点评:This unguarded beach is known for treacherous rip currents and an unthinkable number of deaths just in the last 2 years.
As of July 2025 there are no flag systems or signage warning beach goers of the potential danger.
Chase Childers, 38 year old husband, and father of 3 drowned at Litchfield Beach on Pawley’s Island on Sunday, July 13th, 2025 while rescuing a family of 5 caught in a deadly rip current.
And he was a former professional baseball player then a police officer
This horrific tragedy was preceded by another devastating loss of life due to a deadly rip current in the same area only two days before, on July 11th.
Five drownings in the past twenty six months is unacceptable, and two drownings within two days is inconceivable. Without his heroics it would have been six deaths in two days.
His family is hoping the island will implement some safety improvements.
If possible only swim at guarded beaches and learn how to identify rip currents before entering the ocean and how to swim parallel to beach until it releases you don't exhaust yourself trying to fight it going directly back towards the shore.
翻译:这片无人看守的海滩以凶险的激流而闻名,仅在过去两年里就造成了难以想象的死亡人数。
截至2025年7月,这里没有任何警示标志或警示牌警告海滩游客潜在的危险。
2025年7月13日星期日,38岁的丈夫兼三个孩子的父亲蔡斯·奇尔德斯在保利岛利奇菲尔德海滩溺水身亡,当时他正在营救一家五口被致命激流卷入的家人。
他曾是一名职业棒球运动员,后来成为一名警察。
就在这场可怕的悲剧发生之前,就在两天前的7月11日,同一地区又发生了一起致命激流,造成了毁灭性的生命损失。
过去26个月里发生5起溺水事件令人无法接受,两天内发生2起溺水事件更是令人难以置信。如果没有他的英勇事迹,两天内就会有6人丧生。
他的家人希望岛上能实施一些安全措施。
如果可能的话,只在有警卫的海滩游泳,并在进入大海前学会如何识别激流,以及如何沿着海滩平行游动直到激流消退,这样你就不会在直接返回岸边时筋疲力尽地与激流搏斗。