Riptide Victim

[salidaco]

I am sitting at an open house near Savannah Pavillion. They just pulled someone out ofthe water. Word is he is breathing. Thank goodness.

This is the 4th set of rescue vehicles in 3 hours. PLEASE be careful!!! Stay safe SOWAL

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[seagrovegirl]

oh no.......

 

[30ABandMan]

Stay out of the water...it is a RED FLAG DAY!

 

[steyou]

I pray they are all OK.

 

[ASH]

If that's the same location as James Lee Park, he didn't make it.

 

[Miss Critter]

One drowns, several more rescued from surf

One person drowned Friday evening at James Lee Park, a beach safety chief said, and lifeguards spent Saturday pulling more swimmers from the same spot.

The danger there was "just a really bad rip" current, said Destin Beach Safety Chief Joe D'Agostino.

"The rest of Destin is placid," he said.

Neither he nor Destin firefighters could identify Friday's drowning victim. The incident occurred just after 6 p.m., D'Agostino said.

By about the same time Saturday, he said lifeguards had rescued 10 people from the same area, despite it being cordoned off.

"People have a tendency to think we just need to get more signs out, more flags, and that's just not working," he said.

One drowns, several more rescued from surf | destin, one, saturday - News - Northwest Florida Daily News

 

[enfuego]

If that's the same location as James Lee Park, he didn't make it.

You certain?

 

[Lynnie]

Oh no!

So sorry to hear this news!

 

[scooterbug44]

Friday afternoon - I am standing on a public walkover for a better vantage point on the cat race. Family comes down - one of the little girls (I don't do ages but shorter than my hip) looks at the water/beach and says "uh, oh it's red flags and I see rip tides"..............father's response "so don't drown." Her attempts to go to the pool instead were denied and within 10 minutes the kids were back with floats and Mom (no Dad). :angry:

 

[DuneLaker]

So, how is the person who got in trouble at Savannah Place? Isn't that at Seaside in SoWal?