This has become a recurring theme at Haulover Inlet as most of you have seen in my videos. Can anything be done to keep these swimmers safer? Where is everyone watching from? 🌎

@halcopeland1462

7 ай бұрын

Ponce inlet Fla

@hikerhobby1204

7 ай бұрын

San Antonio, TX

@Crushnaut

7 ай бұрын

Ontario Canada, auzzieman sent me

@chrisbinckes2732

7 ай бұрын

riverside... tasmania... somewhere in the southern oceans

@vivianbolden9886

7 ай бұрын

Dallas,Texas

He swam out to her fast and got her on her back and kept her breathing. Good on you man...

@stevee7774

7 ай бұрын

Agreed, bought her a little extra time until the cavalry arrived. 👍

@garys4204

6 ай бұрын

sometimes all you needs is just someone around to keep the panic level down

Lots of pontification here. I'm Bronze Medalian qualified in surf rescue in Australia. You can argue all you like about how it was done, but at the end of the day the swimmer was resued....a good outcome in the end. Could procedures be better, could allocation of resources be better.....sure. There's always lessons that can be learned and improvements made. It's easy to sit in front of a computer screen and say they should have done this and that, and shouldn't have done XYZ, but when you are in the midst of a rescue, you don't have the luxury of analysing the situation, you just do it. It's heartening to see people puting themselves in harms way to help a complete stranger. Maybe civil society hasn't completely collapsed like we tend to think of america from afar. Many of the surf resue techniques where developed on the beaches of Australia, especially the world famous Bondi beach.

@scottreich1207

7 ай бұрын

The Bondi TV show is all recreations, right? I've been a certified surf lifeguard in NJ, USA for 23 years, mom is a WSI lifeguard instructor, and a ocean guard since the early 70s. Some of the rescues featured on the show are scary bad, and I don't understand it. Some of the rescues featured there would get a rookie fired here. Those guys are supposed to be the gold standard....I'm betting it's just the TV edits, but I'm interested in your opinion. PS I agree with what you said about this rescue. If there was lifeguards present, I probably wouldn't hesitate to get in the water, knowing backup is coming...but I've had experience with a drowning person grabbing me... you just have to know how to handle it...plus I'm a relatively big guy...one of the hardest lessons we learned was it's better to throw an elbow and rescue a stunned person then to have two victims.

@Ozgrade3

7 ай бұрын

@@scottreich1207 i can assure you, the video in Bondi rescue is real, as it happens. It's a bunch of guys running around with cameras filming what happens as it happens (and they frequently get in the way). There is no acting, scripts, recreations etc. I was a member of Wanda Surf Life Saving Club (at Cronulla - where the riots were 15 years ago). We frequently went to Bondi as fill-ins and for training. BTW, all the life savers are volunteers, theres only 1 oe 2 per shift who are employed by the local council full time.

@DTM45

7 ай бұрын

Bro…take a breather

@duartelapa9027

7 ай бұрын

I agree with you but I also have to point out something. I've been surfing competitively for the last 12 years and also been a lifeguard for the last 5 years in one of the mos dangerous beaches in Portugal (for those who don't know, we have the biggest waves in the world so yeah, the other beaches are not that safer too). The guy who jumped in the water did an amazing job, while always being at rick, he kept at float with her head out of the water and her back towards him, surprisingly good technic. But the life guards are another story. None of them were able to remain well balanced on the board nor put any of the victims on the board how it should be done. And if the jetski would've take any longer they would've been sucked out to the ocean. I've never been to Haulover Inlet but I've worked with some people who has and always told me that at least where we work is far far worst current than that, and we don't have the luxury of having a jetski so quick to get us so yeah, for me no excuse for bad physical condition or training. The other thing that really bothered me was the guys on the jetski special the on in the back. Being just seated one the back towards the sled with a victim there is so bad, you should be in the sled with her, and actually when you get tou a victim you also should've been in the sled too pull her out quickly, so yeah, once again, seems like bad training. At the end of the day nobody died and everyone was safe but errors need to be pointed out in a constructive way. But yeah, nice job every one. Stay safe.

