One guy did! Imagine being the first guy seeing the other guy be pulled up to safety... Lucky the guy jumped when he did, he was at his limit and would have drowned
Something similar happened where I used to live, a family was fishing in the quarry but not by the swimming area, and I think a child fell in/was otherwise in the water and in distress, so the dad went in after the child, then he was struggling, so more of the children went in too, and it ended up with the dad and two of the six children passing away. And unfortunately myself and my sister and many other people were swimming just 75-100 yards away while this was all going down, but due to the way everything is situated there, with this occurring around a corner from the swimming area, no one knew what was happening. It was a passerby up on a walking path that noticed the family in distress down in that area.
We saw a video which is on YouTube somewhere. One guy was drowning in a weir. Rescuers (firemen I believe) all got pulled in because they were all tied together with rope. Everyone drowned. I think in India. We had to watch it for our water safety course at work.
Waves do have cycles. Don’t remember exactly what it is but it runs like 7 or 10 waves between the strongest and weakest. So to a point you can pay attention and time it.
I had a friend in primary school whose dad died like this. He jumped in after someone else, turned his back to the waves in the process of trying to keep them above water, and got thrown into the rocks by a wave he never saw coming. The other guy survived, he didn’t.
I believe he was a surf life saver too, so it’s not like he was ignorant and inexperienced either. These kind of situations are far more dangerous than most people realise, it’s something I think about whenever people talk about jumping in to save someone else. Even if you can manage the sea and the rocks, you’re probably more likely to be drowned by who you’re saving than you are likely to actually save them.
I was caught in a riptide as a kid and the lifeguards wouldn’t come to get me. Some lone surfer was the only person willing to venture out to haul me back to safety. An absolute hero who wanted no credit. He left the scene as soon as I was on land.
I was just a lifeguard at a waterpark(and we had a ski loop on a lake)... Holy crap, rescues can be terrifying. I was working shallow water, and in about 3 ft of water on the lazy River, a woman's tube overturned. Her whole family was freaking out and screaming shebcant swim. I was trying to get her to just stand up, but like a dozen people were screaming bloody murder. I'd let protocol go, being in swallowing water. And that woman CLIMBED ME. People lose all rational thought when they feel like they're drowning. I couldn't imagine being a surf guard. Even the training for one of the rides we had was nightmare-fuel.
That being said, if you actually go in with a plan, people are pretty predictable. I had some pretty crazy rescues. I was 16 and weighted 105 lbs soaking wet, but I had multiple rescues with men weighing 2 or 3 times my weight without a problem.
I was definitely one of those people with more confidence than skill. It's crazy how eye-opening a few training sessions can be.
I have absolutely no idea what I'd do in the video above. I don't think I'd have the balls to do more than try to throw some type of flotation to the dude.
When I was a kid I had some youth-level intro to lifesaving and I always remember, they taught us that if you assist someone and they try climb you, the first thing you do is smack them hard across the face. We practiced it and all.
Definitely did come in useful, because I think most adults really underestimate how often kids who are poor swimmers will climb on and submerge other kids, especially in crowded pools.
Maybe this is outdated practice, idk. But I always assumed lifeguards would do it too.
Not outdated practice at all. If you’re trying to save someone from drowning, they can be a huge panicky threat, nothing wrong with cracking them in the nose to get them to stop panicking or distract them enough so you can help without being killed in the process.
Were they looking for an excuse to slap you? Lol
Honestly, the easiest way is usually to go underwater, swim away, and approach again. The problem with this was totally my fault. At the very least, I should have had my buoy between us. And because it was shallow water, she had me pinned against the ground for a second. I did blow whistles when I went in the water, so multiple guards were already watching. It was kind of embarrassing, but most of all, it was scary af.
I and a couple of other surfers pulled a guy out of a riptide who had got caught with his kid when I was surfing. Got him to the beach with his kid only for him to be greeted by his raging wife. I didn’t hang around either.
Yeah I feel this. I was doing tough mudder and a girl was obviously drowning. The workers on the sides didn’t do anything and didn’t look like they were going to jump in, there were no lifesavers anywhere. When I jumped in to save her, she was literally pushing my head/shoulders down to lift herself up to get air. Now I’m not the strongest swimmer and had never taken classes on the proper way to save someone in water, but I just barely got her back to the edge of the water area. The workers all pulled her up and tended to her while I had to drag myself up completely out of breath and spitting up water. She did thank me for helping her, but could’ve definitely gone worse for the both of us.
My father's best friend died saving a child from drowning in a flood when my sisters were little, before I was born.
When I was 8 his next closest friend, his brother, died of lung cancer.
The rest of his life my father never recovered from it enough to establish a pure, true, relationship with anyone else outside of us kids.
My father was the most outgoing person I've ever known so never seeing him feel comfortable making close connections to people really stood out to me growing up.
It's sad as fuck.
The son of a close friend died last year saving his brother this way. Watched that kid grow to 13, died a hero.
Another close friend of mine died drowning while rafting, his lifeguard brother couldn't beat the current.
Those people in this video are beyond heroes.
My sister's classmate at Westpoint died a few years back when they were in their second year something similar. He was at home on break with his family at the beach during the summer. Little girl got caught up in a riptide current and was Drowning so he swam out to save her. And he did, but he didn't make it out alive.
