The tragic incident occurred on Sunday, July 1, in San Francisco (state of California). On one of the beaches a woman was rescued 3 children in the so-called rip current. She died under another treacherous wave.
On the day of the city of Pleasanton came to rest at the ocean a few families with children. In this noisy group was 47-year-old Aarti Senthilvel. Leisure was fun and serene, while on the shore of the beach did not roll bounce-waves. According to eyewitnesses, it all happened for 5-10 minutes.
At some point in the «trap» were 11 adults and children — as they began to carry out from the shore. Senthilvel rushed to help and managed to save 3 kids. But here is a new pneumatic wave covered the exhausted woman. To get out she couldn’t. Arrived at the scene of the tragedy rescuers have caught the lifeless body.
Family Aarti was shocked by her death. A woman came to the beach with the children — they are now orphaned.
Despite the lack of large waves, undertow is for floating serious threat, said the representative of the local authorities bill Walcott. In California only last month there have been 3 similar cases. And every time people rushed to save from the «trap» of children, and, exhausted, sank.
Rip current — a type of coastal currents running perpendicular to shore. Appears during low tidewhen the water goes (with different speed) back into the ocean.
