Mombasa, just like any other Coastal town has been receiving many visitors since December holidays ticked the calendar.

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While there are so many tourists attraction sites in this old city, it seems beaches have emerged to be the most visited.

Beaches have been recording an increased number of daily visitors ever since the festive month of December started, and with all schools closed, huge crowds are being witnessed in most of the public beaches.

Bamburi Beach was on Sunday packed to capacity regardless of the bad (rainy) weather being experienced at the Coast.

However, it is clear non-residents are not observing vital safety measures at the beach.

Some of the safety measures being ignored included:

1. Using floaters the wrong way

Floaters are designed to be used by one person at a time, however, on Sunday, some couple at Bamburi Beach were sharing floaters.

Besides sharing, others were not putting on the floater correctly. The best measure you should take while using a floater is asking for instructions from those hiring them to you.

2. Swimming away from people, a lifeguard

While residents are used to swimming in groups, newcomers prefer privacy thus swimming by themselves and away from lifeguards or even friends. The ocean is not your usual swimming pool, currents can from nowhere show up and topple your stability, which can be a life threat if there is no one to check over you.

3. Accepting swimming lessons from strangers

Using floaters all the time can be embarrassing especially when others are not using them, however, accepting free swimming lessons, for women, can result in sexual abuse. Most of these people offering such lessons have got ill-intentions.

4. Not paying attention to the currents

You might be a good swimmer with experience, but without paying attention to the ocean waves, you might find yourself in the middle of a rip current, which can pull out a swimmer to the deep sea.