@dontbugme7362

7 ай бұрын

@@duartelapa9027 how about the lifeguard that doggy styled the girl at 4:13. that's some crazy stuff

That was scarier than it looks; that poor girl was exhausted and ready to go under. Good rescue.

@yt_hatescrime_data4301

7 ай бұрын

It's why its important to not only learn how to swim but also how to relax and float to conserve energy.

@cbrusharmy

7 ай бұрын

I got caught in a rip in New Jersey as a seven or eight-year-old -- I did not know that at the time, and nobody noticed me struggling to make it to shore, floating farther and farther down the beach. Thankfully, it was a longshore feeder part, and it only laster about a hundred meters before I escaped. @@yt_hatescrime_data4301

@mikeyirish214

7 ай бұрын

@@yt_hatescrime_data4301 This is true, but when you're in that situation and you can tell you are drifting further and further away the natural instinct is to try and get back in... it's really a terrible situation.

@anthonyharmon9265

6 ай бұрын

But its sexist and male chauvinism of him to display his maleness in saving a helpless female...what a pig! Hasnt he heard of equality, equity and girl power????

@zachh5812

6 ай бұрын

Dumb idiot risked another person's life. Don't go near the waters edge if you don't know how to swim!!

Note: if you ever do decide to rescue someone by swimming out to them remove as much clothing as possible. Swimming is hard enough without being waterlogged.

@62Cristoforo

6 ай бұрын

I’d give the same advice if you’re just going for a swim

I remember almost drowning in a large open body of water. I kept trying to swim to shore and kept getting weaker and weaker. Scariest memory I have! Glad they were able to save her!

@jeffnelson1961

Ай бұрын

Did you think I can swim down to the bottom and lunge back up for air???….

The Good Samaritan obviously had training and knew what he was doing. All's well that ends well!

What a hero! He saved her life

Also dude who dove in, putting her on his back needs a lil recognition here. Excellent job staying calm and knowing what to do to minimize you also drowning. Special thanks to him, hope they did so.

Thank you for adding the context about being a good Samaritan and wanting to help. Ive been an ocean lifeguard for over 10 years and I see that exact thing occur. Notice how dude becomes a victim also.

@WavyBoats

7 ай бұрын

Once he got to her, notice how he was having trouble trying to get back to shore himself. 🤷‍♂️

@dougaltolan3017

7 ай бұрын

Neither he, nor the 2 on the boards were going anywhere under thier own power. What all of them did is stop a situation getting worse before a better solution arrived.

@jimwoods9551

7 ай бұрын

@@WavyBoats..and he was a very strong fit swimmer. That really could have ended badly. There must be buoyancy rings nearby, or did I miss something?

@shable1436

6 ай бұрын

He wasn't trying to bring her to shore, but assist her in treading water, he even laid her head backwards and showed the correct way to conserve energy. So no he knew exactly what he was doing

@tomsreviews238

6 ай бұрын

He bought time for the life guards, might have saved her life. He was willing to risk his life to save another.

Excellent performance by all, from beachgoers to lifeguards, including Wavy Boats. Bravo! Lessons can be learned by all.

God Bless those who stand between life and death and will run towards the danger. We salute you !!!

The important question here is was she able to get the picture posted on IG before she fell in?

@stevee7774

7 ай бұрын

And how far down is the iPhone 15 Pro sitting right now?

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

6 ай бұрын

@@stevee7774 - I saw a black item floating around the surfboards, about the size of a phone. It's long gone.

beautiful video.. shows how regular the situation looks like but in reality it's the beginning of the end ! good save by those boys and may they be blessed with a long healthy life !

Well done rescue team and good samaritan! Tragedy avoided. Please stay away from angry waters people!

Surprised that guy could float himself and the girl with those balls of steel.

I live in San Diego and we have had problems with Sunset Cliffs for years. It's a popular spot for the youth (I know I did my fair share of romping around), but people ignore the signs all the time and get to the close to the edge of the cliffs. The cliffs are unstable, and prone to giving away without warning taking whomever is around with it for a 60 foot ride to the bottom of the cliffs. Depending on the tide there may or may not be water beneath you, but there are dozens of underwater caves and there is sometimes a strong surge, so even if there is water you are probably still in trouble. You can't fix stupid.

