“Simple answer: Stupidity.”
Real answer: Rouge Waves.
I was walking with a friend one evening - we were 300’ from the oceans water - and we heard a rushing sound.
We began running away from the water as fast as we could, there was a huge tree of driftwood that we jumped onto at the same time the wave caught up to us. We got drenched but that was all. The water went at least 100’ past us...Two women walking on the beach after a movie four miles south us us were drowned.
“Real answer: Rouge Waves.”
Yes, Ive seen signs warning of Rogue Waves since I moved to CA 21 years ago. I don’t know if the number of drownings have increased.
“Rouge Waves.”
Red waves? I like sparkling blue waves myself.
*Rogue” waves are to be avoided, though.
Rouge: noun, a red powder or cream used as a cosmetic for coloring the cheeks or lips.
verb, color with rouge.
"the makeup artist rouged my cheeks"