The story on the Komo news site is really weird- the stuff he was saying was really weird (like he already returned the wedding dress and that he needed to get on with his life.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/35519369.html
You said — “The story on the Komo news site is really weird- the stuff he was saying was really weird (like he already returned the wedding dress and that he needed to get on with his life.”
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This is what they said in the story that you gave a link to...
There were 20-foot seas that afternoon and no visibility due to fog. The Coast Guard was unable to respond from its Depoe Bay station due to the dangerous water, and a Coast Guard helicopter crew from Astoria had to turn back after repeatedly being struck by birds.
A second helicopter crew finally reached the area but had to turn back after 15 minutes due to the rough weather.
If there were 20-foot seas that day, and the Coast Guard helicopter *had to turn back* — then it was rough weather that day and the ocean would have been *very much rougher* than a normal day.
And in light of that, it’s no wonder that she got swept out so fast. It’s dangerous on the Oregon Coast and you don’t turn your back to the ocean and you don’t want to fall down or lose your footing in the surf, or it might be the end of you.
Believe me, 20-foot seas would be a very rough surf that day....