Looks like they were super experienced body surfers wearing swim fins - the guys that would usually be doing the rescuing. It sounds like the bigger problem wa

Looks like they were super experienced body surfers wearing swim fins - the guys that would usually be doing the rescuing. It sounds like the bigger problem was that they got lost in the sea foam - couldn't see where they were going. You're absolutely right about the suffocation risk due to foam/bubbles though.