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03-26-2018, 10:46 AM #1Member
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Be safe in the surf.
Lots of riptides and strong current this time of year. Talking with the OBA fire department, they had 16 rescues of people being swept out. I believe dirt Morgan had a fatality. Be careful out there surf fishing and wading. Watch the currents, no fish is worth your life.
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03-26-2018, 11:16 AM #2Senior Member
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There still looking for a young man that got swept out in fort Morgan yesterday. Sad stuff, I think we lost four or five people last year to drownings.
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03-26-2018, 11:20 AM #3Senior Member
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If caught in a riptide, don’t panic , swim parallel to shoreline til you escape. This really works. If you swim against it you will tire and be pulled further from the shore til you can’t fight/swim anymore. Like they said , no fish is worth that. There aren’t any riptides on the pier. Be safe people!!
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It really works , this advice saved my life one time ! Scary as heck !
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Me too!! Very scary!! But so simple to overcome if you stay calm.
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03-26-2018, 01:02 PM #6We are there! Let's go fishing!!
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Here's a great story about some young watermen (surfers) who saved at least one life at Navarre Pier Saturday evening...
https://www.facebook.com/jgiannini14...00228296175377
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03-26-2018, 01:18 PM #7We are there! Let's go fishing!!
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Site of Ft Morgan drowning: https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2270.../data=!3m1!1e3
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