Another swimmer dies at Alagadi

Trigger · Post by **Trigger** » Sun 20 Sep 2020 6:22 pm

That is quite a few that has fallen victim to the sea there in recent months.

I’m not a massively strong swimmer personally, but been swimming there a few times and had no problem. I guess conditions must change quite a bit when the wind gets up.

https://www.lgcnews.com/young-man-drow ... adi-beach/

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Sun 20 Sep 2020 8:44 pm

I just watched a video about the dangers of 'Rip' currents here - it explains a lot.

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Mon 21 Sep 2020 6:17 am

Nature has ways of making fools of us all... respect the forces of nature. Unfortunately the natural instinct to try and swim against a current all too often turns out to be a fatal mistake.. so sad for him and his family.

sophie · Post by **sophie** » Mon 21 Sep 2020 8:21 am

Having lived by the sea, 99% of my life and an RNLI member for years I have enormous respect for the sea. I was once swimming in Minorca in about 8ft of calm blue sea, when suddenly I felt what I believe to be someone pulling my legs from underneath me and I was face down in the sand. A sudden current had come from nowhere and pulled me down. I lost the ability to know which way was up as the sand had obliterated my view. Finally managed to clamber out spitting out water and sand. Only one other person was near me going through the same experience. The only business can't have lasted more than 8 or 9 minutes but felt like hours. Never lose respect for the power of water, be it sea or river. Very sad re swimmer in Algadi.

EnjoyingTheSun · Post by **EnjoyingTheSun** » Mon 21 Sep 2020 8:41 am

Groucho wrote: ↑
Mon 21 Sep 2020 6:17 am
the natural instinct to try and swim against a current all too often turns out to be a fatal mistake..

Current is a killer.

I'm sure most will remember the Marchioness disaster where the pleasure boat got hit by the dredger on the Thames.
The Marchioness wasn't in the middle of the Thames it was two thirds of the way to one side of the bank than the other.
People naturally jumped into the water In a panic and some thankfully managed to swim to the bank.
But the bank that the survivors swam too was the furthest away.
No doubt some people didn't panic and took their time to see what side to jump in from and logically selected the side nearest to the bank.
All of those drowned as the current gave them no chance.
Maybe some of those who swam the furthest and survived took into account the current or maybe they just blindly jumped in without even looking where the bank was and got lucky?