Went to the beach this past weekend with my husband and youngest daughter. Read about the severe rip current warning and we didn’t go further than ankle deep and that was pushing it. It was violent and strong. Even an experienced swimmer can’t compete with rip currents. Don’t ever underestimate the ocean!

If any of you is ever caught in a rip current, do not try to swim towards the beach. That's how you get tired and drown. You must keep your head and swim parallel to the beach or sideways. Often that current is only about 12 feet wide. You can swim out of it and it will stop pulling you out. Then you can swim towards the shore. Be safe and know your limitations.

Almost took me out to sea here! Bless the rescuer who put his life on the line to save me from going down. The jetski rental had a rip current next to it. My daughter asked one of the guys to help me! Two Heroes came out saved my life that day!

As a former life guard in germany I want to say i was surprised by just how many people have never heard of rip currents or undertow. You wouldn´t believe how many people go way too far into deep waters well knowing they cant swim.

Whenever someone dies at a beach they ALWAYS IGNORE THE WARNINGS. People need to be protected from themselves.

Never ignore what lifeguards tell you not to do

Yea my brother saved my life from the rip tide. Out of nowhere i got swept out further into the ocean, my feet were no longer on the ground the waves were too strong to swim back to the beach and i just looked up at the sky and told God im sorry for all my sins and its okay he can take me. I thought sharks were going to eat me, i was almost out by the boats.. But my brother (only 2 years older than me, i was 12) swam out to me and helped me to swim back.. He told me dont give up because at one point it was so hard to swim back and i told him to save himself i'll be okay. Im so thankful for him and that God put the right people in my life to help with his work. Truely heavensent. Thank you God thank you bro

When my son was 4 years old, we were in Destin, Florida, another Gulf town. He was playing in shallow water, but since he was so young, I stayed within arm's reach of him. A riptide caught him iand pulled him away from me. I am a strong swimmer and was able to quickly catch him I kept him calm and above water while we rode with the tide. We were able to make our way to the edge of the flow and "jump" our way free. His mom and sister had no idea what was going on and wondered what we were doing so far down the beach. The riptide was fast, it was strong and it was scary! Condolences to the families of those who were not so lucky.

I miraculously survived being dragged in a rip current also in Florida and it was truly the scariest thing that's ever happened to me. The beach was dead empty, and by gods grace there was only one other guy there walking his dog who I later found out was a retired lifeguard. Turns out he heard me from a distance after I was screaming my lungs out for help and till this day It all seems surreal to me. All I remember was being waist deep in the water and the next minute I was 100 yards from shore getting pounced by waves. No matter how much I tried to swim forward I was only getting pushed back further and further. Eventually I became so exhausted my body gave up and I gradually began to sink. The only thought running through my mind was "this is it.. I'm dead." Next thing I know the same man I seen walking his dog earlier lifted me onto his shoulder and swam us back to shore. I don't know how he did it, but I still can't thank him enough. I know it sounds corny but it all happened like it was a scene straight out of a movie. Afterwards I was transported to a hospital to get all the salt water flushed out of my system, because apparently I swallowed a ton. I hope none of you experience what I went through and please be cautious of the waters before hopping in- even if you're just going knee deep; the ocean is unpredictable.

As a experienced open water swimmer and kayaker , The water on top may look calm and easy but the inside is trouble. The ocean is tricky waters you never know but a good swimmer can defeat being drowning

Not the most "dangerous beach". Just humans not listening, heading warnings or taking in severity of rip currents.

The church I was raised in lost one of its beloved members in a rip current while saving his grandson. He was such a good man.

I wasn’t in a rip current, but me and my sister were swimming at Siesta Key Beach a few summers ago. We had our boogie boards and were riding the big waves as they came up to us. Little did we know, the water was pushing us and everyone else sideways down the shoreline. We started swimming right in front of our parents tent but without us even knowing we ended up quite a ways down the beach. Thankfully my Dad was being observant and followed us down the shoreline so he could help us get back on land and find our tent.

That’s crazy, I didn’t know you were in danger in knee deep water.

Even when there’s not crime happening in Florida, there’s still all kinds of Hell happening left and right.

It’s called don’t get in the damn water at all

2:00 pretty cool I don't think I've seen it demonstrated like this before.

