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Why so many people are getting swept to sea along California's coast
SF Gate ^
| January 12, 2021
| by Ashley Harrell
Posted on 01/12/2021 5:43:25 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
A magazine editor visiting from Salt Lake City was walking along a Humboldt Bay jetty with her son.
A school principal was on vacation, taking family photos by the sea in Mendocino Big River Headlands State Park.
A father and his two young children were spending a Sunday at Blind Beach in Sonoma Coast State Park.
A man in his 30s was hiking with friends along the coast in the Marin Headlands.
A man and woman were searching for mussels on the rocks at Pescadero State Park.
Then came the waves.
Each of these people was swept from dry ground into the frigid, turbulent sea. Each faced the shock of the cold, the pounding of incoming, indifferent waves.
Three were pulled from the sea during difficult rescue attempts and pronounced dead shortly thereafter. Four are still missing and presumed dead. One — the still unnamed man who was searching for mussels — is in the hospital.
All of these incidents occurred along California’s coastline over the last five weeks. Three took place over the weekend. It feels like the right time to ask: Is this normal?
Yes and no.
“The way this winter season is going, there has been a lot of strong storm activity across the North Pacific that’s responsible for these wave trains coming in,” said Rick Canepa, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “There’s nothing unusual about the timing.”
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; maroons; ocean; pacific; waves
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To: Venkman
That’s what I meant by ride it out. Swim sort of with the current.
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posted on
01/12/2021 7:46:16 AM PST
by
cyclotic
(The most dangerous people are the ones that feel the most helpless)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
01/12/2021 7:48:27 AM PST
by
Pajamajan
( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. I will never be a peaceful slave in a new Socialist America.)
To: alexander_busek
“Yes, they’re called LIFE PRESERVERS!”
A coat has long sleeves. Are there long sleeved life preservers.
I’m thinking of something to keep you warm but you don’t intend to use in the water.
To: Mr. Jeeves
And the beaches south of Coronado are littered with trash, cigarette butts, broken glass and toxic waste.
"But the weather's so nice!"
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posted on
01/12/2021 8:12:17 AM PST
by
LouAvul
(The wheels of America are coming off and the media have stolen the lug nuts.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Never ever turn your back on the ocean. In all the waters of the world there is not one drop of mercy.
L
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posted on
01/12/2021 8:14:00 AM PST
by
Lurker
(Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
To: BBB333
Real answer: Rouge Waves.Rouge: noun, a red powder or cream used as a cosmetic for coloring the cheeks or lips.
verb, color with rouge.
"the makeup artist rouged my cheeks"
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posted on
01/12/2021 8:15:48 AM PST
by
LouAvul
(The wheels of America are coming off and the media have stolen the lug nuts.)
To: cyclotic
Swim sideways until you are out of the current, then head for shore.
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posted on
01/12/2021 8:22:13 AM PST
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: cyclotic
There’s a college somewhere that includes drownproofing training as a requirement for graduation.It was a required course at Georgia Tech. And there were many many students who put it off to their final quarter before taking it. I thought it was kinda fun. Tie my hands and feet and throw me in the pool? Sure!
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posted on
01/12/2021 8:22:34 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
01/12/2021 8:30:57 AM PST
by
Stix
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Humans think...”If California’s cute little 3-inch protected delta smelt are safe here, I should be...”.
Whoops.
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posted on
01/12/2021 8:43:33 AM PST
by
moovova
To: Lurker
In all the waters of the world there is not one drop of mercy.
Darn right - I spent a lot of time commercial fishing on the West Coast in my younger days and have concluded the ocean really doesn't want us anywhere near her.
I had a plaque mounted in my salmon troller that said: "Oh God, thy sea is so great and my boat is so small".
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posted on
01/12/2021 9:10:43 AM PST
by
dainbramaged
(Windage and Elevation)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
It’s the giant sucking sound coming from the East, vacuuming up our jobs.
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posted on
01/12/2021 9:35:13 AM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Laughter separates us from despair and gives us a chance at love. --Craig Ferguson)
To: Oldeconomybuyer; Larry Lucido; Gamecock; PROCON; SaveFerris
The sea was angry that day my friends...
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posted on
01/12/2021 9:38:12 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(COVID misanthrope)
To: mfish13
Swim sideways I can't swim sideways or backwards. Just forwards. How would that work?
j/k
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posted on
01/12/2021 9:49:28 AM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: Larry Lucido
swim sideways parallel to the beach until you get out of the rip tide, then swim in. Backstroke, Freesyle, anyway you swim.
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posted on
01/12/2021 1:13:43 PM PST
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: mfish13
That’s what I figured. :-)
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posted on
01/12/2021 1:20:29 PM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: Pajamajan
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posted on
01/12/2021 3:27:34 PM PST
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: Mr. Jeeves
The Atlantic above FL isn’t much better. The “sand” is like gravel and the water is cold.
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posted on
01/12/2021 3:41:34 PM PST
by
Fledermaus
(The Republican Party is DEAD! It took 160 years but The Whigs Struck Back!))
To: glorgau
And don’t forget dihydrogen monoxide is used in chemical manufacturing and gets in our oceans, rivers and streams.
Must Be Banned!
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posted on
01/12/2021 3:43:48 PM PST
by
Fledermaus
(The Republican Party is DEAD! It took 160 years but The Whigs Struck Back!))
To: cymbeline
Marty McFly has a nice vest.
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01/12/2021 3:46:24 PM PST
by
Fledermaus
(The Republican Party is DEAD! It took 160 years but The Whigs Struck Back!))
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