The Ocean is amazing today. Don't know whether it's because of a full moon (haven't seen the moon since I got here so don't know which phase it's in) but the tide this morning was so high it was breaking over the promenade walls and right up to the boardwalks. The beach restaurants on Playa de los Muertos were inundated.The breakers were huge and there were plenty of body boarders out where the river flows out into the sea. A lifeguard was walking along the beach telling people not to go into the water because of the dangerous currents.
About ten minutes after he had passed me I could see a black shape out beyond the rocks at the end of the beach and just assumed it was a pelican. Wasn't until I heard whistles and saw two lifeguards taking to the water that I realised it was actually someone who had been washed out. There seemed to be a guy who was swimming out to him from the next beach behind the rocks but the lifeguards got there first. However, none of them could get back in. Eventually a speed boat towing a parachute got to them and threw them his spare lifejacket and some minutes later a jet ski arrived and took two people up onto it. Even the lifeguards had difficulty getting back to the beach. Once they were within throwing distance they jettisoned their floatation aids, one got in pretty quickly but the other was really struggling with the undertow from the breakers. Turned out he had hurt his leg, also seemed to have bad cramp and it took him ages to recover. And these were really strong looking young men. Has clouded over now and actually was getting a bit cool - like probably 23c! Really strange to see locals walking around with coats and mufflers and turistas locas like me in their swimsuits :)
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