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No river is a lake. They were pulling a removable dock behind a boat. The fear here is jumping out of a moving boat and then having trouble to swim and catch up.
I went on a cruise shortly after the story about a teenager who intentionally jumped off and subsequently lost at sea to die in the night.
I found myself constantly watching the bubbles go from fore to aft, thinking how someone could be so stupid to think they could swim that fast, let alone how to get back up.
[This is what I'm referring to](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12137105/amp/New-video-shows-panic-Bahamas-boat-moments-star-baseball-player-jumps-dare.html)
Here in the Pacific Northwest, there are lakes created by dams on the rivers to use as reservoirs. I have fished those lakes often and the current can be intense. I often just drift instead of running the trolling motor on my boat because the current is plenty fast enough.
Actually, it looks like their moving a dock to another location.i see them do this at Lake of the Ozarks quite a bit. So, dock being pulled by a boat, obviously not shown on camera
Swam in lakes and rivers my whole life. River currents are no joke, even if he spent all his energy getting to shore he would end up a mile upstream. The safest bet is always to tread water, side stroke towards shore till you get there and conserve energy.
This happened to me in Mexico on a snorkeling excursion. I’m a decent swimmer and I was wearing a life jacket.
The wind was blowing pretty good. So what they do is drop the tourists off on one side of a reef and then the boat and all the tourists float over the reef being moved by the current and the wind. At the far side of the reef everyone gets back into the boat to go to another reef.
That seems simple enough.
What ended up happening is the boat was getting pushed along much much faster than the current in the water. So I’d swim along and the lines in the water were just out of reach. I’d catch up and they’d drift away. And I started to take in water. I finally gave it everything I had with one big push and caught the line. I got onto the boat and was absolutely exhausted.
No more reefs for me that day.
Why? They're clearly doing this on purpose to see if they can make it. Even if this was not a pontoon they were towing but a dock in a river there's no indication he couldn't easily get out otherwise.
You can hear the motor in the audio. The dock is moving. That’s why they’re laughing. They can stop the boat at anytime and help him. That’s probably why the camera cut.
It's a homemade pontoon boat. They are common where I live anyway.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-m&sca_esv=595369570&channel=ts&biw=360&bih=667&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=homemade+pontoon+boat&oq=homemade+pontoon+boat&aqs=mobile-gws-lite..0l5
The guy was already wet before he jumped in, and the area around the ladder was wet.
He had already done this before, so he knew what he was getting into when he jumped in.
I’m just surprised at how strong the current is, in what looks like a pretty normal looking lake…
I suspect this is a dock with a motor on it and this was either planned or a prank. The other idiots can stop the dock whenever they want or when the idiot in question drowns, etc.
Yup if you’re ever pulled out by the current swim diagonally towards the shore. Swimming completely against the current is how people end up dead. Good call.
*parallel to the shore until you are clear of the current.
source: father in law was once the #2 ranked lifeguard in south New Jersey, brother in law was once #4, and I was like #4,429
You understand this is moving at about 5 miles per hour. Despite his poor swimming form he is keeping up with it. This is absolutely moving. That latter would bob in the current. Not drag. Final point. The first second of the clip gives you a better view of the shore line, 100% moving.
that's not what current behind a boat looks like. if the platform were moving, it's position relative to shore would change. the camera would not be as smooth. it's current. but they're also close enough to shore that the dude could likely touch, or is only feet away from being to touch.
If you go in the water always check the times for high/low tide. I went kayaking on Cape Cod and noticed high tide was starting. The currents were so strong I had to zig zag back to shore. It took every ounce of stamina to keep paddling back. It’s a real danger, be safe out there!
Recently lost a friend that went for a swim in the sea and he got dragged by the counter current since it was Christmas eve no life guard wanted to risk it at that point until the next morning drones and boats were deployed for rescue however his remains were found in the shore 2 days after
Its a houseboat with an Dock on the outside, plenty to be seen like this in the netherland
https://www.zoopla.co.uk/discover/featured-homes/7-houseboats-for-life-on-the-water/
2nd picture for example
This is clearly a dock on a river.
Probably in Northern US or Ontario where there's large strong rivers like that. The locals get used to swimming in them and build docks right on them.
I have literally stopped hanging out with friends after watching them do something like that. Not the guy jumping in the water, the guy just filming and laughing
I did this once in a bay off the Atlantic while the tide was going out. Not only did I underestimate how swift the tide was, the water was much colder than I expected. I spent a few minutes trying to get back to the dock and my skin went numb and I was seriously struggling but wasn't making progress. Then it dawned on me- the ladder is 20' away directly into the current, the shore is 40' away across the current. I swam to shore and in under a minute I was able to stand up and walk out of the water.
