Ponce inlet Fla

San Antonio, TX

Ontario Canada, auzzieman sent me

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

Dallas,Texas

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.

@@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.

Bro…take a breather

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.

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

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

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

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

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

@@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.

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????

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

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

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.

@@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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yeah you'd expect better from professional lifeguards.

@@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.

@@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.

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

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

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

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.

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)

@@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!

@@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.

Lol what?

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

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

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

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

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

A lot of Americans cannot swim.

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

They managed to pull it out with a bigger boat at high tide 👍

Wavy said the video drops tomorrow

I believe he was keeping here on there. She was to weak to hold on

Well, it might have been more of a want than a need lol.

@@stevee7774 I think he saw an opportunity and took it

@@flowroll777 - Haha, my thoughts exactly.

she was definitely gonna end up back in the water if not @@stevee7774

Many many moons ago! Thanks for sticking around! 🙌

Anyway, loved this vid. Really shows the power of tidal currents, less evident when we're just watching boats!

As to lifeguarding/training, no I never worked ocean. Mountain beaches, but my knowledge of Chemistry kept me inside at College, keeping the Olympic pools all bright and sparkly. Knew a guy all full of himself for being an ocean-beach lifeguard, challenged him to go for whitewater rescue with me. We both washed out. Don't go bragging about being a lifeguard around me, unless you're whitewater certified, those guys and gals are seriously tough. I have one whitewater rescue under my belt, which I'd brag about except I had to be rescued and resuscitated, myself, after. Brown's Canyon, Arkansas River. Surf rescues? Cake. Especially if the water's warm. Cold whitewater, it's a struggle just to breathe, even without trying to rescue someone. Those are the only lifeguards get bragging rights, IMO.

That day I almost died saving someone else's life in Brown's Canyon, was no joke. Two people died upriver that day. Two other guards saved my (off-duty) life. I was rafting for my Brother's bachelor party, drunk as a skunk. I got rescued a mile downstream from where I went in, but by the time I got her to shore, I was done. Spent. Nothing left. Too absolutely wasted to even say a prayer for myself!

Video drops tomorrow. Stay tuned! 🤙