No Day at the Beach
By AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
Boston, Massachusetts
June 13, 2017 6:14am CST
It was a hot weekend. The sun beat down relentlessly, the mercury rose silently. With temperatures hovering at 96F, large numbers of locals fled their stuffy houses and gathered near the shores of the Atlantic at any beach with sufficient parking. Most of them had a fun-filled day at the beach.
Except for beachgoers at one beach. Their fun in the sun was interrupted by a body washing up on shore.
The Girl had gone off with friends for a day at the beach with her friends. I knew from Facebook posts that she was in a close area. I hoped it wasn't her beach that the body washed up on.
They have now identified the body as being that of a man lost at sea last week, when his boat capsized.
Very sad, but at least now his family has answers and can bury their loved one.
Two men were on the boat, one managed to swim to a nearby jetty. The other drowned. Neither were wearing a life jacket.
I guess it's a lesson about knowing what you are doing and taking the necessary precautions before setting out to sea. But it's a lesson too late for this poor, drowned man.
Whether you go swimming or boating, remember that the ocean is not a backyard pool. It's unruly and unpredictable, and no, you're not a good enough swimmer to save yourself.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
13 Jun 17
To be honest... the ocean scares me. I go in up to my ankles and that is about it!
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
14 Jun 17
I wouldn't have thought you could get to the ocean in Winnipeg. It makes a difference, though, whether or not you've been swimming in the ocean all your life or if you experience it later after you are used to another type of swimming. The waves at some beaches can be so high and knock you over, but some other inlets offer a calmer sea that you can swim in.
@Tampa_girl7 (48853)
• United States
20 Jun 17
A body washing ashore would certainly spoil the day at the beach. The poor man and his family.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Jun 17
for whatever reason people wont wear those jackets, and I know they make some now that aren't super uncomfie too!
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@JESSY3236 (18852)
• United States
13 Jun 17
That's sad. One of my cousins (I never met him) drowned in a lake. He supposedly was a great swimmer, but the water was too much for him.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Jun 17
There are laws about life jackets on boats and my husband is religious in following them
@Cristi_Ichim (3663)
• Bucharest, Romania
19 Jun 17
@Rollo1 I think I have asked you this before about two years ago.