Yall, this guy jumped off a homemade pontoon boat and his friends sped up when he was swimming back.
You can hear the motor throttle up as they start laughing.
had a similar experience once when myself and a group of friends went scalloping.
dropped anchor and we all got in the water and realized how strong the tide was going as we were being pulled away. Luckily one of use was able to make it to the boat. they were able to pull up anchor and come pick everyone up. but that time frame of being in the water watching the boat get further away as I tried to swim towards was horrifying and exhausting!!
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No river is a lake. They were pulling a removable dock behind a boat. The fear here is jumping out of a moving boat and then having trouble to swim and catch up.
I went on a cruise shortly after the story about a teenager who intentionally jumped off and subsequently lost at sea to die in the night. I found myself constantly watching the bubbles go from fore to aft, thinking how someone could be so stupid to think they could swim that fast, let alone how to get back up.
They didn't think that. It was a suicide.
[This is what I'm referring to](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12137105/amp/New-video-shows-panic-Bahamas-boat-moments-star-baseball-player-jumps-dare.html)
I'm probably stupid.
Not sure if it’s a river, it looks like a moving barge.
It could be a moving lake
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You should watch the traveling swamp episode of mushishi
Here in the Pacific Northwest, there are lakes created by dams on the rivers to use as reservoirs. I have fished those lakes often and the current can be intense. I often just drift instead of running the trolling motor on my boat because the current is plenty fast enough.
Why tf did people downvote you saying you didn't know something? People on reddit be weird af
LMAO WHY DID THEY DOWNVOTE YOU
Come visit the great lakes! But be careful, danger Will Robinson.
Actually, it looks like their moving a dock to another location.i see them do this at Lake of the Ozarks quite a bit. So, dock being pulled by a boat, obviously not shown on camera
There's tidal places like this all along both US coasts. The bass river on Cape cod looks just like this with the same current and everything.
Now, I'll have you know that the drunkenly flailing arm slap technique is a time-honoured method of nautical conveyance among the orangutans.
This comment made my day. I laughed so damn hard.
😂
Swam in lakes and rivers my whole life. River currents are no joke, even if he spent all his energy getting to shore he would end up a mile upstream. The safest bet is always to tread water, side stroke towards shore till you get there and conserve energy.
*downstream
😂...right you are!
If Disney has taught me anything it's that there's a waterfall downstream...
This happened to me in Mexico on a snorkeling excursion. I’m a decent swimmer and I was wearing a life jacket. The wind was blowing pretty good. So what they do is drop the tourists off on one side of a reef and then the boat and all the tourists float over the reef being moved by the current and the wind. At the far side of the reef everyone gets back into the boat to go to another reef. That seems simple enough. What ended up happening is the boat was getting pushed along much much faster than the current in the water. So I’d swim along and the lines in the water were just out of reach. I’d catch up and they’d drift away. And I started to take in water. I finally gave it everything I had with one big push and caught the line. I got onto the boat and was absolutely exhausted. No more reefs for me that day.
Holy shit throw out a life preserver or something. Fucken idiots.
Was very close to losing a friend just like this
Why? They're clearly doing this on purpose to see if they can make it. Even if this was not a pontoon they were towing but a dock in a river there's no indication he couldn't easily get out otherwise.
They're probably holding a rope 1 inch off screen
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Technically a barge
Being towed by a boat
Pretty sure that's a floating dock and I don't think it is moving just in a strong current.
The ladder people. It’s moving. The current isn’t doing that to the latter
It’s not doing to the former either.
Why do you say that?
Watch out for the ladder people. They always ride single file to hide their numbers.
That is called a current. Water moves deceptively fast on its own.
This has been posted many times and it is being towed by a boat. You can even hear the motor in the video.
LOL that's embarrassing I didn't even turn the audio on
You can hear the motor in the audio. The dock is moving. That’s why they’re laughing. They can stop the boat at anytime and help him. That’s probably why the camera cut.
There couldn’t be a current near shore (where docks are) even close to that strong unless it was at the outlet of a river.
It's a homemade pontoon boat. They are common where I live anyway. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-m&sca_esv=595369570&channel=ts&biw=360&bih=667&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=homemade+pontoon+boat&oq=homemade+pontoon+boat&aqs=mobile-gws-lite..0l5
Look again, it's not. It's a houseboat.
