Beach Safety

Beach Safety

By Mrs. CATHERINE KANNANKERIL

According to the United States Lifesaving Association, there are roughly 100 fatalities in the United States each year attributed to rip currents.

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RIP CURRENTS CAN BE DEADLY

Always look for the beach flags to know if you should get into the water.

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Multiple Choice

What does a red flag mean?

• low hazard- go swim

• high hazard you should not go into the water

• shark!!!

Multiple Choice

Which flag means it is the safest to go into the water?

• Double red

• yellow

• purple

• green

Rip Tide -also known as undertows, are long, narrow bands of water that flow quickly away from the sea.

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VERY DANGEROUS ​

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Safe tide-water does not collide in the middle.

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Multiple Choice

What are some ways to identify a rip current?

• A calmer body of water in an otherwise choppy sea might look safe to splash in, but these small breaks are often rip tides.

• Look out for discolored water near the shore.

• Look for things like seaweed, forming a line of debris which moves steadily seaward

• All are correct ways to identify possible rip current

How to get out of a rip current!

Watch both videos​

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Multiple Select

What should you do if you get pulled out to the ocean or gulf in a rip tide?

• STAY CALM

• SWIM to shore

• Swim parallel to beach

• FLOAT until you are no longer in the tide