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2023-06-26 16:45 UTC
@joelmartinez @dawni But a few years ago, visiting NY with my family, we spent a day on the beach in the Hamptons. (The south shore of Long Island is basically one big beach, 100+ miles long.) We didn’t see any of this, but on the Monday we learned that five people drowned off the beach we were visiting that day, fighting against rips. They were all strong, fit young men.
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@dawni@mas.to 2023-06-27 20:50
@marcas That's so sad. Last weekend, tourists in three separate incidents died in Panama City Beach on the same day during a double-red flag, likely from rip currents. (In Florida, a flag system warns about things like jellyfish and currents. Double-red means it's so dangerous it's closed and you could be arrested if caught swimming). People just don't understand the danger. Almost every time, had they been better informed about what to do, they would have been fine.