{ "id": 18244, "date": "2016-10-05T13:44:59", "date_gmt": "2016-10-05T13:44:59", "guid": { "rendered": "http:\/\/freeyourmindexperience.com\/?p=18244" }, "modified": "2025-05-15T13:04:13", "modified_gmt": "2025-05-15T11:04:13", "slug": "rip-currents", "status": "publish", "type": "post", "link": "https:\/\/freeyourmindexperience.com\/es\/rip-currents\/", "title": { "rendered": "WHY RIP CURRENTS CAN KILL YOU AND HOW TO AVOID THEM !" }, "content": { "rendered": "

You probably heard that in spring 2016, two kiteboarders drowned in Tarifa after being dragged out to the ocean by a strong rip current<\/b>.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t a common kitesurfing accident at all; every surfer or swimmer could have been in the same situation without knowing the basics of safety and knowledge about your spot.<\/p>\n

It is important to understand why<\/b> it happened and what to do<\/b> to prevent similar situations in the future.<\/p>\n

Here is a brief explanation of the situation:<\/p>\n

That day, two people were kiting in a tidal lagoon at Los Lances beach. The wind dropped, they landed their kites and wanted to cross the river mouth of Rio Jara. Due to the spring tide (new moon) and lots of rain, the lagoon was extremely big. At 17:15 hours the tide changed and the current at the exit of rio Jara was extremely strong towards the sea. When they attempted to <\/i>cross <\/i>they were immediately swept into the open sea where 2m waves were rolling. Creating a deadly combination of currents.<\/i><\/p>\n

If someone is caught by the rip current, the only way is to swim with medium speed PARALLEL<\/b> to the shoreline until you are out of the current and then you can swim back to the beach.<\/p>\n

Due to the lack of knowledge about rip currents we decided to clarify all doubts and questions you may have.<\/p>\n

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    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WHAT IS A RIP CURRENT?<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Rip currents are powerful channeled streams of water moving away from a coast. They can be widely found on many beaches every day, including North of Los Lances beach at the river mouth.<\/p>\n

    Watch this movie of the NOAA’s National Ocean Service<\/a> about rip currents.<\/p>\n

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      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0HOW RIP CURRENTS FORM?<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Rip currents form when the water flows back to the ocean with a powerful channeled stream of water moving perpendicular to the coast.<\/p>\n

      Rip currents form near the coastline when waves break, concentrating water between the beach and breaking waves<\/p>\n

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      1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0HOW TO IDENTIFY A RIP CURRENT?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n