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Originally Posted by Dirty F
Sure, but that's slightly different than living next to a beach and acting like there are rarely any rescues there while there are many every day..no?
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Originally Posted by Dirty F
Yes it is because if they don't get rescued they will drown. It's as simple as that.
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Originally Posted by Dirty F
Have you even seen the show "Bondi rescue"?
I'm not sure what you are trying to deny here.
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1 Not every resuce is a near fatality, not every single person will drown if left to their own devices, life guards are proactive. Is every person arrested a murderer?
2 I have been at in or near a beach all my life. Right now (summer) I am at the beach every day. Most of my time is spent getting to more remote parts of a beach (not possible at Bondi) - ie away from tourists and in areas where locals go. If you were to go to the beach you would swim between the flags which is what locals steer clear of and more notably a part of the beach where most rescues occur.
3 I did live near Bondi and I never witnessed a rescue there, not sure how you can dispute that?
Beaches are regularly closed when life guards deem it unsafe, do you think this stops people from swimming and surfing?
Lastly, you cannot blame a beach for tourists not understanding the surf and over estimating their own ability. The water can be an extremely dangerous place to be at any beach, especially if you have no experience.
By me saying I have not witnessed a resuce, i'm not saying they do not occur, I am simply saying they are not as prolific as you seem to think.