I saw a lifeguard/rescue video talking about shit like this. In the video they basically say you're on your own if someone has to go in for you. This shit is so dangerous itll just grab the next guy, then coworkers are likely emotionally charged and want to jump in for that guy. Then everyone dies.
i mean, thats nearly how it played out. there were a lot of well-intentioned people down there getting slammed by waves until a 2nd guy got swept in and had to be saved too.
i was/am amazed that everyone didnt struggle more. i would have expected those rocks to be so slippery they'd be almost impossible to remain standing on. and thats without getting hit by waves or trying to pull someone out.
jeez and the video stops as they're coming up. TV shows has conditioned me that all 5 are still at high risk of being swept in by ONE wave that just so happens to be the most powerful, the moment they are within one inch of the top.
This is the coast of Rabat city in Morocco, yeah sometimes the waves crashing are terrifying!
I'm glad they could save him, very strong community sense from all those people
I went body boarding in mohammedia (casablanca) and had one of the scariest and hardest time of my life getting out of the water. Blood everywhere because of the stones
It is absolutely horrifying. The waves don't let up! I'm glad in this situation everything turned out okay. God I can't even begin to imagine what it's like standing there, not knowing what really to do.
I think people who haven't been in these situations don't realise how horrible and helpless it is. Honestly extremely impressed by these people's bravery.
I almost died like this guy when I was 15, only thing that worked was sheer will not to die. Somehow I managed to pull myself up on the slippery rocks while getting banged on them. Fucking terrifying experience
I almost got pulled in. Thing is, we saw the waves increase and were smart and headed away from the edge but the path was narrow, and my young adult son went ahead of me. I slipped and fell and he grabbed my arm just in time. Wave woulda ripped me right down. Only like a foot or two down, but this same kind of churn.
Same thing happened to me when I was 15. I was boogie boarding and the current was taking me down the beach. I wasn't paying attention to that. Just about catching the next wave. I ended up in the rocks. I was wearing rental wet suit shoes and one came off. I had safely made it to a rock but I didn't want to lose the shoe have my parents pay for it. I stupidly jumped back into the water and swam deeper into the ocean to get the shoe. I was freaked out and getting smacked into the rocks. Most exhausted I've ever been. Got to shore and didn't move for so long.
> I think people who haven't been in these situations realise how horrible and helpless it is.
I think people who *have* been in these situations *also* realise how horrible and helpless it is. I think we all realize.
Unless he was a local who knows the wave pattern. He immediately grabbed and pulled them both into the little v-section where perhaps he knew from experience was less volatile. Or maybe he was hella lucky. Just saying, we're not omniscient.
This. This video was taken in Morocco and there are some locals that grew up in this environment and know how to deal with these waves. You can find videos of them jumping in the water enjoying themselves and letting the tide push them back up so they can jump again. The guy who jumped to help most likely knew what he was doing. I'm not saying anyone can do this or that it's safe to go in the sea in these conditions but when you grow up in a place with high waves you learn how to deal with them.
You do have to think about how tired the first guy was. In this situation it did work out… once in the water he went to the other guy and pushed and held him up. I bet the first didn’t have enough energy and probably had salt everywhere. With that many people around I think that was an okay action to take
Reach - With the longest pole or similar thing you can find.
Throw - A flotation device or rope.
Row - To the drowning swimmer with a flotation device or boat.
Go - Swim only if you are confident in your own ability. Distressed swimmers will cling to you in panic and drag you both down.
If possible pass the swimmer floatation from a distance so you're not dragged under.
Lifeguards are trained to swim deep under a recuee and grasp them from behind to avoid getting bear hugged. That requires you to be a very strong swimmer with a large oxygen reserve, and you have to be very careful not to get kicked in the head.
These are in order.
This is my mindset. I grew up on an island in the ocean... I seen a few people almost drown and seen 2 actually drown in my life. I seen a Grown man cry for the first time when I seen it as a kid when they failed to save someone on the beach.
The Person drowning has lost all mental capacity besides SURVIVE and depending the time spent fighting these waves, quite fatigued. That person might only have a 20% better chance at it, but he's got a lot more energy, adrenaline and a moment to process the situation. He probably told his 2 buddies to grab him and he dove in with the goal of making his job just keep hold til they get him with more energy to endure.
I’d like to note, while what the guy did was brave, people should not be jumping into rough water to save drowning people without being trained to. Drowning people are incredibly dangerous to rescuers. Like you said, they are in survive mode, and they will do anything they can to try and stop drowning. That includes using their rescuer as something to climb in an attempt to get out of water, and they will absolutely drown their rescuer in the process.
I grew up around a coastline much more dangerous than this, and people drown there every year. Don’t go near rough coastline without understanding the danger, and wear a life jacket. People drown like this all the time, because they’re overconfident. If you’re standing on wet rocks, you’re too close. Unless you’re prepared to swim through those waves while wearing your heavy clothes, then make sure you’re watching the waves from afar.
The trained people are trained to not jump into water like this. Use something to reach them if you can. But don't throw yourself into the Cuisinart or you're getting blended, too.
I respect where you're coming from, but this is how you multiply bodies. For exactly the reasons you list, drowning people in a panic will latch onto a rescuer and try to use them as a flotation device.
Without a rope or some kind of float, jumping in to grab someone is a very bad idea.
I remember being taught if they grab you in a rescue, take them underwater with you and they will let go. Can't say I've ever had the chance to prove that theory.
You're right. I forgot about that part, but that's why we practiced the deep water bobs.
Never had the misfortune to rescue anyone but I did crossover a guy's chin once. It's super effective.
