Two swimmers were rescued near the Villa Varadero breakwater in Nuevo Vallarta on Monday, four days after lifeguards pulled four others ashore.
Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, November 10, 2026 – A lifeguard rescued two visitors Monday after a rip current swept them offshore near the breakwater at Playa Villa Varadero in Nuevo Vallarta, officially renamed Nuevo Nayarit in 2022.
Carlos Caiceros of Protección Civil y Bomberos de Bahía de Banderas went into the water and brought both swimmers back to shore. Both were treated at the beach and neither needed to go to a hospital.
It was the second reported rescue at Villa Varadero in four days. On Thursday, Nov. 5, lifeguards pulled two adults and two 11-year-olds from the water after a rip current carried them about 50 meters, or 55 yards, offshore.
Municipal officials had warned swimmers on Nov. 2 to stay out of the water near the breakwater, where lifeguards had spotted rip currents. Those currents can carry swimmers from the shallows past the breaking waves, even when nearshore water looks calm.
In a statement after Monday’s rescue, the department repeated its warning about the breakwater and asked beachgoers to follow the posted flags. “If you see someone in danger, alert the lifeguards immediately,” the department said, urging bystanders to stay on shore.
