People Got to Close Despite Red Warnings ! Deadly Sneaker Wave Hits Tourists! May 20, 2023
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Published 2023-05-21
HOW TO BEHAVE AT REYNISFJARA BEACH - DO’S & DON’TS
DON'TS
Don't go anywhere near where the waves are landing. Note that sneaker waves can form even when the weather is calm.
Don't go bathing or surfing there, being a strong swimmer won't save you.
Never turn your back to the ocean (that selfie isn't worth dying for).
Don't follow others like sheep, make your own judgments of the danger you may be in.
Don't put yourself at risk by helping others. That could result in a more complex rescue mission for emergency response teams.
DO'S
Read the safety signs thoroughly and follow their advice.
Stay far from the ocean to avoid getting caught by a wave.
Be extra cautious if you have children with you and watch them closely.
Make sure you stay away from the red zone if the red light is on, and the yellow zone accordingly.
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All Comments (21)
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Some people will never learn.
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That guy in the beige jacket was trying to become a news story.
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Just the thought of getting soaked at this beach chills me to the bone, the air temperature will be cold, now these people will spend the rest of the day in wet clothes. Chilling indeed. Add to this the fact that strong water movements are difficult to resist so there is real danger of being swept out into the raging (and cold) sea with hypothermia and / or drowing being realstic outcomes.
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I was there early that day. The surf was incredible and the light was red. I don’t think many people even stop to read the sign or know what the lights mean. Incredibly gorgeous scenery but yes, dangerous if you choose to ignore what is right before your eyes.
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The Running of the Water Bulls !
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Mother Nature reminds me of Scrappy Doo sometimes. "LEMME AT 'EM, LEMME AT EM!!!"
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We were there one week later, was much the same. Very cool place on Earth! Thanks for the video!
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Navigation systems for cars, a quick look into the smartphone everywhere... modern tourists go out with a fully comprehensive insurance-mentality, as they learned it in kindergarten once and currently on cruiseships e.g. The instincts are gone, the respect often either... The impressions shown here normally belong into our childhood, when we are about ten or twelve years old: gaining basic experiances on a smooth beach with smaller waves, and the parents are close, to take you out in case of understimating the floods. Learning this on Iceland, facing northatlantic stormwaves... it suddenly could become the wrong place for childish behaviour.
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...one of them fell and needed help, but his colleagues continued to run away quickly without looking back
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Sail due south from this beach and it's open ocean until you hit Antartica.
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So incredibly beautiful, I can’t wait to visit here but I’ll be super careful and not get close
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Raw nature at its best and fools is never a good idea
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the rocks are amazing
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Beautiful
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Bucket list ❤
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Mother nature 1- Humans 0.
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Jesus I hear that part is the most dangerous. Those people must be nuts. I sure don't want that happen to me and it's part of the itinerary (I'm going in a few weeks). Might consider either skipping that leg or staying by the warning sign around the rocks.
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Have been to that beach many times. We are routinely warned about the sneaker wave danger, but so many visitors are illiterate.
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They only know the weves from videogames and think there is a pause button......
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Which camera u used dear?