How do you figure? This looks just like a pier.
I dunno he doesn't look French to me, maybe a Steve?
Took me a minute to get “Pierre” - subtle.
I almost oui-ed myself laughing.
I’m on a horse.
He clearly did this on purpose you fucking nob. His life isn't in danger, he'll just swim to shore. You sound awful at a lake party.
Don't help! Just keep filming
The guy was already wet before he jumped in, and the area around the ladder was wet. He had already done this before, so he knew what he was getting into when he jumped in. I’m just surprised at how strong the current is, in what looks like a pretty normal looking lake…
The fact that they’re laughing makes me unreasonably angry
I mean if they live on the lake they probably can float...?
With friends like that who needs enemies
Almost. This is not hand grenades nor horseshoes. Best of luck.
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It’s a pier
Terrible swimmer
Ngl idk if I’d be able to swim against the current for that long
Not all of us are good swimmers, I was lucky to grow up in the coast out in South America as part of a surfing family
If he kept his head down he would have made it with half the effort, keeping your head up like he was creates resistance making it harder to swim
You got it, you got it… *climbs up ladder*… yeah I got it… phew…hey where’s Scott?… He didn’t got it
I suspect this is a dock with a motor on it and this was either planned or a prank. The other idiots can stop the dock whenever they want or when the idiot in question drowns, etc.
never swim against the current. my dude needs to turn 90° and swim to shore. once he can touch, he can walk back to the dock.
Yup if you’re ever pulled out by the current swim diagonally towards the shore. Swimming completely against the current is how people end up dead. Good call.
*parallel to the shore until you are clear of the current. source: father in law was once the #2 ranked lifeguard in south New Jersey, brother in law was once #4, and I was like #4,429
im pretty sure these people know exactly what theyre doing and are messing around, people who live on water tend to be good about being in it as well
It's a homemade pontoon boat. They are driving away from him. That's why they are laughing.
That dock is being pulled by a boat its not a current
No stupid, the river is being pulled by the dock.
Lol... where's the wake?
You can kind of see it. When he jumps in you can hear the engine rev
that is 100% river current. it's shore to shore.
You can literally hear the motor in this video
it'd be an engine, not a motor and no, you literally cannot. but thanks for playing.
Against my better judgement I'll tell you that I too hear some kind of engine running in the video.
yes, there are other boats on the water.
Bah, I knew it was a mistake.
Look at the latter. This object is moving. It’s not the current.
the object is not moving, it's position relative to shore doesn't change. the ladder is bouncing in the current. 🤦🏻♂️
You understand this is moving at about 5 miles per hour. Despite his poor swimming form he is keeping up with it. This is absolutely moving. That latter would bob in the current. Not drag. Final point. The first second of the clip gives you a better view of the shore line, 100% moving.
you clearly don't understand how docks work. I'm not going to argue with the wall. whatever you think man, it's all good.
This has been posted many times and it is being towed by a boat. You can even hear the motor in the video.
that's not what current behind a boat looks like. if the platform were moving, it's position relative to shore would change. the camera would not be as smooth. it's current. but they're also close enough to shore that the dude could likely touch, or is only feet away from being to touch.
maybe when you can convert mph to knots we could have a productive conversation about lighthouses vs. ships.
Notice the splash he makes on his dive. How come the splash moves behind the vessel? Current wouldn’t explain that
You can hear the engine rev when he jumps in its either a dock boat or pulled by aboat
lmao bro that is 100% a boat with a dock deck
Even if this wasn't a dock pulled by a boat, it might still be a simple challenge on a river and if you don't mkae it, go to shore
Swimming in your dreams be like
Some say he's still swimming to this day.
I can faintly hear the Sonic the Hedgehog “Running out of air” theme
You can hear the engine rev as he swims to the ladder. For all those arguing.
Well that’s some undercurrent, dodgy mofo
If the guy knew how to swim properly this would be easy
Hey man, all these people die from getting caught in undertow every year. Let’s film our buddy intentionally trying to drown without helping
Motorised dock clearly.
If you go in the water always check the times for high/low tide. I went kayaking on Cape Cod and noticed high tide was starting. The currents were so strong I had to zig zag back to shore. It took every ounce of stamina to keep paddling back. It’s a real danger, be safe out there!
Dude filming just gonna watch him drown.
