I still don't understand why their is no life-guard station on that beach, with all the action and people in the water.
Sad story - RIP
But we love DR because there isn't a life guard. No Rules - Caveat Emptor
I still don't understand why their is no life-guard station on that beach, with all the action and people in the water.
If a person is in need of rescue in Sosua bay they do not have even basic swim skills or are really intoxicated. There are no rips, no sudden drop offs and no deaths by drowning. Cabarete is irresponsible in not dealing with the yearly drownings.
I have yet to see a beach here with life guards. Perhaps someday that will change, but I don't expect it will. This is not a nanny state where everything is made safe and secure. Personal responsibility is a requirement here.
semana santa is another animal. public beaches have dozens of lifeguards, ambulance staff and volunteers during that time.
This is not a nanny state where everything is made safe and secure. Personal responsibility is a requirement here
Which begs the question.......Where do they find all these qualified lifeguards each year? What are they doing the rest of the year??
the body of hungarian guy was found:
http://www.elcaribe.com.do/2017/02/18/recuperan-cadaver-ciudadano-hungaro-aguas-cabarete
rest in peace.
Was on the beach yesterday, and their was a drowning around 3:00 PM. A couple swam out to far, the girl (foreigners) got back but her boyfriend disappeared. He just arrived (was from Hungary, from what I understand). The beach was in a little chaos but I left at 5:30 and still no body. The riptides were bad yesterday.
I still don't understand why their is no life-guard station on that beach, with all the action and people in the water.
single travel
RIP, looks like a young guy, what a way to loose your life....
Just checked the exact location, I have swam there many times, never noticed strong currents, or big dangerous waves even on choppy days. The large/long reef a few hundred meters out usually protects that beach pretty well.
If they were to make a leaflet to warn of the dangers while on holidays here, where does it stop! You could die from RIP Tide, or just walking down the street by robbers/thugs, a break in, on the back of moto taxi. Or you could be detained for the day or more because when you return to the shore after swimming by the Immigration police because you didn't have your passport, return flight docs with you! This decline in safety for tourism will eventually be felt on the bottom lineRIP
It may sound naive, but about getting the information to the tourists. Why the air companies flying to the beach destinations don't have a small leaflet with the currents dangers pictures as people are posting on FB right now. People are getting bored in the planes, as a rule it is a long flight, they could have a reminder along with the magazines in the front seat. I know that people need to do some research themselves but still they could have a warning before having a vacation fun.