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Florida man dies saving 9 children from capsized boat
WFLA ^ | 4/21/2022 | Zachary Winiecki

Posted on 04/22/2022 8:08:22 AM PDT by simpson96

Edited on 04/22/2022 11:41:38 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

PALM BAY, Fla. (WFLA) — A 70-year-old Florida man died after trying to rescue people from a boat that capsized in Palm Beach, according to officials.

The Riviera Beach Police Department said a boat carrying nine children and three adults started sinking on the south side of the Palm Beach Inlet Saturday afternoon.


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To: simpson96

A true man. A defender of women and children.

God bless his memory.


41 posted on 04/22/2022 10:49:55 AM PDT by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: faucetman

Kids perhaps are not cogent enough to grab and hold lines, they are panicked kids.


42 posted on 04/22/2022 10:51:47 AM PDT by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: fidelis

Once you die, praying for a soul will do nothing. He is already where he was sent


43 posted on 04/22/2022 11:04:09 AM PDT by roving
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To: simpson96

RIP to a heroic man.


44 posted on 04/22/2022 11:56:21 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Plugs the Pedo - The Shart Heard 'Round The World)
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To: miserare
You are a really hardcore Calvinist.

Gods grace will not override our free will. If we die in rebellion to God separated from him by our own choosing, short of a singular act of of his will we will be separated from him forever. The Bible is quite clear on this in a number of places.

45 posted on 04/22/2022 12:34:57 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domi/i><p>! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia! )
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To: simpson96

Rest in peace, Mr. Dykes. You were a hero.


46 posted on 04/22/2022 2:36:27 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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