I saved four drunk girls with my jetski this summer, it's a 3 seat ski, but 3 adults almost flipped it over , it was a tough rescue. 911 didn't send anyone to help me, because no one was injured yet ? They still call me occasionally to thank me. Storms were rolling in ,they lost their boat a mile of shore, and I was the only one out there jumping waves on my ski when I saw bobbing heads. They got a new lease on life, they were about done when I pulled up. Good thing is , I now get free hair cuts for life, they all are salon workers, just out partying that day.

If I were a shark, this would be my #1 buffet choice.

I commend the girl for knowing to just chill and don’t fight it. She’s stoked to have the floatation from the rescuers but she did good to not panic.

Thank you Gentlemen!

Great job on that rescue.... You can get tired out & run out of gas real quick, and when the panic sets in, even very strong & experienced swimmers can get in trouble....

Boys having a good time in back

When seconds matter, lifeguards are only minutes away. Good on the Good Samaritan

@goodshipkaraboudjan

7 ай бұрын

Yeah you'd expect better from professional lifeguards.

@trd4d

7 ай бұрын

@@goodshipkaraboudjanno, they can’t be everywhere. Atleast they have surf rescue. I live on the Pacific in Washington state at a very popular beach. Surf rescue consists of firemen sitting in their trucks confirming that someone is drowning. Wait an hour for the coast guard.

@goodshipkaraboudjan

7 ай бұрын

@@trd4d I've been a volunteer Surf Life Saver for a couple of clubs where I live in Australia and while you can't be everywhere they could be a lot better with the resources they have. The rescue board being 100m from shore was stupid as is not paying attention to a crowd forming and not having someone on shore patrol. That's pretty wild about the firemen, hope that gets sorted even if it's just for a seasonal lifeguard roles.

@Zomby_Woof

7 ай бұрын

Rescue swimming isn't that difficult unless the sea conditions are really bad and there are hazards in the water. I've never had to cut anyone loose, though there were a couple who looked pretty wild eyed. If you're calm and confident, most people will just give up and let you take over. Then it's just a matter if testing out how well they can float and getting a grip on them

Drone technology is amazing!

Well done everyone!

Scary ish. Glad everyone made it out safe. ❤

So scary! Thank you to all the rescuers.

Unbelievable that there's not a single jet ski in the inlet. How unfortunate

Excellent coverage Wavy. As for a solution all you have to do is make a flag that says"free Wavy selfies" with a text number. Using your drone to take pics of boaters and beach goers. The problem is trying to hold the phone in position for the shot is counteracting your balance. This can be hard for some people while they are falling off cliffs, balconies, and the rocks at Haul over.

@MADM0NK

7 ай бұрын

Wavy take a pic of me over here on the rocks. I'm wearing a red thong bikini👙🏖️

@stevee7774

7 ай бұрын

🤣😂

Glad that worked out.

Gorgeous rescue ❤

Is that jet ski assistant doing what I think? Dude... patience.

Glad to see there are still a few brave (real) men left in the world

Hey, the good samaritan kept her afloat until the lifeguards could arrive. Good man.

Always remember: due to the bystander effect, if YOU see somebody in need YOU need to help, call rescue etc. Don't count on other people acting, as they all think there are enough others too help, too!

No mucking around nice work lads

Great video, and even better vantage point! Glad itnhad a happy ending. The PWC's are a nice tool to have in the arsenal.

They were quick 🙏

Life guard at the end knew what he was doing 😂 he could have just let her on the jet ski 🤦‍♂️

Well done

1:10 💯 be smart , don't fight the current or will be deadly

Thank God for Life Guards And good Samaritan Great save by All ❤

Now thats a hell of a Doggiestyle

Nice

Great camera work.

If you get stuck in rough water, float on your back and keep more air in your lungs. Use your legs to swim to safety, like a frog uses its hinds to swim. This is the most efficient and least exhausting way to stay afloat and cover ground. If you are in a current, don't fight it, use it to get around and back in further down the stream.

@mb56436

6 ай бұрын

TRUTH! So many people just don't think about keeping your lungs full of air! THAT is the key to NOT drowning!

