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Majority of Kiwis unable to identify deadly rip currents 25 Jan, 2021 12:44 AM 3 minutes to read Wanganui Midweek A worrying new study has highlighted that up to 78 per cent of beachgoers in Aotearoa New Zealand are unable to spot rip currents (rips) in the surf, increasing the risk that they may inadvertently end up caught in one. On average, five people fatally drown in rip currents on our beaches each year and a further 700 people require rescue. The study, conducted as part of a collaboration between Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) and beach safety experts at the Universities of Cant...

Majority of Kiwis unable to identify deadly rip currents, study reveals Wednesday, January 20, 2021 IWK Bureau A worrying new study has highlighted that up to 78% of beachgoers in Aotearoa New Zealand are unable to spot rip currents (rips) in the surf, increasing the risk that they may inadvertently end up caught in one. On average, five people fatally drown in rip currents on our beaches each year and a further 700 people require rescue. The study, conducted as part of a collaboration between Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) and beach safety experts at the Universities of...

Advertisement Water safety experts are urging beachgoers to stick to patrolled beaches, carry a flotation device and call triple zero if something goes wrong after an unusual spike in the number of parents drowning trying to save children. At least five men have died since November in "bystander drownings", already surpassing the average annual toll of 4.5 deaths, says Surf Life Saving Australia researcher Dr Jasmine Lawes. Experts fear COVID may be pushing people towards unpatrolled beaches because they are less crowded. Credit: James Brickwood More often than not in these situations, the p...