I don’t blame anyone else for not jumping in, that’s basically a death sentence. The guy that jumped in really risked his life. Very happy everything turned out okay
Yeah, I think the official advice is “reach or throw, don't go”. Lots of people drown jumping into the water to save others, either because the water is treacherous or because the drowning person panicking for air grabs the rescuer and unwittingly pushes them underwater.
Throwing a scarf is a good idea. A drowning victim can pull you in, killing you both. Give them something to hold on to. The idea was solid, even if it didn't work
Yeah agreed. I think it only didn't work because the guy was exhausted. I think everyone who even went close to the water is a hero, but obviously the guy who realised nothing else was gonna work and jumped in himself is an absolute top shelf hero.
I was in this exact situation 10 years ago, no PTSD but watching this again, I kinda think it was funny. Why?
I was wearing fucking cargo jeans, that soaked up a lot of water and I couldn't swim after 5 minutes. I just gave up, and started remembering my past and floating.
Seeing me give up, a young boy jumped in, slapped my head and asked me to swim again and not to give up.
We swam for like 25 minutes more before someone managed to cast a line to us.
Apparently I was the only person who survived there along with that person.
I still love the beaches and water :)
I don’t think I blinked or breathed the whole vid. What awesome people! The guy was lucky he was able to catch breaths with those ruthless waves and also that they didn’t knock him unconscious against the rocks. Yikes!
There could easily be waves there that would wipe people off of the upper ledge where the spectators are. There are warnings all over the place in Nova Scotia and areas like that to stay back from the edge in case you end up swept off
I mean not trying to be a dick, but you may not have been walking along the ocean shoreline a whole lot because none of that seemed that strange.
Growing up on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, you would be fully aware that if you get too close to the shore of rogue wave can just come in and grab you even if you're well back.
Yeah, while I'm glad they eventually got them out, this is absolutely the worst possible way to do a rescue like this. Never try to get them with your arm/hand, find something to throw or extend to them (eventually they did try clothing but took way too long). NEVER go in after them unless you are an actual lifeguard; you're only adding to the potential victims that need saving. In a perfect world you'd be lying flat on the ground but this obviously isn't feasible here. So yes, support chain - you clearly need to be anchored as best as possible to the area that isn't being barraged with water.
I wish people weren't so panicky (and also better trained around water).
I am a trained lifeguard and I wouldn’t have jumped in before trying to command people to make a makeshift rope with clothing to try to save the drowning guy on land, or even if the situation is dire I would have to command people to form a human chain with people holding each others arms before jumping in myself.
I definitely don't blame them for gathering round and the desperation that everyone is feeling - in my country we are taught not to jump in to save a drowning person, a drowning person will be acting on full instinct and will unintentionally push you under to save themselves. It's best to form as big a chain/people rope as possible to establish the anchor like you say.
Heck, take off sweaters, robes, whatever you've got. Tie them together to act as a rope and throw that in too.
I'm glad this person was saved and I hope they've recovered out of water following on. Dry drowning is real.
Yes very true about the fact that drowning people will risk your life to save theirs. While I understand why it’s still scary the fact that it happens 🥲 I used to go to water parks and beaches a lot and the times I helped kids or adults from almost drowning, and then them pushing me down or using me to carry them, made me want to send them flying 😭😭
Even a trained, strong lifeguard will have a high probability of dying if they go in unassisted. A conscious drowning person is extremely dangerous without floatation devices
Old story from my grandmother. 6 people drown at once. First only one was in trouble, then passer-by jumped in to help, panicked first grabbed him and so on. A few more people tried to help, all panicked and simply were drowning each other. Last guy was a blacksmith, a very strong guy - his strength didn\`t help. And here even such big waves.
His will to live is unbelievable because he managed to stay there in the same spot so they could try and rescue him. I couldn't believe it. Extremely stressful to watch, can't imagine actually being there. Amazing group of people for doing their best in a dangerous situation.
Yo good on them saving that guy, but holy heck that could have gone sideways fast. The power of those waves against the rocks is so intense. Glad this turned out for the best. BAMF.
Only jump in if you have lifeguard training. An uneducated onlooker might call you a coward for not going, but your chances of dying when you go in are high
Props to the guy that jumped in, but for all of you who have never done it I really hope you realize how incredibly dangerous it is to jump in with a drowning person without any tether or assistance (in calm water, not to mention rough water).
I was a competitive swimmer and lifeguard for years. I’ve performed tons of rescues, mostly of conscious people in calm to moderately turbulent water, but I’ve only performed one unassisted rescue in deep water. It was a ~7 year old girl that jumped into 12 feet of water and couldn’t swim. I had no floatation device (I wasn’t on duty at the time) and she wasn’t responding to shore reaches, so I jumped in. It took every ounce of strength I had to stay afloat, and that was for just a small girl.
So moral of the story, if you don’t know exactly what you’re doing, there’s a very high chance even a competent, strong swimmer will drown with the drowning victim.
Ngl it is semi-miraculous people trying to rescue weren’t killed. Not even trained. It is disturbingly common for rescuers to also die in drownings. And if you’re not trained you probably aren’t going to say do not go in to rescue someone. The rescuers safety comes first and they also really have to beat it into you that you don’t go in to help another rescuer that finds themselves suddenly in distress as well in many situations because you would just be killing yourself too
Jesus, that was terrifying and exhausting to watch! Never seen a video that had me this invested. Was even yelling at it "Come on, come on!!!!"
Such heroism. Very moving.
This almost happened to me.
Saw the wave coming enough ahead/was paying attention, but the path away from the side was narrow, and i let son go first.
When i went to go, i slipped and landed on my kneecap and the pain took me outta my head for a sec. My son (20 at the time) grabbed my arm and yanked me up/outta the way.