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

6 ай бұрын

Yes, rolling onto your back and keeping your lungs full is good advice. You don't exhaust yourself that way, although I've never practiced it in large swells like these, so maybe it's not as practical.

@brrjohnson8131

6 ай бұрын

Sounds practical but, nearly impossible in a rip tide. Ocean waves crashing over your head & floating on your back don't coincide. I was caught once, in a rip tide. I wound up a mile & half down the beach from my start point. Floating on my back was the first thing I attempted to save energy & hoped the lifeguard would notice. But they didn't & neither did my husband. (I was missing for over an hour) btw, I was lifeguard & even taught swimming lessons. Swim to the side, to stay alive. (Parallel to the beach)

@Mike1984-lc9rh

6 ай бұрын

@@brrjohnson8131 That's exactly what I suggested: don't fight the current, get around and come back in further down. I call BS. If you would have been a certified lifeguard at that time, you wouldn't experiment with floating and you would have known about the rip current, how to avoid it, and how to get out of it much faster. Also, the sand banks that cause rip currents are just 5 to 40 yards apart, they don't carry you out for a mile plus!

@brrjohnson8131

6 ай бұрын

@@Mike1984-lc9rh do you understand English? I said I _was_ a lifeguard & swim instructor, not "am" not "currently", WAS. I was not in the gulf. The Atlantic has a steep shelf & you can't walk into the water 30' (less at some beaches) without being over your head. Maybe a big fat guy has enough buoyancy to float on your back in a rip tide. People float differently in a calm pool, depending on body mass & weight. I'm not interested in proving my past to anyone. Enjoy your day.

I have watched enough videos now Haulover inlet marina and beach have a lot of surf seems very dangerous for motor boaters and swimmers. Glad rescue was successful.

There's a beach on the Columbia just outside Portland, OR. Its clothing optional, so its a healthy walk to get to. Features of the river are dependent on how much water Bonneville Dam is letting through. There's sometimes a peninsula and sometimes an island when you get out there. The little slough between the island and the main river bank can be surprisingly treacherous. I was out the one day standing next to it talking to this guy and his wife. Next thing you know, his wife disappears. I asked if she could swim - he said No - I said Shit. And exgaled as I took a wide side step so as not to land on her. Sure enough, met he halfway down. The way the current had cut the channel that day, the side we we on dropped off like a cliff just inches from where we'd been standing, and the bottom was about 40'. She had stepped into the water and surprised by the depth, had gone down without a sound. Her husband had no idea of the hazard and would have still been looking for where she'd wandered off to until it was far too late. Hell, I wouldn't have thought she'd gone under that quickly and soundlessly had I not stepped off into it earlier myself. I hauled her up by hair mostly, she coughed and sputtered a bit but was fine. That stretch of river was often squirrely, but that day it seemed like it was laying in wait.

From 40 views to 20,000 views ,..good job girl..!!!!

Hopefully the selfie from the rocks turned out nice

Manns Harbor NC boat at the end!!!! Worked at a boat shop there!

Wow, look how fast they are swept away by the current.

Was waiting for the music from Jaws to come on 😂

Nice, well done! Gotta stay off them rocks, eh?

Were the lifeguards a bit late to the party because they were 1) Snoozing, or 2) Watching Wavy Boats videos!?? Enter 1 or 2 in the reply... or add 3, 4, etc... 😁😉😎

All I could think of was "where's Bondi rescue"? Guys, you all did a great job and a life was saved and everyone got back safe. The woman was pretty shook up but I think she remained as calm as she could.

that happened to me one time. I know the panic.

Odd to see one of our North Carolina state ferrys down there!

Intense situation - could have ended worse. Also - on the lighter side of things - am I the only one who noticed the pregnancy photo shoot actively photo bombed by the event at @6:43 haha

4:05 is whats know to lifegaurds as securing the victim

@ownxyou2

7 ай бұрын

And then he leaves the other guy to get thrashed around @ 6:00 🤣

@Wompy365

7 ай бұрын

@@ownxyou2he’s a lifeguard he can take it 🤣

Great example of how to double the problem.

