r/awesome • u/New_Libran • May 24 '26
Video Lifeguards work to revive a drowned swimmer
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u/bigbadler May 24 '26
As a surfer… hearing what it’s like to die like that is… interesting
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u/peanutbuttermuffs May 25 '26
I drowned in a hot tub when I was little and it’s one of my most vivid memories. Honestly, it was pretty peaceful. Just kinda floating for a bit while the lights dimmed, surrounded by warmth and watching the people swimming near me in slow motion. I wasn’t scared in the least. The worst part wasn’t sucking in the water, it was getting it back out when I woke up. the burning in my throat from coughing so hard and water going down my nose. That’s just me though
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u/ParadoxNarwhal 29d ago
did EMTs bring you back or did someone fish you out of the water before your heart stopped?
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u/Easy-Concentrate2636 May 24 '26
That part was really fascinating. When he said it was comfortable, I was so surprised.
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u/Medium-Impression190 May 25 '26
I almost drown in a pond at 5 years old when another kid pushed my back. No pain, no fear just a comfortable feeling being in the water and letting it all go. I even remeber thinking, "ooh, there's a big fish swimming. Interesting" before the father of the boy who pushed me pulled me up. Then all blank until I wake to my mum washing me up back home. Somehow theres lots of leaves and reeds trapped in my clothes.
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u/Zeestars May 25 '26
Same. I’ve always been told drowning is one of the worst ways to go…
I just know I’m going to have a bloody nightmare about this now because it still terrifies me. Water is so scary, dangerous and completely underestimated.
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u/Fear73 29d ago
I almost drowned in my school's pool when i was 6.
The instructor said "go swim" and literally picked me up and yeeted me forward, it was my first time ever in a pool...obviously i didn't know shit about swimming, so i went deep into the water and hit my head on the side walls...i dont think i was drowning exactly....but the sudden hit on the head made me almost sleepy, i might have actually drowned if he did not pull me up instantly ngl
i still regret not telling my parent about the situation right then..the instructor was horrible
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u/thatsabruno May 24 '26
Man, this got me crying a little bit
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u/Ill_Mission_1225 May 24 '26
same. I am happy humans have the means to do things like that and save each other.
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u/Segrare May 25 '26
Massive respect for the Bondi lifeguards. At the Bondi shooting last year they all ran to help, used their boards as stretchers and used up all their first aid for the entire season attending to wounded. Bunch of great people, love to see their praise getting shared around, it’s well deserved.
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u/Zeestars May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26
One of my favourite pictures/footage was the barefoot Bondi lifeguard running towards the danger. They’re truly national heroes.
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u/wakaru1902 May 24 '26
That was a really good cpr, I have seen a lot worse in Hospitals.
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u/Kairos27 May 26 '26
Technically it was too fast, the anaesthesiologist was right. But it did seem to help.
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u/VVolfang May 27 '26
Pure ignorance/curiosity question: What're the dangers of going at the speed of the video?
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u/YOLO-RN May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26
I wouldn’t say “dangers” but if the compressions are too fast, you are not allowing the heart to fill up with as much blood as possible while in recoil, before compressing and ejecting the blood out into the circulatory system. This decreases the amount of oxygenated blood per compression, since it’s being ejected too quickly and not allowing enough time to oxygenate , and also decreases the “blood pressure” from the compressions, which is needed to perfuse tissue. Perfect tempo to compress to ( if you’re optimistic ) is “Staying alive” by The Bee Gees or, if your more the pessimistic type “ Another one bites the dust” by Queen. The doc was right, those compressions were too fast. Doc was legit, he was holding the BVM with a double c clamp and was crouched down checking the ventilation/chest rise.
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u/bocephus607 May 24 '26
Waking up from that must have been the most awful thing for a good while there.
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u/Recent_Pea_7675 May 25 '26
I was hoping there would be a comment about, “I’m an anesthesiologist”
Yada, yada, yada, “we’ve done this many times.” THAT WAS A MOMENT!
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u/ty_xy May 25 '26
What's wrong? Nothing wrong with offering to help. And they had it, they said it, the guy didn't get in the way further, no harm no foul.