I almost drowned in a rip current in Thailand almost 20 years ago. I only survived because I was training to become a Divemaster and was at my fittest and strongest at the time. It was terrifying 😔

I’ve seen people pulled from those waters years ago and today I was just online looking for lodging to take my family to Panama City beach before school starts. I think I will pass and redirect my trip to Orlando. So sorry for all those families who have lost their loved ones. 🙏

Praying for all who lost their lives and families affected

We were at Miramar beach last week at the end of June, and I had some people in our group get pulled into a rip tide. I realized part of our group was too far to the left and I decided to go get them back. That’s when I realized they were in the rip tide. We were able to go out safely and help coach them and get them out of the rip tide with help of a few others. But plenty of education and awareness is needed. You need to watch out for others and have others watch out for you because sometimes you don’t know it’s happening until it’s too late.

My condolences

I have been caught in a rip tide, the sad thing is when your in the situation only then do you realize whatever one is talking about "oh this is what they mean, rip tide, life threatening"... the fear and panic, the. Hopelessness that sets in.... you cant know it unless your in the situation, by then its usually to late. I called upon the Lord as my wife and children looked on from the shore line and thought as i had thought, i was a gonner... but then i called upon the name of the Lord, and He sent some small waves, and though i had no energy left, he brought be back into the shore... what thankfulness filled my heart!!!

What a beautiful family oh my 😔

Lmao they sent reporters to Panama beach for a vacation disguised as on-sight reporting 💀

I remember once as a little girl being at the beach barely with my feet in the water not even up to my knees and suddenly my feet and body were pulled out underneath me and I was being sucked into the ocean. Some guy pulled me back out after just a few seconds, but I've never gone back to the ocean since.

If caught in a rip current, this is assuming you can swim, swim parallel with the shore until you get out of the rip, then swim to shore.

Lots of people don’t know what to do when they get caught in a rip current. It’s gonna push you way out from the shallow but just swim parallel to the shore and you will eventually find yourself out of the rip current and able to swim back to the shore.

I was in a rip current once. It’s no joke. I’m glad I had a quick lesson on how to look out for them and swim out of one if I was caught. They should do lessons on them, cause it could save lives like it did mine

If u die from a rip current you had no business being in the water

This is so sad😢. Rest In Peace to all of the victims and condolonces to their families and loved ones.

She said Tiffany why did you go in the water knowing it could be deadly???? It was hot 😒😒😒

Man, crazy to think they were just living their life the day before and the next they’re gone

Once there was a massive storm coming or had just left up by NJ and the ocean was pulling all the water out. We didnt go in far at all, but the pull was so insane and scary.

I just got back from destin a few days ago and my friend is in panama city beach right now. When i went in the water the rip current wasnt that strong but it almost made it to where i couldnt get to land because it was pulling me back.

Rest in Peace 🙏🙏🙏

When I was young, my family went to a beach not too far from this one. My mom was holding me in her arms while she was knee-deep in water. All of a sudden, a huge wave came and swept us both under. As I was drowning, it didn't feel like I was dying, but I had the feeling that I could actually breathe under water. I saw what looked like shark shadows surrounding me. I'm not sure what those were. Suddenly, my mom was able to find me, and she pushed my little feet back to shore. I wouldn't have even believed it if I weren't there.

If you're caught in a rip current just swim parallel to the beach and swim in. A rip current is just outflowing water that flows back out from the beach at fast speed. Never panic , tread water and stay afloat.

0:33 there's one right there!!! Right in front of the flag actually

Important to note that almost all if not all these people who died weren’t selfish people ignoring rip current signs. They were people trying to rescue SOMEONE ELSE trapped in a current.

Natural selection really

Spring break 1978 I spent at PCB. Never knew about the dangerous currents Very sad to hear about these deaths.

I was taken in a rip current when I was 21, and I’m a very good swimmer. It took me almost 15 mins to get myself back and I thought I was going to die. It’s really not worth it. Water up to your knees will suck you in

wait, so knee deep water could kill you?

We were at Carolina beach Saturday and there were 7 rescues. Apparently there were over 60 this past weekend. We had a little scare and after that did not go back in

That’s so sad :( R.I.P

Interesting graphic of the rip current with the dye. I had visualized what it looked like but this explains it better.

RIP currents, indeed! My condolences to the bereaved family

people should really do their research about how water currents work and how strong they can be

I got caught in one last year, pulled me out very slowly until I noticed how deep I was and couldn't walk back to shore due to the current. It took a lot of effort to get out of it and to swim back to shore. I remembered to get on top of the water and swim parallel to it to get out of the current, got out and spent the last bit of my vacation inside due to how badly it scared me. I plan to go into the water again, but I will NEVER be going past my waist again.