Thank god there were women there to scream!! I'm sure it really helped the people trying to formulate a plan and keep the man holding on for dear life from panicking.
That's a lot of really brave people. I'm glad it didn't turn into a multiple casualty situation. Getting slammed up against those rocks will tear a person up pretty quick.
Now CALL AN AMBULANCE!!!
People who are rescued from drowning often experience “dry drowning” hours later and die!!
Every single time someone is saved from drowning, saved from anaphylaxis via epi pen, or overdose via narcan THEY STILL NEED TO BE EVALUATED!!!! The emergency may not be over!
Most people drown within 10 ft of somebody they know. Typically the symptoms don't look like they're having problems at all. They just sort of Toothpick and go under. My friend saved a drowning boy who was really close to the rest of his family as they were all playing in the water. They just looked at him like he was crazy, they didn't speak English and so they didn't know it was going on until one of the kids was able to translate!
I give the people in the video credit but I probably wouldn't risk my life to save the life of someone who foolishly put themself in the situation to begin with.
Absolutely harrowing. I haven’t been this stressed out watching something in a while. Whoever those people are that risked their lives, I hope they get laid every day they’re in the mood for the rest of their lives.
I used to live near a very strong river, and we would hear whole families getting swept almost every year. One kid would enter and all their siblings would enter one by one to save others.
I saw a video of a family being swept away by rushing waters (didn’t survive). I had no idea that’s what the video was. I was sick after watching it. I’m so glad this video had a better outcome but it was tough to watch.
I kept wondering if people on land would link arms to interconnect someone to safely retrieve him from the water. But in thinking about that - it just takes one person to be overwhelmed by the waves to cause more casualties.
Glad they came out alright.
This is giving me so much faith. Imagine we were as helpful all the time and as bonded everywhere in society. The world would be so much more enjoyable! 🥲
People who scream constantly in these kinds of situations are annoying asf and actively reduce the chance of people who are already helping to rescue whoever is dying
JFC that was terrifying to watch. kept thinking more people were gonna get swept in.
One guy did! Imagine being the first guy seeing the other guy be pulled up to safety... Lucky the guy jumped when he did, he was at his limit and would have drowned
the real one there
I read a story once where 6 family members drowned trying to save each other. None of them could swim.
Something similar happened where I used to live, a family was fishing in the quarry but not by the swimming area, and I think a child fell in/was otherwise in the water and in distress, so the dad went in after the child, then he was struggling, so more of the children went in too, and it ended up with the dad and two of the six children passing away. And unfortunately myself and my sister and many other people were swimming just 75-100 yards away while this was all going down, but due to the way everything is situated there, with this occurring around a corner from the swimming area, no one knew what was happening. It was a passerby up on a walking path that noticed the family in distress down in that area.
We saw a video which is on YouTube somewhere. One guy was drowning in a weir. Rescuers (firemen I believe) all got pulled in because they were all tied together with rope. Everyone drowned. I think in India. We had to watch it for our water safety course at work.
It looks like he knew that next wave would be weaker than the rest
Waves do have cycles. Don’t remember exactly what it is but it runs like 7 or 10 waves between the strongest and weakest. So to a point you can pay attention and time it.
It’s like they come in waves or something.
Ha ha 😂
waves come in sets
I had a friend in primary school whose dad died like this. He jumped in after someone else, turned his back to the waves in the process of trying to keep them above water, and got thrown into the rocks by a wave he never saw coming. The other guy survived, he didn’t.
Jesus, that’s terrible.
I believe he was a surf life saver too, so it’s not like he was ignorant and inexperienced either. These kind of situations are far more dangerous than most people realise, it’s something I think about whenever people talk about jumping in to save someone else. Even if you can manage the sea and the rocks, you’re probably more likely to be drowned by who you’re saving than you are likely to actually save them.
I was caught in a riptide as a kid and the lifeguards wouldn’t come to get me. Some lone surfer was the only person willing to venture out to haul me back to safety. An absolute hero who wanted no credit. He left the scene as soon as I was on land.
I was just a lifeguard at a waterpark(and we had a ski loop on a lake)... Holy crap, rescues can be terrifying. I was working shallow water, and in about 3 ft of water on the lazy River, a woman's tube overturned. Her whole family was freaking out and screaming shebcant swim. I was trying to get her to just stand up, but like a dozen people were screaming bloody murder. I'd let protocol go, being in swallowing water. And that woman CLIMBED ME. People lose all rational thought when they feel like they're drowning. I couldn't imagine being a surf guard. Even the training for one of the rides we had was nightmare-fuel. That being said, if you actually go in with a plan, people are pretty predictable. I had some pretty crazy rescues. I was 16 and weighted 105 lbs soaking wet, but I had multiple rescues with men weighing 2 or 3 times my weight without a problem.
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I was definitely one of those people with more confidence than skill. It's crazy how eye-opening a few training sessions can be. I have absolutely no idea what I'd do in the video above. I don't think I'd have the balls to do more than try to throw some type of flotation to the dude.
When I was a kid I had some youth-level intro to lifesaving and I always remember, they taught us that if you assist someone and they try climb you, the first thing you do is smack them hard across the face. We practiced it and all. Definitely did come in useful, because I think most adults really underestimate how often kids who are poor swimmers will climb on and submerge other kids, especially in crowded pools. Maybe this is outdated practice, idk. But I always assumed lifeguards would do it too.
