2 women die while digging for clams on Washington beaches

MSN, FOX News ^ | 2/5/2018 | Travis Fedschun

[sodpoodle]

Elderly and probably not strong enough to beat the tide.

[NativeSon]

Ugh, I was going somewhere else with that title...

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[Cecily]

Maybe they should wear sturdy life jackets anytime they are near the surf too. That would not help prevent hypothermia in the water, through.

[Cold Heart]

Also clamming after dark they probably couldn’t see sneaker waves

[longfellowsmuse]

Also in the dark, so probably couldn’t see the high surf.. does anyone else think it strange that so many people go clam digging at 9pm on a Sunday night in February?

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

Some Clams are stronger than others.....

[VietVet876]

The bearded ones can be quite elusive and wildly inconsistent in quality.

[sodpoodle]

‘Life Jackets’ - great suggestion. The gubmint will probably mandate their use after this tragedy. Heck, they are required while riding/sailing on the waterways.

[Sopater]

‘Life Jackets’ - great suggestion. The gubmint will probably mandate their use after this tragedy. Heck, they are required while riding/sailing on the waterways.

Probably should just make everyone who lives in a coastal state wear one all the time... just to be safe.

[Calvin Locke]

I thought it was a repeat of the story about eating raw shellfish containing flesh-eating bacteria.

Louisiana, and it was oysters.

[dirtboy]

‘Life Jackets’ - great suggestion. The gubmint will probably mandate their use after this tragedy. Heck, they are required while riding/sailing on the waterways.

So they die instead of hyperthermia after 20 minutes in that cold water.

[BBB333]

I was walking with a friend one summer evening at around 10:00 PM on the Northern Oregon coast in the late 70’s.

We heard a ‘woosh’ and, due to bright moonlight, we could see a wave coming at us FAST.

-Important note - The beach we were walking on was very shallow and the difference between high and low tides could be 500’ and during super low tides 1,000’+ feet.

we began running and jumped on a large piece of driftwood (a 25’ tree that was half buried) just as the wave overtook us. We got wet as the water went 300’ past us then receded.

Just South of us two middle-aged women were drowned after taking a walk on the beach after seeing a movie.

Waves can be, as you mentioned, sneaky...

[dirtboy]

Should have said hypothermia.

[SkyDancer]

Clams were sleeping; easy to sneak up on.

[Professional]

The beaches of Wa State are NOTHING TO MESS WITH. Man, unreal power, and rocks, rocks THIS big!

[HiTech RedNeck]

Maybe also with a rope tied to an anchor point on the beach. Then if swept out to sea they can reel themselves back in.

[PROCON]

Clams were sleeping; easy to sneak up on.

LOL, no silly, that was one of the 2 daily low tides, the best time to dig clams.

[RightGeek]

[Vendome]

Paul Ryan probably dumped them from their wheelchairs...