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The surf at Peggy's Cove has claimed another life.
It seems to happen every three or four years, but it's usually a tourist.
This time it's a local.
You just have to respect the power of the sea.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...ve-victim.html

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On 11/7/10 10:38 PM, YukonBound wrote:
The surf at Peggy's Cove has claimed another life.
It seems to happen every three or four years, but it's usually a
tourist. This time it's a local.
You just have to respect the power of the sea.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...ve-victim.html



People frequently underestimate the power of the ocean, even when it
doesn't look particularly rough or dangerous. When we lived in the Jax
area, a fisherman was swept off his feet while standing in a couple of
feet of water at the end of the stone jetty at St. Augustine Inlet. The
current there is pretty ferocious. He ended up suffering fatal injuries
while being swept inward towards shore and died that night in a local
hospital. There have been quite a few drownings in that area, typically
a result of underestimating the swift currents.
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On Nov 8, 6:16*am, HarryK wrote:
On 11/7/10 10:38 PM, YukonBound wrote:

The surf at Peggy's Cove has claimed another life.
It seems to happen every three or four years, but it's usually a
tourist. This time it's a local.
You just have to respect the power of the sea.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...s-peggys-cove-...


People frequently underestimate the power of the ocean, even when it
doesn't look particularly rough or dangerous. When we lived in the Jax
area, a fisherman was swept off his feet while standing in a couple of
feet of water at the end of the stone jetty at St. Augustine Inlet. The
current there is pretty ferocious. He ended up suffering fatal injuries
while being swept inward towards shore and died that night in a local
hospital. There have been quite a few drownings in that area, typically
a result of underestimating the swift currents.


There's a true account of a Fisherman being sucked out the rear of a
Tug to his death on Erie during Hurricane Hazel of 51...Aharrrrrrr.
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