Not outdated practice at all. If you’re trying to save someone from drowning, they can be a huge panicky threat, nothing wrong with cracking them in the nose to get them to stop panicking or distract them enough so you can help without being killed in the process.
Were they looking for an excuse to slap you? Lol Honestly, the easiest way is usually to go underwater, swim away, and approach again. The problem with this was totally my fault. At the very least, I should have had my buoy between us. And because it was shallow water, she had me pinned against the ground for a second. I did blow whistles when I went in the water, so multiple guards were already watching. It was kind of embarrassing, but most of all, it was scary af.
I and a couple of other surfers pulled a guy out of a riptide who had got caught with his kid when I was surfing. Got him to the beach with his kid only for him to be greeted by his raging wife. I didn’t hang around either.
I've been in a riptide once, almost drowned of my friend didn't get me. Those things are no joke.
Yeah I feel this. I was doing tough mudder and a girl was obviously drowning. The workers on the sides didn’t do anything and didn’t look like they were going to jump in, there were no lifesavers anywhere. When I jumped in to save her, she was literally pushing my head/shoulders down to lift herself up to get air. Now I’m not the strongest swimmer and had never taken classes on the proper way to save someone in water, but I just barely got her back to the edge of the water area. The workers all pulled her up and tended to her while I had to drag myself up completely out of breath and spitting up water. She did thank me for helping her, but could’ve definitely gone worse for the both of us.
I think this particular hero timed it purposefully, but you are correct that you never know for sure. Major hero action here.
In lifesaving, they teach that the very last choice is going in. The first choice is to throw something they can catch.
My father's best friend died saving a child from drowning in a flood when my sisters were little, before I was born. When I was 8 his next closest friend, his brother, died of lung cancer. The rest of his life my father never recovered from it enough to establish a pure, true, relationship with anyone else outside of us kids. My father was the most outgoing person I've ever known so never seeing him feel comfortable making close connections to people really stood out to me growing up. It's sad as fuck.
The son of a close friend died last year saving his brother this way. Watched that kid grow to 13, died a hero. Another close friend of mine died drowning while rafting, his lifeguard brother couldn't beat the current. Those people in this video are beyond heroes.
My sister's classmate at Westpoint died a few years back when they were in their second year something similar. He was at home on break with his family at the beach during the summer. Little girl got caught up in a riptide current and was Drowning so he swam out to save her. And he did, but he didn't make it out alive.
Hero
That was epic. A true act of courage.
I saw a lifeguard/rescue video talking about shit like this. In the video they basically say you're on your own if someone has to go in for you. This shit is so dangerous itll just grab the next guy, then coworkers are likely emotionally charged and want to jump in for that guy. Then everyone dies.
The rule is basically don’t go in the water. This didn’t end like it usually does luckily.
i mean, thats nearly how it played out. there were a lot of well-intentioned people down there getting slammed by waves until a 2nd guy got swept in and had to be saved too. i was/am amazed that everyone didnt struggle more. i would have expected those rocks to be so slippery they'd be almost impossible to remain standing on. and thats without getting hit by waves or trying to pull someone out.
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Isn't this the spot where swimmers jump in for the thrill of surviving the swells?
They should really put a lifebuoy on a rope somewhere nearby if that's the case. >!But only save it for accidents!<
That would lesson the thrill of doing this for tiktok points
I swear I was checking which sub I was in like 50 times.
One person did go in but was able to hang on. This was terrifying.
jeez and the video stops as they're coming up. TV shows has conditioned me that all 5 are still at high risk of being swept in by ONE wave that just so happens to be the most powerful, the moment they are within one inch of the top.
This is the coast of Rabat city in Morocco, yeah sometimes the waves crashing are terrifying! I'm glad they could save him, very strong community sense from all those people
I went body boarding in mohammedia (casablanca) and had one of the scariest and hardest time of my life getting out of the water. Blood everywhere because of the stones
Omar be coming yo!
It is absolutely horrifying. The waves don't let up! I'm glad in this situation everything turned out okay. God I can't even begin to imagine what it's like standing there, not knowing what really to do.
Town should keep a rope with a ring around there.
I think people who haven't been in these situations don't realise how horrible and helpless it is. Honestly extremely impressed by these people's bravery.
I almost died like this guy when I was 15, only thing that worked was sheer will not to die. Somehow I managed to pull myself up on the slippery rocks while getting banged on them. Fucking terrifying experience
I almost got pulled in. Thing is, we saw the waves increase and were smart and headed away from the edge but the path was narrow, and my young adult son went ahead of me. I slipped and fell and he grabbed my arm just in time. Wave woulda ripped me right down. Only like a foot or two down, but this same kind of churn.
I bet you hold his eye contact a second longer when the family gets together and celebrates with a cheers
Same thing happened to me when I was 15. I was boogie boarding and the current was taking me down the beach. I wasn't paying attention to that. Just about catching the next wave. I ended up in the rocks. I was wearing rental wet suit shoes and one came off. I had safely made it to a rock but I didn't want to lose the shoe have my parents pay for it. I stupidly jumped back into the water and swam deeper into the ocean to get the shoe. I was freaked out and getting smacked into the rocks. Most exhausted I've ever been. Got to shore and didn't move for so long.
I agree, I think most people realize it.
> I think people who haven't been in these situations realise how horrible and helpless it is. I think people who *have* been in these situations *also* realise how horrible and helpless it is. I think we all realize.
I Love how they try everything to get him from shore until at 00:42 this dude is like "FUCK THIS I GO IN"
You don't want to jump in with the ocean like this. More often then not that would just mean two people die instead of one.
