Rip Current Heroes - Videos

Sat, 26 Jan 12.30pm

Follow Video How To Survive A Rip Learn a variety of tips on how to escape a rip, and when it is best to use them.

Follow Video Different Types Of Rips Learn the different types of rips which may occur on Australian beaches, and where to expect them.

Follow Video How To Spot A Rip Doctor Rob Brander explains what to look for when spotting a rip.

Follow Video What Is A Rip? Doctor Rob Brander explains rip currents and why they form.

Follow Video Dr Rip Talks About Dangerous Rip Currents Dr Rip explains how to identify deadly rip currents even in the calmest conditions.

Follow Video The Bondi Beach Rip Area Dr Rip talks about Backpackers Rip area in Bondi Beach.

Follow Video The Fatal Rip It was Good Friday, March 25th 2016 when a flash rip pulled six-year-old Rohana into the deep. Without hesitation, rip current heroes Luke and Ryan work to keep her afloat.

Follow Video Black Sunday A fateful day in Australian beach history was Black Sunday; when a freak wave struck Bondi Beach 6th February 1938.

Follow Video Rip Current Heroes Trailer There are powerful forces that move along our beaches. They pulse they flow. Some can appear without warning – turning an idyllic beach setting into scenes of chaos and panic. Then just as quickly they can vanish. They’re masters of camouflage. Often hiding tremendous power within seemingly calm waters. The majority of beachgoers can’t recognise their danger so each year they claim more lives than all our natural disasters combined. They are rip currents.

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There are powerful forces that move along our beaches. They pulse they flow. Some can appear without warning – turning an idyllic beach setting into scenes of chaos and panic. Then just as quickly they can vanish. They’re masters of camouflage. Often hiding tremendous power within seemingly calm waters. The majority of beachgoers can’t recognise their danger so each year they claim more lives than all our natural disasters combined. They are rip currents.

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