮😛🦈

[@elChulachaki]

You did not just say that we travel from the west coast beaches to go to the east coast... what??? The gulf coast of florida is gorgeous! The water is warm, and in most places it is clear and blue. The sand is gorgeous and soft..the waves don't batter you with rocks. Nobody leaves to go to enjoy the beach on the east coast. That's dumb

[@PalmBeachesPaul]

@@elChulachaki on the contrary, our water is much bluer, always warm and there's absolutely no rocks hitting you with the waves, 30 years of living here and never once has that happened but I'll give you the beaches you do have nice beaches.

[@pinakkoladaa]

Sharks attacks are very rare but they do happen all the time 😂😅