Peyton Hillis in critical condition

[Jkwellborn 6653]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/01/06/peyton-hillis-hospitalized-after-saving-family-in-swimming-accident/11002366002/

 

Scary stuff for a parent. Hope he comes out ok. Didn’t see this anywhere else.

[GreenspointTexas 9564]

Madden cover curse doesnt fuck around

[Billy Pilgrim 1913]

How is it warm enough in January to swim in Pensacola?

[Mother mopar 3302]

How is it warm enough in January to swim in Pensacola?

Only tourists swim at this time of year...us locals don't get out until mid-April.

[Hmbre97 6297]

Water temps are in the mid 60's so it's not that bad. Hell, we were in the water last weekend on PINS when it was about the same.

[jinx 2635]

Air temperature hasn’t hit 70 since Monday.

Rip currents and undertow can be really dangerous. Looks like it has been yellow flag which can be really deceiving. No idea how old his kids were but glad they were all ok. It sounded like Peyton would recover too. 

[Tex Pete 20177]

4 hours ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

How is it warm enough in January to swim in Pensacola?

Kids don’t worry about stuff like water temps. They want in!

[Deej 76560]

"They'd better not cancel the Browns game this week."

- Skip Bayless

[wood 11131]

I was born at NAS Pensacola, so this really hits close to home ...

[Mother mopar 3302]

I was born at NAS Pensacola, so this really hits close to home ...

Sorry to hear that

[Underdog 28451]

11 hours ago, jinx said:

Air temperature hasn’t hit 70 since Monday.

Rip currents and undertow can be really dangerous. Looks like it has been yellow flag which can be really deceiving. No idea how old his kids were but glad they were all ok. It sounded like Peyton would recover too. 

Yep.  Even my fatass had to be rescued by Lifeguard after getting caught up in a riptide years ago. 

[Sawbonz 27423]

Dad of some kids my kids went to elementary school with died in Florida. They were staying near seaside and he got caught in a riptide and by the time it was noticed and rescuers got to him he was having a massive MI from the exertion. Early 40’s and from what I heard fairly fit. 

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

7 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

Dad of some kids my kids went to elementary school with died in Florida. They were staying near seaside and he got caught in a riptide and by the time it was noticed and rescuers got to him he was having a massive MI from the exertion. Early 40’s and from what I heard fairly fit. 

We still go parallel to the shore for that situation, right?

[Nivek 16857]

1 hour ago, Underdog said:

Yep.  Even my fatass had to be rescued by Lifeguard after getting caught up in a riptide years ago. 

Swim at an angle back to shore.  

[Bateshorn 9898]

My oldest son saved my younger off the the Jersey shore a couple of years ago.  They are both lifeguards too. Glad it wasn’t me, I can barely swim. 

[Underdog 28451]

10 minutes ago, Nivek said:

Swim at an angle back to shore.  

Oh now you tell me.  

Was caught off gaurd, Jr and I was tossing a football in the water when I realized I couldn't touch bottom anymore, luckily Jr could and was able to walk out of riptide.  A LG was paying attention and swam out to give rescue me...  Daytona Beach 2001.  I went parasailing the next day. 

[Sawbonz 27423]

38 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

We still go parallel to the shore for that situation, right?

That’s what I was told. Never knew that before this incident though. 

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

5 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

That’s what I was told. Never knew that before this incident though. 

Understood. A lot of people would probably panic and forget, anyway. Nature, whether currents (or moving water in general), avalanches, the physics of motorcycles, or whatever, cares not one iota about us and will ruthlessly overwhelm our fragile asses. 

Glad it worked out for you. Probably scary AF.

Edited January 7, 2023 by Doc Daneeka

[wood 11131]

4 hours ago, Mother mopar said:

14 hours ago, wood said:

I was born at NAS Pensacola, so this really hits close to home ...

Sorry to hear that

It's all good. I got out as quickly as I could, as a 6 month old baby. Didn't get to Texas til I was in 6th grade. Finally home. Never left.

[Nivek 16857]

1 hour ago, Sawbonz said:

That’s what I was told. Never knew that before this incident though. 

You can do that as well.  The parallel method is what I was taught initially with the idea that you get out of the current as fast as possible or swim at an angle and you will get out as well but psychologically it might make you feel better.  

 

[MirrOlure 14625]

Riding it out is actually the top recommendation

[wood 11131]

Perpendicular to the current is what I've always heard is best (ie parallel to the beach). Some of those rips can extend pretty far out there.

Edited January 7, 2023 by wood

[Surly Bevo 24696]

Yea generally you try to ride it out to a point where it is no longer a "struggle" to move parallel to the shore then sort of angle yourself back.  The "struggle" part doesn't necessarily mean you ride it out to the "end".  In a really strong rip even moving "sideways" initially could be a struggle and the general idea is to try not to tire yourself out fighting things.  

Edited January 7, 2023 by Surly Bevo