Three months ago I was at the beach with some friends. They were lounging at a beachside restaurant (the plastic chair type, if you've ever been here in Mexico you know the type) and I went for a swim.
Having been a competitive swimmer in my younger days I have generally been confident in my swimming abilities. This time however, I suddenly found myself in a current pulling me outwards.
I didnt realize what was happening before I was really tired and noticed that the shore was not getting closer no matter how hard I swam. I was literally 15 feet from the shoreline, and I was about to drown. I was too tired to do anything but focus on keeping myself afloat. I had eye contact with my friends 25 feet away. They smiled and waved. I was panicing and was just about to give up when reruns of Bondi Rescue popped up in my head and reminded me to swim sideways instead of forward. 5 seconds later I have sand under my feet. I crawled on to the shore and laid there panting for a few minutes.
I wobbled my way to my friends who greeted me with smiles and asked how I enjoyed my swim.
That's the story of how I nearly drowned in frobt of my friends, who would have been none the wiser until it was too late.
Sounds like you got caught in a rip current, it's why you should always swim back to shore at a 45 degree angle, you'll eventually make enough horizontal progress to escape the current. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_current
Having been a competitive swimmer in my younger days I have generally been confident in my swimming abilities. This time however, I suddenly found myself in a current pulling me outwards.
I didnt realize what was happening before I was really tired and noticed that the shore was not getting closer no matter how hard I swam. I was literally 15 feet from the shoreline, and I was about to drown. I was too tired to do anything but focus on keeping myself afloat. I had eye contact with my friends 25 feet away. They smiled and waved. I was panicing and was just about to give up when reruns of Bondi Rescue popped up in my head and reminded me to swim sideways instead of forward. 5 seconds later I have sand under my feet. I crawled on to the shore and laid there panting for a few minutes.
I wobbled my way to my friends who greeted me with smiles and asked how I enjoyed my swim.
That's the story of how I nearly drowned in frobt of my friends, who would have been none the wiser until it was too late.
Be carefull around water, people!