foreign top 10 terrifying swimming spots in the United States yep that's what we're talking about
today folks swimming holes everybody knows one where I grew up we went to a place called rats
Beach which doesn't have a bunch of rats on it it was a Cove where Torrance Beach meets
The Cliffs of Palos Verdes it never really had a name so people referred to it as right
after Torrance or rat Beach but everyone has that spot they know of wherever they
came from some of them are freaking dangerous whether it's a undertow something's in the
water currents toxins and some have stories and histories that make them terrifying but people
still swim there that's what we're looking at in this video got it get it good let's take a look
number 10 Monastery Beach California this beach is up near Monterey California just south of Carmel
By the Sea or like everyone else calls it Carmel I don't know why they have that caramel by the
Sea drives me crazy this beach has such a high drowning rate that it's nicknamed Mortuary Beach
due to the combination of freak waves breaking onshore strong rip currents and the shoreline
just kind of drops off pretty steep since the 1960s more than 30 people have died at
this beach that includes recreational swimmers tourists scuba divers and in 2019 some dad was
trying to save his son that got swept out the dad drowned the sun made it back to Shore or at least
was pulled from the Water by Good Samaritans back when I went this is years ago they didn't have a
lifeguard Tower there during the summer at all I understand they do now but back then not at
all it's like the Wilderness you're on your own I don't think they had a bathroom back then besides
the beach you also got these Cliffs that drop off into the water not really high but people get
damaged over there all the time falling on under the Rocks but yeah stay away from Mortuary Beach
number nine Mono Lake California Mono Lake is one of those ones that has a really weird history and
it's got a lot of weird stories dating all the way back to the mid-1800s Mono Lake is
very unique it's been around for over a million years it's known as a saline soda Lake meaning
over the million years or so salt and minerals have built up and it's actually two and a half
times saltier than the ocean on top of that the alkalinity is way out of whack in this Lake when
you go there you see all these things jutting out of the water these towers and they're salt Towers
the high levels of salt and other chemicals creates a really strange ecosystem the only
thing that lives here are brine shrimp flies the birds that eat them and algae the Lake's gross I
view it as a toxic waste dump and people still swim in it if all that's not gross enough they
keep finding dead horses all around the lake one of the biggest problems of this lake is
it's not connected to any other body of water there's no like river flowing into it or any
anything like that it's basically a giant puddle it's also dropped 45 feet in the last 40 years so
it's just getting saltier and more toxic people go there and they like to float in it and take
pictures of themselves floating in it because it's got such a high salt content kinda easy to float
in if you ever go there to float you know be on your toes look around people get murdered up there
number eight Lake Mead Lake Mead is what sits behind Hoover Dam near Las Vegas Las Vegas has
a really shady history especially back in the 50s 60s and 70s they say there's a lot
of bodies buried in the desert around Las Vegas well there's a lot of bodies in that Lake it's
easier than digging a hole that's a great line by Joe Pesci you know he plays a Hitman in the
movie Casino he gives advice on burying someone in the desert make sure you dig the hole ahead of
time because if you're sitting there with a body and you're digging a hole someone always shows
up next thing you know you're digging holes all day Lake Mead is one of the most dangerous Lakes
for swimmers and boaters in the United States it's got submerged trees rocks and other debris
that can cause serious damage and even death to a person that collides with them people have drowned
because they've been caught up and entangled in fishy lines and abandoned Nets this is the largest
man-made lake in the entire United States it's very popular especially it's in the middle of the
desert so a lot of people are in the summer that's where they go go for recreation you want to get in
the water up until the winter of 22-23 the West had been going through severe drought conditions
and Lake Mead got to record lows this of course led to the discovery of a lot of bodies one was
it an oil drum still wearing the suit he bought at Kmart back in the mid 70s Lake Mead has been
responsible for over 300 drownings and the area around it the Lake Mead National recreation area
has been named the deadliest Park in the United States with over 250 deaths in the last decade
number seven Jacob's well Texas Jacob's Well is a spring in the Texas Hill Country it is located
