A primary school teacher from Plymouth has issued a stern warning about swimming safety after she witnessed a man almost drown in front of her at a busy beach.

Molly and her friends visited Bovisand Beach near Plymouth on Tuesday (August 26), planning to enjoy a dip in the sea. However, realising it was quite a windy day, she said the group quickly decided just to paddle their feet, or maybe venture in up to their waists.

Unfortunately, other beach-goers were not quite so cautious, and Molly described seeing a strong rip current from their vantage point on the shore, which multiple swimmers then got stuck in.

The term 'rip current' describes a powerful, localised rush of water that moves directly away from the shoreline by cutting through lines of breaking waves, like a river flowing ou

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