According to the Daily Telegraph, (Bondi Beach) lifeguards at Bondi Beach have issued more than 10, 000 safety warnings and rescued 719 people since Christmas Eve last year. Lifeguards say most swimmers are in distress because of ignorance.
Bondi Beach has lifeguards seven days a week, six in each class, and is estimated to save up to 30 swimmers a day. Since Christmas Eve last year, at least 12 swimmers are in need of rescue within minutes because of constant advice.
Although only four people have drowned in Bundy Beach in the past 20 years, 49-year-old life-saving captain Kerr (Rod Kerr) said the lifeguards felt they were battling a growing number of reckless swimmers and swimmers who overestimated their abilities. He said: "they are very ignorant, can make you very depressed. Some people just don't listen, let you jump into the sea over and over again to save, make you feel like a waste of time. "
Ninety percent of the people in distress are tourists, and Asian tourists are the main ones. Hopkins (Bruce Hopkins), director of life-saving at Winfrey City Council (Waverley Council) and head of (Surf Educators International) at the International Association of Surfer coaches, said that 90 percent of people were in distress because of "rifts," the torrential waters caused by winds in the opposite direction of the ocean current. And not more than 20 meters offshore. There are two permanent rifts at the southern and northern ends of Bondi Beach, as well as moving rifts on the south and middle ends. The middle-south end of the rift is closest to the Pacific Ocean and is therefore most dangerous. Almost all dangers occur in the south and middle, mostly in the afternoon when the tide fluctuates.
"there's a saying," Hopkins said: "Rivers don't flood people, they flood people into them. "he points out that he can stand on the sand within three minutes of falling into a rift, so he just needs to" float "and let the rift go with it. He urged tourists to swim under the supervision of coaches.
How beautiful Bundy Beach is.
If you want to know how locals enjoy their lives, the best way to do this is to go to Bondi Beach, which originally meant "the noise of turning the tide," describing the beach up and down, both in summer and in winter. Is the essence of Sydney, the beach life is very comfortable.
On sunny days, many Sydney people gather on Bundy Beach to enjoy the sun. Bondi Beach, like other beaches in Sydney, is too big to swim. Most visitors either lie down on the beach in the sun or surf.
Recommendations for traffic:
Take a 45-minute bus from downtown, or 30 minutes of train, Bondi Beach Line, or a 10-minute taxi.
Bondi beach green line connects with Sydney inner city dedicated line to Sydney famous beaches such as (Double Bay), rose bay, (Rose Bay), Watson bay (Watsons Bay) and Bundy beach (Bondi Beach)
Run time: 08 / 45 / 18 / 15 (every 30 minutes)
Fare: $30 for adults / A $15 for children / A $75 for family packages (up to 2 adults and 3 children)
Last reminder: the beach scenery is great, but cherish your life, pay attention to safety ~ wish you have a good time at Bondi beach ~