on the property of Jacob Wells Natural Area and it's managed by Hayes County parks department it
is kind of an amazing Oasis when you see it I mean could you imagine being back in like
the 1800s and coming across it then the whole area is just dusty and dirty then you got this
little spring here it's kind of interesting on the surface Jacob's Well is only 12 feet
square the Houston Chronicle reported that a dozen people have died scuba diving in Jacob's
Well since the mid-1970s in 1979 two young Texans were caught in one of the wells caves and drowned
yeah there's caves all underneath that 12 foot of water here's where it gets gross one of those
two teens was flushed out of the well in 1981. the other stayed there until 2000 when they went
on a recovery mission for him that's how big this thing is under the surface it took them
all those years to go down and get a body or the remains I should say they don't have lifeguard
there anything like that but like I said the Houston Chronicles say that a dozen people have
died there scuba diving they've also had swimming deaths if you go there there's like this wading
pool where you know it's like shin deep Knee Deep a kid might go up to their waist and then it just
drops out into a hole just like a tube straight down Jacob's Well is amazing but it is also very
dangerous it's a swim at your own risk thing and I would suggest never going there unless
you're a strong swimmer and you got someone there to pull you out if you get into trouble
number six New Smyrna Beach Florida this is like the shark bite capital of the world honestly every
single year it seems like someone's gotten bit by a shark in the water there this is
a beautiful beach not too far from Orlando it's where all the people go after they've picked up
about eight thousand dollars in debt by visiting Disney you should look at your family hey how
about we go to the beach and spend less than a thousand dollars today it's also Popular by
other tourists cruise ships and a lot of locals go there too it is nice that's a wide Beach you
can drive your car onto it that's something you can do in Florida all over the place you
can't really do that much in California where I grew up I know a very few places Pismo Beach was
one you could drive your car on there and then motorcycles whatever but New Smyrna Beach you
can drive right up there and watch people get bit by sharks from 2010 until now there have
been 10 deaths in the surf of New Smyrna Beach and at least 34 known shark attacks where the
person survived while I was researching this at like nine days ago they had back-to-back
days where someone got bit by a shark right up the coast a little Daytona Beach has a lot of
shark attacks too this whole area now they don't always result in the death but Florida has more
shark attacks than any other place on the planet in 2022 worldwide there was 57 unprovoked shark
attacks meaning there was a shark and he's minding his own business and you like start talking trash
to him and provoked him into biting you the United States had 41 of those 57. Australia only had nine
of that 41 shark attacks Florida had 16 of them so New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach that gets
the Lion's Share of the shark attacks every year but the entire State of Florida is pretty rough
number five Coast Guard Beach Massachusetts Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod is a popular
destination for swimmers and servers this one though is not dangerous because of sharks or
anything like that it's dangerous because the currents here's a piece of advice for people
that go to beaches like this and this is coming from myself who's lived by the beach most of his
life if you're looking at the waves and they're going four different directions stay out of the
water in my life I've pulled at least four people out of the water and it was conditions I normally
wouldn't have gone in without a surfboard it's different when you're on a surfboard
at least you're floating but people decide to go swimming in that kind of water it's nuts
they just don't understand it's so bad at Coast Guard Beach that it's not just the lifeguards or
the Coast Guard giving you information about this the state police are involved on educating people
when they come to this beach people drowned at Coast Guard Beach all the time and it normally
is people that went out swimming without anyone around watching them a lot of people get rescued
off this beach every single year but it's always those ones that go swimming alone
number four Cape Hatteras National Seashore North Carolina that is a mouthful this is
a popular destination for just people wanting to go to shore tourists locals and Surfers but
it's also one of the most dangerous beaches in the United States this one really has to
do with weather and currents also the current will take people out Riptides
whatever storms and squalls pop up unexpectedly lightning strikes are frequent all these pose a
