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tourists take a picnic on the yangtze river in bad weather. pictures for this article provided by shanghai chongming police

on october 1st, the national day, the yangtze river estuary district in shanghai experienced strong winds and rough seas, and it occasionally rained. on the three islands of chongming, some tourists who arrived at their destinations early started their wading activities, and some swimmers were swimming in the middle of the river. under the blue warning weather for strong winds, the patrol police promptly discovered and dissuaded them.

at about 11 o'clock that day, the police were patrolling around chongming central hospital. when they walked to the yangtze river internet celebrity landscape embankment, they saw someone swimming 30 meters away from the shore carrying life-saving equipment. after careful observation, there were three swimmers in total. considering that the weather forecast mentioned that there would be strong winds of magnitude 7-8 today, and that the wind and waves were gradually increasing along the river embankment at that time, the police immediately shouted loudly and advised the three people to swim back to the shore.

the police persuaded the wild tourists to go ashore and emphasized the safety of wading activities.

under the shouts of the surrounding people, three swimmers came ashore one after another. after communication, it was learned that the three tourists had been engaged in outdoor swimming. this time they made an appointment to return to chongming. they planned to start from the vicinity of laoliang port in chengqiao town and go all the way south, then swim into the main stream of the yangtze river and then all the way west, trying to swim 10.1 kilometers. the motherland celebrates its birthday.

in conjunction with the blue warning for strong winds, the police patiently explained the dangers posed by the surging undercurrents and high winds and waves in the main stream of the yangtze river. they also warmly reminded that the cooling weather can easily lead to leg cramps and cardiovascular discomfort that can easily endanger lives.

after persuasion by the police, the three people promised not to swim in the main stream of the yangtze river that day.