{
  "id": "disaster/rip-current-swim-against-myth",
  "signature": "AI advises swimming directly against a rip current to escape (exhaustion and drowning risk)",
  "signature_zh": "AI 建议直接逆着离岸流游泳以逃脱（力竭和溺水风险）",
  "regex": "(?:rip current|riptide|undertow).*(?:swim against|swim toward|swim directly|fight)",
  "domain": "disaster",
  "category": "life_threatening",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Swimming directly against a rip current causes rapid exhaustion because the current is stronger than human swimming speed; the correct strategy is to swim parallel to the shore to exit the narrow current.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "直接逆着离岸流游泳会迅速导致力竭，因为水流速度超过人类游泳速度；正确策略是平行于海岸游泳以脱离狭窄的水流。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "NOAA rip current safety guidelines 2024",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "USLA beach safety protocols v2.1",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Dive under the rip current to escape",
      "why_fails": "Rip currents are surface and subsurface flows; diving under does not avoid the current and wastes energy.",
      "fail_rate": 0.75,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Tread water and wait for the current to stop",
      "why_fails": "Rip currents can extend hundreds of yards offshore; treading water leads to exhaustion and hypothermia.",
      "fail_rate": 0.7,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Swim parallel to the shoreline until you feel the current release, then swim back to shore at an angle. Example: If caught in a rip current, signal for help, then swim to the left or right along the beach (parallel) for 20-30 meters until the current weakens, then swim diagonally back.",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "Swim parallel to the shoreline until you feel the current release, then swim back to shore at an angle. Example: If caught in a rip current, signal for help, then swim to the left or right along the beach (parallel) for 20-30 meters until the current weakens, then swim diagonally back.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Float or tread water calmly and let the current carry you beyond the breakers, then swim back at an angle. Example: If unable to swim parallel, float on your back, keep your head above water, and wait for the current to dissipate (usually 50-100 meters offshore), then swim using a side stroke.",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "Float or tread water calmly and let the current carry you beyond the breakers, then swim back at an angle. Example: If unable to swim parallel, float on your back, keep your head above water, and wait for the current to dissipate (usually 50-100 meters offshore), then swim using a side stroke.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "平行于海岸线游泳，直到感觉水流减弱，然后以斜角游回岸边。示例：如果被离岸流困住，呼救后向左或向右沿着海滩（平行）游20-30米，直到水流减弱，然后斜向游回。",
    "冷静地漂浮或踩水，让水流将您带到碎浪区外，然后以斜角游回。示例：如果无法平行游泳，仰面漂浮，保持头部在水面上，等待水流消散（通常在离岸50-100米处），然后用侧泳游回。"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://www.weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent-survive",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.88,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.85,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2023-06-20",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}