Posted on 06/24/2024 12:18:08 PM PDT by DallasBiff
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Stinging jellyfish, rays with their whip-like tails and sharks on the hunt are some ocean hazards that might typically worry beachgoers. But rip currents are the greatest danger and account for the most beach rescues every year.
Six people drowned in rip currents over a recent two-day period in Florida, including a couple vacationing on Hutchinson Island from Pennsylvania with their six children and three young men on a Panhandle holiday from Alabama, officials say.
About 100 people drown from rip currents along U.S. beaches each year, according to the United States Lifesaving Association. And more than 80 percent of beach rescues annually involve rip currents.
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In a rip current - swim parallel to the shore until you come out of it. Then float on in.
Then get some seafood at one of the many restaurants that sit by a beach.
Hey numbnuts, check my homepage.
“yankees. Please don’t come here> Thank you very much”
Too late for that one brother.....we’re lousy with ‘em.
And of course I’m sure you know the difference between a yankee and a damned yankee.
LOL
I would never swim in a public urinal (pool).
saltwater, sharks, and rip currents.
and jellyfish
Then get some seafood at one of the many restaurants that sit by a beach.
You can get worn out trying to even go parallel... I'd let it take me all the way out till you can't feel the pull.
It's not that easy if you've been pulled out and the tide will roll you in a wave sometimes.... It's just a weird feeling to be yanked out like you're going down a drain...
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