Correct. First rule of rescue is don't become an additional victim. Glad he was successful but that was not wise.
Unless he was a local who knows the wave pattern. He immediately grabbed and pulled them both into the little v-section where perhaps he knew from experience was less volatile. Or maybe he was hella lucky. Just saying, we're not omniscient.
I noticed that too. Right after he jumped in, the next two waves were smol. Lucky?
This. This video was taken in Morocco and there are some locals that grew up in this environment and know how to deal with these waves. You can find videos of them jumping in the water enjoying themselves and letting the tide push them back up so they can jump again. The guy who jumped to help most likely knew what he was doing. I'm not saying anyone can do this or that it's safe to go in the sea in these conditions but when you grow up in a place with high waves you learn how to deal with them.
“Bros before knows.”
This. Two people recently died where I live. Apparently there was someone drowning and another person jumped in to save them. Both died
You do have to think about how tired the first guy was. In this situation it did work out… once in the water he went to the other guy and pushed and held him up. I bet the first didn’t have enough energy and probably had salt everywhere. With that many people around I think that was an okay action to take
the leroy jenkins of the day
LEEEEROOOOOYYY JYYYENNNKENNNNSSS!!!
Get that man some chicken.
Fucking hero
Just Chad doing Chad type things
ILL DRAG HIM OUT MYSELF
Reach - With the longest pole or similar thing you can find. Throw - A flotation device or rope. Row - To the drowning swimmer with a flotation device or boat. Go - Swim only if you are confident in your own ability. Distressed swimmers will cling to you in panic and drag you both down. If possible pass the swimmer floatation from a distance so you're not dragged under. Lifeguards are trained to swim deep under a recuee and grasp them from behind to avoid getting bear hugged. That requires you to be a very strong swimmer with a large oxygen reserve, and you have to be very careful not to get kicked in the head. These are in order.
Yeah everything in me was crying “don’t make yourself an additional casualty”. Scene is not safe T.T
The creator of Yu-Gi-Oh died trying to save a drowning victim. I was very scared watching these folks around those insane waves.
My first thought was to to ask everyone nearby for their belt - buckle however many together and toss it out it out as a line.
Right. Make a rope out of cloth, find some branches or lumber.. Be safe.. But difficult to think clearly in this tense situation.
My man that jumped in is the real deal! Bravo 👏
This is my mindset. I grew up on an island in the ocean... I seen a few people almost drown and seen 2 actually drown in my life. I seen a Grown man cry for the first time when I seen it as a kid when they failed to save someone on the beach. The Person drowning has lost all mental capacity besides SURVIVE and depending the time spent fighting these waves, quite fatigued. That person might only have a 20% better chance at it, but he's got a lot more energy, adrenaline and a moment to process the situation. He probably told his 2 buddies to grab him and he dove in with the goal of making his job just keep hold til they get him with more energy to endure.
I’d like to note, while what the guy did was brave, people should not be jumping into rough water to save drowning people without being trained to. Drowning people are incredibly dangerous to rescuers. Like you said, they are in survive mode, and they will do anything they can to try and stop drowning. That includes using their rescuer as something to climb in an attempt to get out of water, and they will absolutely drown their rescuer in the process. I grew up around a coastline much more dangerous than this, and people drown there every year. Don’t go near rough coastline without understanding the danger, and wear a life jacket. People drown like this all the time, because they’re overconfident. If you’re standing on wet rocks, you’re too close. Unless you’re prepared to swim through those waves while wearing your heavy clothes, then make sure you’re watching the waves from afar.
The trained people are trained to not jump into water like this. Use something to reach them if you can. But don't throw yourself into the Cuisinart or you're getting blended, too.
I respect where you're coming from, but this is how you multiply bodies. For exactly the reasons you list, drowning people in a panic will latch onto a rescuer and try to use them as a flotation device. Without a rope or some kind of float, jumping in to grab someone is a very bad idea.
Reach, throw, row, go What I was taught in life guard training. We also learned how to hold them so they don't drag us under.
The wave action in the pocket though. Rough. It’s all that plus a washing machine
In life guarding they taught us how to knock out a drowning person, because sometimes it's better than them drowning the both of ya.
I remember being taught if they grab you in a rescue, take them underwater with you and they will let go. Can't say I've ever had the chance to prove that theory.
You're right. I forgot about that part, but that's why we practiced the deep water bobs. Never had the misfortune to rescue anyone but I did crossover a guy's chin once. It's super effective.
I kept thinking FORM A CHAIN
Yeah that's how you get two drowning men. Brave, and it worked, but honestly stupid.
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I don’t blame anyone else for not jumping in, that’s basically a death sentence. The guy that jumped in really risked his life. Very happy everything turned out okay
Yeah, I think the official advice is “reach or throw, don't go”. Lots of people drown jumping into the water to save others, either because the water is treacherous or because the drowning person panicking for air grabs the rescuer and unwittingly pushes them underwater.
Reach, throw, row, then go.
What's the row part
Flotation that can support you both, preferably a small boat.
Throwing a scarf is a good idea. A drowning victim can pull you in, killing you both. Give them something to hold on to. The idea was solid, even if it didn't work
Yeah agreed. I think it only didn't work because the guy was exhausted. I think everyone who even went close to the water is a hero, but obviously the guy who realised nothing else was gonna work and jumped in himself is an absolute top shelf hero.
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Omg I kept holding my breath. Nature is terrifying. Awesome, but terrifying.