significant threat to life on this Beach Cape Hatteras has been known as a hazard since the
middle of the 16th century when the first ships cruised on by it's like this little
Jetty almost that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean with two major ocean currents with very
different characteristics converge off the cape besides being a sailing hazard people
get into the water right there all the time now this really applies to saline
there but I think it's interesting this area of North Carolina is known as the graveyard of
the Atlantic that really doesn't conjure up any good vibes for going to the beach if you ask me
number three hanama Bay Hawaii honama Bay is on the island of Oahu and it's one of Hawaii's most
popular snorkeling destinations but it's also one of the most dangerous the bay is prone to
strong currents and sudden drops in water depth hanaba Bay is actually considered one of the most
dangerous beaches in the state of Hawaii although it appears very peaceful and Serene and a nice
place to hang out the bay can be a deadly trap for Taurus from 2008 to 2013 nine people were
reported to have died from snorkeling there on top of that who knows how many people were
injured rocks Coral if you ever do go snorkeling here I have a friend who's from Hawaii she said
you don't need fins just some like Reef booties or water shoes should be fine because getting
out there it's a little bit challenging people scrape themselves constantly there's not a lot
of places you could stand up so you have to kind of float out over a lot of the reef and
rocks to get to areas where you want to snorkel and that's where a lot of the damage comes from
number two Surfside Beach Texas Surfside Beach is South of Houston right on the Gulf of Mexico
and it is home to a number of dangerous marine animals including sharks jellyfish and stingrays
the beach is also known for strong rip currents and unpredictable weather patterns they also
have another problem it's right next to Freeport Harbor Channel like the opening where this nasty
Harbor with all its refineries and everything else just empties out into the Gulf of Mexico I was
reading different studies the local newspaper said the four miles long stretch of Surfside
Beach has some of the cleanest and clearest sand and water you'll find in Texas meanwhile
environment Texas which is an organization that tests and grades different beaches and water and
air quality in Texas said that they found 90 percent of Texas beaches tested positive for
unsafe levels of fecal bacteria on one or more occasions I was reading on TripAdvisor a bunch
of people had gone there and they kept running into the signs that said swim alert due to high
bacteria swimming is not advised now that can happen at any Beach anywhere in the world I used
to see those when I was growing up in Southern California but when you got that you got the big
chemical plant right next door yeah I don't know you may not die that week or something
but God knows what you're picking up but the biggest problem that Surfside Beach sees is the
rip current that could be deadly people get pulled out of them all the time around this part of Texas
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and number one Ocean Beach San Francisco and in case you didn't know that's in California despite
its stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge Ocean Beach and San Francisco is known for its
powerful waves and strong rip currents that can easily drag swimmers out to sea the beach is also
prone to dense fog which can make it difficult to navigate if you're on a boat or to rescue you if
you do get caught in a rip current now one of the first problems you have with this place past you
know rip currents and fog and all that stuff the blurp I read from a travel website said exactly
what I said at the beginning views of the Golden Gate Bridge here's the thing can't see the Golden
Gate Bridge from Ocean Beach you got to get off the beach and take a I don't know 20 minute hike
around the coastal Trail and then you'll be able to see it if you're on Baker Beach which is around
the point it totally makes sense you got a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge there the other
thing that freaks me out about this one and I don't think there's been a legit shark attack
there in decades but that beach is in what they call the red truck angle it's this thing between
Bodega Bay the Fairlawn islands and Point Sur it's where all the great whites feed and breed so
that's a little terrifying knowing what's going on offshore it is San Francisco so God knows what has
made its way onto Shore there as far as hypodermic needles glass and whatever else may make it onto
that beach I don't think that's as much of a problem as it used to be there was a time
late 90s early 2000s where there were hypodermic needles washing up on the shores of California
on a regular basis but yeah it is San Francisco so there's always a potential for something like that
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