Dangerous rip currents pulled two swimmers away from the Los Angeles County shore near the Venice Pier on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Yesterday was one of the worst rips I’ve ever seen,” witness Adam Rose said. “I mean, it puts the gnarly in the idea of a gnarly rip current.”<\/p>\n
Rose captured both rescues on camera on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“It was a relief because it’s a really scary thought that people are being swept out like that,” Rose said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two lifeguards from the Los Angeles County Fire Department battled through the powerful waves to rescue the two swimmers and return them to safety.<\/p>\n
“That was an awesome display of that beach patron or that beachgoer staying calm,” lifeguard Pono Barnes said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Barnes watched the video and said the swimmer did exactly what lifeguards want people to do: stay calm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It’s been a busy weekend for lifeguards with ocean rescues climbing into the thousands from Friday through Sunday. Barnes said the numbers are not normal but aren’t surprising considering the conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We have that human element paired with some significant swell in the water,” Barnes said. “We have some hazardous conditions and rip currents are stronger and intensified by that swell.”<\/p>\n
Lifeguards said that if you see someone struggling in the water, do not jump in and risk becoming a second victim. They advised swimmers to never try to outswim a rip current by heading directly back to shore. They said floating is your best option and to then swim parallel to the beach until you are out of the current.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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