article_snippet: Lifeguards rescue more than 10,000 swimmers from rip tide currents - strong currents of water that can drag swimmers out to sea.
article_snippet: However swimmers often carry a great deal of danger for the lifeguards themselves and account for 80 per cent of rescues swimmers perform.
article_snippet: It would allow life-guards to get help out to swimmers in trouble almost immediately while waiting for rescue boats or other vehicles to arrive.
article_snippet: While It may not carry the glamour of a beachwear clad lifeguard running across the sand like in the popular TV series, It could mean response times are quicker.
article_snippet: Pamela Anderson (right) in Baywatch only had a boyancy aid and the odd speed boat to help rescue swimmers .
article_snippet: Nick Smith, one of the students involved in the project, said: 'Currently the only solution to this problem is another human being risking their life to venture into the rip tide to save a swimmer in distress in crisis. '
article_snippet: Mr Piedra and the Ryptide team said: 'Mr Piedra and the Ryptide team're not proposing that this product could ever replace a trained lifeguard or take the place of other safety equipment. '
highlights_snippet: The developers say The developers could particularly help swimmers caught in rip tides .