Friday, September 11, 2009

New advice on what to do if you are caught in a Lake Michigan rip current

New Way to Beat Rip Currents: Tread Water - TierneyLab Blog - NYTimes.com: "If you find yourself being pulled away from shore by a powerful rip current, what should you do? The traditional advice has been to swim parallel to the shore in order to get outside the current. But after an extensive study of these currents — by using instruments and floating in them himself — Jamie MacMahan has concluded that your odds are better if you stay still and just tread water."

Comment -- Considering how chilly this summer has been, it appears that you are more likely to freeze to death in Lake Michigan than drown in a rip current.

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