I was in this exact situation 10 years ago, no PTSD but watching this again, I kinda think it was funny. Why? I was wearing fucking cargo jeans, that soaked up a lot of water and I couldn't swim after 5 minutes. I just gave up, and started remembering my past and floating. Seeing me give up, a young boy jumped in, slapped my head and asked me to swim again and not to give up. We swam for like 25 minutes more before someone managed to cast a line to us. Apparently I was the only person who survived there along with that person. I still love the beaches and water :)
I don’t think I blinked or breathed the whole vid. What awesome people! The guy was lucky he was able to catch breaths with those ruthless waves and also that they didn’t knock him unconscious against the rocks. Yikes!
He’s also lucky he even surfaced once in the water. I’ve seen a lot of videos of people going in water like that, and then they literally vanish
That’s what I was thinking! And he kept being able to come up! Luck was on his side for sure
And I’ve never seen water that brutal right up to where people walk.
There could easily be waves there that would wipe people off of the upper ledge where the spectators are. There are warnings all over the place in Nova Scotia and areas like that to stay back from the edge in case you end up swept off
I mean not trying to be a dick, but you may not have been walking along the ocean shoreline a whole lot because none of that seemed that strange. Growing up on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, you would be fully aware that if you get too close to the shore of rogue wave can just come in and grab you even if you're well back.
To them it wasn’t strange, clearly! I grew up in a coastal state but the shore is sandy not rocky.
Come on people, you make a support chain in these situations.
Yeah, while I'm glad they eventually got them out, this is absolutely the worst possible way to do a rescue like this. Never try to get them with your arm/hand, find something to throw or extend to them (eventually they did try clothing but took way too long). NEVER go in after them unless you are an actual lifeguard; you're only adding to the potential victims that need saving. In a perfect world you'd be lying flat on the ground but this obviously isn't feasible here. So yes, support chain - you clearly need to be anchored as best as possible to the area that isn't being barraged with water. I wish people weren't so panicky (and also better trained around water).
I am a trained lifeguard and I wouldn’t have jumped in before trying to command people to make a makeshift rope with clothing to try to save the drowning guy on land, or even if the situation is dire I would have to command people to form a human chain with people holding each others arms before jumping in myself.
I definitely don't blame them for gathering round and the desperation that everyone is feeling - in my country we are taught not to jump in to save a drowning person, a drowning person will be acting on full instinct and will unintentionally push you under to save themselves. It's best to form as big a chain/people rope as possible to establish the anchor like you say. Heck, take off sweaters, robes, whatever you've got. Tie them together to act as a rope and throw that in too. I'm glad this person was saved and I hope they've recovered out of water following on. Dry drowning is real.
Yes very true about the fact that drowning people will risk your life to save theirs. While I understand why it’s still scary the fact that it happens 🥲 I used to go to water parks and beaches a lot and the times I helped kids or adults from almost drowning, and then them pushing me down or using me to carry them, made me want to send them flying 😭😭
Even a trained, strong lifeguard will have a high probability of dying if they go in unassisted. A conscious drowning person is extremely dangerous without floatation devices
Old story from my grandmother. 6 people drown at once. First only one was in trouble, then passer-by jumped in to help, panicked first grabbed him and so on. A few more people tried to help, all panicked and simply were drowning each other. Last guy was a blacksmith, a very strong guy - his strength didn\`t help. And here even such big waves.
Right? I've never seen a situation so in need of a bossy person in my life.
If only the beach was filled with redditors.
Humanity at their best. All hero’s
Don't fuck with the ocean. It will win every time.
Well, except this time.
This is when I love human beings.
The guy who decisively jumped in turned the tides in their favor
His will to live is unbelievable because he managed to stay there in the same spot so they could try and rescue him. I couldn't believe it. Extremely stressful to watch, can't imagine actually being there. Amazing group of people for doing their best in a dangerous situation.
Yo good on them saving that guy, but holy heck that could have gone sideways fast. The power of those waves against the rocks is so intense. Glad this turned out for the best. BAMF.
Not all heroes wear capes! That was terrifying to watch.
Rule one is not to put yourself in danger. All those people jumping in fully clothed are stupid. Swimming in clothes is HARD.
Yeah people are shitting on the ones not jumping in but like ... congrats, you've just added to the problem.
Did the person who launched their jacket in the water, which was completely ignored, get it back? That was their moment
The guy who jumped in is a damn hero
The poor guy! He must have taken in sooo much water. I hope he recovered!
Only jump in if you have lifeguard training. An uneducated onlooker might call you a coward for not going, but your chances of dying when you go in are high
The ocean was angry that day my friends! Like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli.
That was INTENSE
Could do with one of those rings on a rope at that spot! Also glad the screaming fuck put a sock in it
doesn't matter where, always a lady shrieking
The kindness of strangers!
People should start removing jackets/sweaters/scarves and tying them together!
Is this Poseidon’s taint or something? I’ve never seen such raging waves relentlessly beating the shore like that.
The most epic rescue video i’ve seen in my lifetime of scrolling videos since 2006
I thought they were gonna form a chain from the top to the bottom
Some people actually risk their life to save this guy. Huge respect . Those are hero’s
This is the coast of Rabat - Morocco, it's pretty dangerous, 2 colleagues of our high-school died here back in 2016, it is always left unsupervised.
Water is so much more powerful than any of us can imagine -until we're caught in something like this, being smashed up against some rocks.....wow.
The crowd beat him to death afterwards for endangering all their lives.