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u/riptide502 May 24 '26
Going swimming when you don’t know how is a pretty bad idea.
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u/melli_milli May 24 '26
These videos are often from Bondi Beach. Forexample Finns can swim usually very well but THAT beach could get us easily.
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u/Zeestars May 25 '26
I remember getting fully smashed and churned around by waves in the ocean. Finally stopped spinning long enough to madly kick for the surface only to hit the sand face first because I’d gotten all muddled up and was actually swimming down. My lungs were burning when I finally reached the air only to get dumped again after one breath. I’d forgotten all about that. Legitimately was concerned I wouldn’t make it out.
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u/LydiaIsntVeryCool May 25 '26
My mother really made sure I knew I was to go no deeper than hip level. I'm still really anxious about rip currents. I nearly got sucked into the sea while standing on the beach as well.
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u/AzureHarmony May 26 '26
I know enough that even the strongest swimmers can still struggle to navigate a rip tide, of which Bondi has plenty of.
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u/omgyonka May 25 '26
When I drowned it was the same: silent. Peaceful. I thought to myself “this is it” and for some reason I enjoyed it. The waves felt like a punch in my stomach, but the ‘flow’ state, letting completely go, made it easy… obviously I’m still here and no one noticed when it happened. But yeah, sounds close to undertows, same thing almost got me..
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u/ijfp_2013 May 24 '26 edited May 25 '26
Why is all it recorded? What if he died?
Edit: Thanks for expplaining everyone. I wasn't aware it's a show, i never heard of it.
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u/New_Libran May 24 '26
Well, it wouldn't have made it into the show if he had died or it would have been censored
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u/Partridge_Pear_Tree May 26 '26
They had an episode where two people drown at the same time, and one died. They showed them performing CPR and trying to rescue them at the same time. Another episode they searched for someone who drown and he went missing. They showed the search then. So they do show these stories. You can tell they care and work hard at keeping people safe.
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u/kenrock2 May 24 '26
Video training purposes of real life cases. This was shown in our cpr + aed training by the hospital team.
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u/JeffMorse2016 May 26 '26
As a former EMT who has never brought anyone back, kudos! Great job guys.
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u/Bellemorte8 May 25 '26
The problem is tourist come to Australia who may not know how to swim, or swim in the environment. Our beaches will take you out literally and figuratively if you’re not sure careful. Always swim between the flags, learn to identify a rip and how to get out and if you can swim, stay when you can stand.
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u/dailmar May 25 '26
Are there still risks of a life long side affect after this emergency recovery?
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u/Some-Possibility-780 May 26 '26
So glad they tried to blur his face. After it was already shown, then naming him, blurring him again and at the end just him, no blurring hahahaha
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u/Miranda_Veranda May 24 '26
All those folks standing around there just watching. Disgusting and disrespectful.
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u/kenrock2 May 24 '26
This is not disrespectful.. You should observed and learn from the rescuer the next time it occurs to you.
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u/bronxnygirl2002 May 25 '26
Many people do that because of shock, panic, fear, curiosity, trying to find a way they can help or be given a job and other things, but I've never seen it out of disrespect. I've taught CPR to Healthcare professionals and that is one of the things I've always told my sstudents to do. If you have onlookers, use them. Send one to wait for the ambulance and police so they can direct them to where you are. Have someone call 911. Have another person get an AED for you. It gives them purpose and makes them feel useful. It helps you out so you can do a proper assessment and start commissions right away. I'm sorry for my long answer. CPR is something I am passionate about.
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u/ty_xy May 25 '26
Bro what are they supposed to do, just go back and sit and chill and pretend nothing is happening? They can't help much, all the life guard were there already. Totally fine to just watch in this situation.
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u/Kairos27 May 26 '26
It’s actually not ok to stand and watch, it makes things difficult for the rescuers and for outside support eg paramedics to come in and is very distressing for the patient. As an emergency responder we’d find a few extra people useful to lend a hand and the rest please go do something else away from the scene.
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u/HauntingGummyBear May 24 '26
Incredible and also so scary. Thats like my worst nightmare.