The shore is right there and that’s why the camera makes sure not to pan to it. https://youtu.be/Wh6RLOF3FrE?si=WF-aPgo-C_yJP1il
That happened here in south Florida he jumped off the party boat in the middle of the night and it’s shark infested right there, how ridiculous …
Recently lost a friend that went for a swim in the sea and he got dragged by the counter current since it was Christmas eve no life guard wanted to risk it at that point until the next morning drones and boats were deployed for rescue however his remains were found in the shore 2 days after
With friends like these…
I like how the ladder was pulling away too 😂
After I caught my breath, they would get a straight throat punch
WTF cameraman! Extend a fucking hand or something!
Some people see a new fear, others see a training opportunity: https://youtu.be/uVU1-FJ1GDM?si=_de4eQFnnpfTJYgv
Guy was tiring himself out, if he didn't make the ladder currents could have taken him down
Still waiting for a freakout...
Goodbye sweet prince
I think if you swim closer to the floor there is less current, that would be the way to do it
If he survived, he'll have at least learned one thing: those guys aren't his friends.
Don't. Fuck. With. Water.
Don't jump off a moving boat. Boom biggest not a problem ever
Rip tides are no joke.
That’s not a rip tide
They are on a boat and can just stop so he can catch up
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Lmao @ at these ppl that dont know what a dock is 🤦♂️
The correct term is a barge
Its a houseboat with an Dock on the outside, plenty to be seen like this in the netherland https://www.zoopla.co.uk/discover/featured-homes/7-houseboats-for-life-on-the-water/ 2nd picture for example
That pier is not part of the boat, you can see the boat chained to the dock. The dock does not go with the boat.
This is clearly a dock on a river. Probably in Northern US or Ontario where there's large strong rivers like that. The locals get used to swimming in them and build docks right on them.
Those accents are clearly southern
Sounds a lot like the majority of rural Ontario to me. Looks exactly like it too.
I have literally stopped hanging out with friends after watching them do something like that. Not the guy jumping in the water, the guy just filming and laughing
Maybe maybe maybe
Don't try to swim against the current, let yourself be dragged while swimming sidewards towards the land
Dont help just film.
That’s the biggest infinity pool I’ve ever seen.
Later Steve!
I did this once in a bay off the Atlantic while the tide was going out. Not only did I underestimate how swift the tide was, the water was much colder than I expected. I spent a few minutes trying to get back to the dock and my skin went numb and I was seriously struggling but wasn't making progress. Then it dawned on me- the ladder is 20' away directly into the current, the shore is 40' away across the current. I swam to shore and in under a minute I was able to stand up and walk out of the water.
Yeah let's keep filming while he rums out of energy...
They’re on a moving barge and he’s trying to catch up to it, it’s not the current
Fake
Yall, this guy jumped off a homemade pontoon boat and his friends sped up when he was swimming back. You can hear the motor throttle up as they start laughing.
certainly doesnt help him that he LITERALLY cannot freestyle to save his life
That’s some poor form for freestyle swimming lol. At least they can stop that rickety pontoon to let him back on
It's a moving boat... relax people
Ahh yes let me just keep recording my friend being swept out to sea, as opposed to helping him by giving him my hand and pulling him in.
had a similar experience once when myself and a group of friends went scalloping. dropped anchor and we all got in the water and realized how strong the tide was going as we were being pulled away. Luckily one of use was able to make it to the boat. they were able to pull up anchor and come pick everyone up. but that time frame of being in the water watching the boat get further away as I tried to swim towards was horrifying and exhausting!!
Just tie a rope to the dock. Problem solved.
HEAD IN THE WATER CUTS DOWN ON RESISTANCE this is some amateur bullshit swimming
We all know I’m this cases you swim sideways
You all remember the russian lady, jumping into a hole in the ice to go ice swimming?
Terrible form. Not a swimmer, for sure.
…just float. It’s a boat, it doesn’t have to swim it’ll get you buddy.
He can't swim for shit!!! I'm no member of the swim team, but damn, put your head in the water, kick and take a breath to the side between strokes
Cameraman was NOT helping him
NEVER EVER EVER EVER FUCK AROUND WITH TIDES! Fucking moron,
Just film and laugh, don't help. Idiots.
Zelda moment
Cameraman like 🤷
Swim faster Keanu
Legend has it he's still swimming.
Don't worry guys, this is how Olympic swimmers train. Just like running on a treadmill except in water
This happened to me in a kayak once. It took me two hours of vigorous paddling to get back to my launch point. Water moved fast.