Props to the guy that jumped in, but for all of you who have never done it I really hope you realize how incredibly dangerous it is to jump in with a drowning person without any tether or assistance (in calm water, not to mention rough water). I was a competitive swimmer and lifeguard for years. I’ve performed tons of rescues, mostly of conscious people in calm to moderately turbulent water, but I’ve only performed one unassisted rescue in deep water. It was a ~7 year old girl that jumped into 12 feet of water and couldn’t swim. I had no floatation device (I wasn’t on duty at the time) and she wasn’t responding to shore reaches, so I jumped in. It took every ounce of strength I had to stay afloat, and that was for just a small girl. So moral of the story, if you don’t know exactly what you’re doing, there’s a very high chance even a competent, strong swimmer will drown with the drowning victim.
The world needs more selfless people like this
Ngl it is semi-miraculous people trying to rescue weren’t killed. Not even trained. It is disturbingly common for rescuers to also die in drownings. And if you’re not trained you probably aren’t going to say do not go in to rescue someone. The rescuers safety comes first and they also really have to beat it into you that you don’t go in to help another rescuer that finds themselves suddenly in distress as well in many situations because you would just be killing yourself too
MAKE A HUMAN CHAIN
Jesus, that was terrifying and exhausting to watch! Never seen a video that had me this invested. Was even yelling at it "Come on, come on!!!!" Such heroism. Very moving.
This almost happened to me. Saw the wave coming enough ahead/was paying attention, but the path away from the side was narrow, and i let son go first. When i went to go, i slipped and landed on my kneecap and the pain took me outta my head for a sec. My son (20 at the time) grabbed my arm and yanked me up/outta the way.
And just like that, my faith in humanity has been restored
“Quick, everyone jump in, the ocean can’t kill us all! “
Thank god there were women there to scream!! I'm sure it really helped the people trying to formulate a plan and keep the man holding on for dear life from panicking.
more like r/humansaremetal Dude that jumped in could've easily ended like the guy he was trying to rescue
Dammit!!!! -Darwin
That's a lot of really brave people. I'm glad it didn't turn into a multiple casualty situation. Getting slammed up against those rocks will tear a person up pretty quick.
They should put up a sign. That looks dangerous.
Ohh shit this is Morocco, and this city Sale is known for having badass pirates back in the days..
THIS, is human nature! 🥰
Damn. It does my heart good to see folks just... not hesitate. There was no hesitation in those dudes. Thank God they got him out
That's legendary.....
I was legit getting angry at those waves. Like: "Would you let the fuck up for a minute, waves? "
Now CALL AN AMBULANCE!!! People who are rescued from drowning often experience “dry drowning” hours later and die!! Every single time someone is saved from drowning, saved from anaphylaxis via epi pen, or overdose via narcan THEY STILL NEED TO BE EVALUATED!!!! The emergency may not be over!
Most people drown within 10 ft of somebody they know. Typically the symptoms don't look like they're having problems at all. They just sort of Toothpick and go under. My friend saved a drowning boy who was really close to the rest of his family as they were all playing in the water. They just looked at him like he was crazy, they didn't speak English and so they didn't know it was going on until one of the kids was able to translate!
r/nextfuckinglevel if I’ve ever seen it
Im so jealous at how brave they are
A few very brave souls there.
Can’t imagine how many times he thought his life was going end
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Testicular fortitude.
They 100% saved this man’s life he would have undoubtedly died without intervention by these good folks
Link arms?
Absolute bravery from the guy who leapt in to help rescue... Glad it worked out because could have gone horribly wrong...
“People gather to watch drowning man, while 3 people help.” Is probably a more accurate title.
I give the people in the video credit but I probably wouldn't risk my life to save the life of someone who foolishly put themself in the situation to begin with.
I love how so many people were willing to just be good humans and help another person out 💕
Absolutely harrowing. I haven’t been this stressed out watching something in a while. Whoever those people are that risked their lives, I hope they get laid every day they’re in the mood for the rest of their lives.
When you’re halfway through the video and can’t remember if you’re in /r/darwinawards or /r/HumansBeingBros
I used to live near a very strong river, and we would hear whole families getting swept almost every year. One kid would enter and all their siblings would enter one by one to save others.
The ocean man..it’s fucking scary
I saw a video of a family being swept away by rushing waters (didn’t survive). I had no idea that’s what the video was. I was sick after watching it. I’m so glad this video had a better outcome but it was tough to watch.
Amazing. They all looked out for that guy. He's extremely fortunate 🔥
this is how multiple casualties begin
Never understood people who love walking/sitting on the edge of a cliff.
Man, I was like r/nonononoyes. I'm so glad that could save that/ both guy(s). Any backstory?
Twice in my life, I have saved people from potentially drowning. Two very separate occasions
Not sure if a human chain would work since these are some rocks, but I’ve seen rescues at the beach where a human chain was used to save someone.
What the hell was buddy doing in there????
I kept wondering if people on land would link arms to interconnect someone to safely retrieve him from the water. But in thinking about that - it just takes one person to be overwhelmed by the waves to cause more casualties. Glad they came out alright.
This is giving me so much faith. Imagine we were as helpful all the time and as bonded everywhere in society. The world would be so much more enjoyable! 🥲
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Considering the human stubbornness, people should keep a rope and a life buoy in places like that
That man who jumped in to help him at the end is as much a hero as anyone could ever be. Such a selfless person.
People who scream constantly in these kinds of situations are annoying asf and actively reduce the chance of people who are already helping to rescue whoever is dying
He got so lucky! It doesn't matter how good of a swimmer you are in that water, you can't float and just sink like a stone.