Wow never heard of this before

a few years back i had a family friend pass from trying to save kids from rips. be safe!

Report should have included how to swim out of a rip current if you're caught in one

I was pulled out once. It was the last time I've been in the ocean and I never will again.

It's a tragic event, but it is simply a reminder that signs and science about rip currents exist for very good reason which become very clear with people choose to ignore it.

Calling this beach "The Deadliest Beach in America," will guarantee much more people traveling to swim there.

DON'T BLAME THE BEACH AND CALL IT DANGEROUS, BLAME THE STUPIDD PEOPLE WHO DOESN'T LISTEN

I love how they only spend 3 seconds explaining how a Rip current works.

I was deep in the ocean and got caught in one without knowing what it was! Luckily I’m a pretty good swimmer, I started to panic!

FYI Double RED FLAG 🚩 🚩 IT Means the WATER IS CLOSED!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep your butt out of the OCEAN!!!

i went to this beach and also almost drowned in 2018… once minutes i was knee deep and next minute giant waves came trampling high over my head pushing me further out but luckily 2 life guards came to save me and the 2 siblings. i was a kid at the time and had no idea what those red flags meant but im glad i survived

I feel so sorry and so sypzthettic and so condolgegic to all theyre fammillys My most Sincere Sypathy Empathy and Condolgences and My Love and Support go out yo them rest in peace to everybody invilved who died from the rip durrents hopefully theyre in heaven

I was pulled too, I was on a tube and was too tired to get back. Few boys helped me get the tube back and swam back with every strength in my body. Don't underestimate nature y'all.

This reminds me of two friends almost drowned by the current in the documentary.

That’s too much water for me, and too hot down south to be told to stay out. I’ll just stay up north in Minnesota with my calm lake beaches. Have a great summer!

I live in Panama City fl and when I was 6 years old my grandma saved me from a rip current

Used to scuba dive in California many moons ago and used rips to get out into deeper water. Now 50 yrs later I don’t know if I could be comfortable knowing rips were there . And no matter the skill of a swimmer panic can set in shutting down the simple knowledge to swim parallel and then in. One thing thru didn’t mention was beaches can have multiple rips and then finding the safe corridor in is tougher

It’s really hard to find sympathy for people that completely go against life saving rules. The beach isn’t deadly, the people that don’t listen bring death upon themselves.

Simple answer: don't go out too far.

This reminds of the manga author Yu-Gi-Oh! Kazuki Takahashi who drowned in Okinawa while trying to rescue a kid and a U.S officer.. RIP..

This is America, do whatever you want to do.

Like clockwork!

My dad works there. Panama City and neighboring cities is the still to this day affected by hurricane Katrina. The city is broken and dirty asf.

Can you imagine, dying because you’re hot that you absolutely needed to go into the water knowing it’s dangerous. Play stupid games, win stupid prices

Inside Edition calling it "The Deadliest Beach of America" with their hyper, overly dramatic tabloid type reporting

Surprised you guys didn’t take the opportunity to educate viewers on what to do if you’re in a rip current.

If I'm around and somebody needs to be rescued I will rescue them

Deadliest beach? Y’all mf don’t listen to the warning. Only thing that’s “deadliest” is people damn choices they make

Idk why people can't retaliate themselves from following said warnings, guess they learn it the hard way.

If they were warned, I have no sympathy for them. There is no way anyone can die from a face wash.

People need to listen smh but RIP you 7 beachgoers

I didn’t even know what a rip current was

I learned in school that if its a peaceful water can be very dangerous

i got caught in a rip current few years back luckily i can swim, rip to those who lost their lives

oh no thsts heart breaking thats so tragic thats so sad thats so tragic

Let people take themselves out. They ignored the flags.

Knowing this, i would not what to go in the water with no red flags

The ocean is a scary dangerous place

Important story people when life guards say something….. listen

So sad

i was just here people would come out of the water when life guards and cops would tell them to come out and when they would leave everyone would go right back in.

Life vests don't cost that much

Wow so people still smh

I prefer Hallandale beach Florida beautiful city good beaches and restaurants.

Went in May and it was so dam bad. I was knocked down. Several times to my knees unexpectedly and I was close to shore in a feet of water.

This happened to me and my brother and my moms bf we almost died

This is why I stick to pools

She's clearly reporting from a Jersey beach lol. That's not Florida.

Ignoring warning signs and the life guard? Let them earn their Darwin awards.

Just left there 3 weeks ago damn