Being out beyond the end of a pier was just risky for those boys.
Can’t you just elementary back stroke, back?
Southern Shores police said three teenage boys were swimming north of the Kitty Hawk Pier at about 8 p.m. Thursday when they got pulled too far out.
Gooch jumped in to save them. They made it out of the water, but he did not.
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This happens all the time. Use a boat, a pole, a branch, anything that floats or wait for the pros to do it.
‘Article says this is the eighth drowning along the Outer Banks since April this year.’
this will no doubt cause these beaches to assign lifeguards; worst thing that could happen...at Margate, in Jersey, three guards were sitting on a tower, and wouldn’t allow anyone outside of their straight ahead vision; I was maybe twenty yards from that edge, and they’re blowing whistles at me...
I told them to stuff their whistles; I’ve been swimming in the ocean for more than 65 years, and don’t need the likes of them to save me; the blockhead in charge wanted to throw me off the beach, which he of course had no right to do, as I was breaking no rules...now I understand that in Jersey, you can’t swim in the water with no lifeguards present, anywhere, screw that...
“Man drowns while saving girlfriend’s son in Outer Banks”
Man drowns while trying to save girlfriend’s son in Outer Banks.
There fixed it.
“...Gooch (victim) charged into the water to help the boy but was pulled out to sea and disappeared from sight. Two bystanders rescued the boy and the two other teens returned to shore on their own, Kole said.”
RIP.
Powell’s Point is just over the bridge and is now actually considered part of OBX despite being inland, the big H2OBX water park is there. They were locals. Mr. Gooch no doubt knew what he was getting into, and knew better. Fear and panic got the best of him though, he did it out of love. RIP, Mr. Gooch. You tried.
We were just there at Jeanette’s Pier a week and a half ago. Rip tide warnings on our last day there.
RIP
More about the 8 drowning deaths along the Outer Banks since April of this year....
https://wtkr.com/2018/07/20/8-deaths-in-waters-of-outer-banks-since-april/
So tragic!
I pulled my kid sisters friend out of a riptide at Jax beach when I was in high school. I was a star athlete and really strong swimmer and I will tell I was pretty scared at one point. The good thing was she was not far out when I spotted her. Fortunately growing up in FL they did teach us to swim diagonally to the beach until you work yourself out of it.
Were there not lifeguards in the area?
Horrible!
We’ve spent a number of summer s at obx. Prayers for the family.