Don't fight the current. You will get tired and potentially drown. Best is to tread water and stay calm. The current will take you out but eventually it will become weak where you can swim back to shore, you might end up a long way down the coast but you will be able to swim to shore.

Jesus 1 Millom subscribers I remember when you had 5 k !!!

@WavyBoats

7 ай бұрын

Many many moons ago! Thanks for sticking around! 🙌

Putting herself in danger for social media I’m sure 🤦‍♂️

@stevee7774

7 ай бұрын

And her biggest concern is she lost her new iPhone 15 Pro.

At least he appeared to know the correct body position to pull her back.

Her "look at me TikTok" turned into rescue me TikTok.

People can't fathom how quick a running tide can take a person out ot sea! I am a retired firefighter (captain) for a city that was on the gulf of mexico and every summer numerous drainings occurred from people majority of the time was not familiar with the dangers of a running tide. We would rescue swimmers...wade fishermen that were so exhausted fighting the tide if not rescued in seconds or minute they would have drowned.

It looks like people love drowning and I don’t mean that sarcastically. We need to make sure our safety is the ultimate goal when enjoying the elements of nature. Please people stay safe!!!!!!!!

Heros

Selfie cats!

Somehow, I don’t think lifeguard humping rescuee is exactly how the lifeguard handbook was written. Although from the angle presented by Wavy Boats, I can certainly understand his motivation!

What's on that ferry, are those temporary quarters for saturation divers??

Good save and incredible luck not having boats flying through there. On any other day they would have been run over within seconds of drifting into the pass. You guys might want to invest in a small anchor for those rescue boards.

Natural selection.

There is missing a line with buojs, marking the no-swimming zone. Any swimmer in distress then will be able to attach to the line / buoj until help arrives. Easy fix. Additional some signs advising not to step onto the rocks.

Wow this is a rescue in the USA, in Australia that’s a quick recovery of a tourist. She was never in danger, all she had to do was swim back.

@Hwan10101

7 ай бұрын

There is a current around the rocks that sucks people into the inlet

@felixjones9198

7 ай бұрын

She was in danger of possibly getting smushed on the rocks.

@Chris_de_S

6 ай бұрын

A lot of Americans cannot swim.

close going on the rocks

Lifeguard staring at the sun...

Education is about all you can do.

Hopefully the woman learned her lesson about the sea.

Good job. Just sayin

stupid is as stupid does, sir! {{rolls eyes}}

Selfies... not even once. 😂

After visiting Hawaii, several times, I learned that many people lose their lives there because they get out on the rocks and either washed off or slip off, and it’s almost impossible to get rescuers there in time.

I don't live around the ocean but I would think that maybe they could have a in order to use the beach you must take a quick course. Teaching about tidal flow. This of course would be funded by each hotel just in the payment of the hotel room

Is it correct procedure to sodimize the rescuee like that?

@o0RageCore0o

7 ай бұрын

Lol what?

6:09 mins they try to drown the old man, that tried to save the damsel in distress.

Her Iphone is taking pictures of the ocean bottom now.

just curious, why go towards inlet instead of the beach?

@jacobnorth8642

7 ай бұрын

Less current and no chance of larger set waves breaking washing up onto jeatty rocks, much safer in deeper water.

She’s *GYAT* to be more careful next time. Those rocks are slippery when wet.

We’ll done! Terrifying 😳

what kind of boat is that at the end? what is it used for I mean?

The Florida pool pump motor repair guy 32750 approved ! that was good info WavyBoats

Surprised to see the Hatteras ferry. What’s the backstory?

I'm I the only one who noticed the people doing the pregnancy photo shoot on the beach while this whole thing is going down

As they say, lay on your back and spread out like a starfish :) then you mostly float without using all your energy...

Treading water is the best thing to do, don't use all your energy fighting the waves and current, wait for the help to arrive in a situation like this.

So would it not have been good for them to swim across the current back to the rocks or is the current so strong they wouldnt make it?

When will lifesavers fit a small electric jet ski motor under their surf boards or use electric motor scuba propulsion unit and swim jackets. The jet ski with a rescue pad proved the value of powered units.