Peyton Hillis
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You read about this all the time. A person jumps in to save someone and ends up drowning or in a bad situation like this. I feel for this family, it is a terrifying feeling seeing someone in distress in the water.
I have a daughter that ended up too far out in the ocean one time and would have been in distress if it weren’t for fast acting lifeguards. They got to her faster than my wife or I could have. The ocean does what it wants and one small wave or undertow and you can be in serious trouble. I hate the ocean and don’t go in past my knees. I stand there and just watch always thinking the worst. Plus I believe there are sharks waiting for me.
I have a daughter that ended up too far out in the ocean one time and would have been in distress if it weren’t for fast acting lifeguards. They got to her faster than my wife or I could have. The ocean does what it wants and one small wave or undertow and you can be in serious trouble. I hate the ocean and don’t go in past my knees. I stand there and just watch always thinking the worst. Plus I believe there are sharks waiting for me.
Sad story. I think this type of thing happens very often in the Florida panhandle. People get lulled into a sense of security since the waves don't look like much there.
I'm not saying that this is what happened with Hillis, but I was in Destin last March and a 60 year old man died. Not sure why he went in the water as the red flags were up. The beach patrol and life guards were extremely aggressive in getting people to stay out of the water. But some people (including that guys) refused to listen. Many "karens" arguing with the life guards because their kids weren't allowed to go in. Haven't they seen Jaws? The last thing the resort cities want is to close the water down. So when they do - take notice and follow the rules.
I'm not saying that this is what happened with Hillis, but I was in Destin last March and a 60 year old man died. Not sure why he went in the water as the red flags were up. The beach patrol and life guards were extremely aggressive in getting people to stay out of the water. But some people (including that guys) refused to listen. Many "karens" arguing with the life guards because their kids weren't allowed to go in. Haven't they seen Jaws? The last thing the resort cities want is to close the water down. So when they do - take notice and follow the rules.
I’ve been on NC fishing piers and looked down to see 4 or 5 foot long sharks swimming in waist deep water several times.
I was on vacation at Ocean Isle, NC a few years ago, and a kid staying in a house near us was bit on his leg.
He went to the hospital by ambulance, and was okay, but he spent the rest of the week on crutches, and was heavily bandaged.
I find it funny that people venture into the woods of PA and worry themselves sick about running into a bear but happily live their "Salt Life" one week a year without much of a second thought about how nasty the ocean can be.
My kids prefer Presque Isle to the ocean anymore. Far cleaner than it used to be and no creatures that could harm you.
Those “Salt Life” stickers look like they say something else, if you know what I mean.
you have a better chance of being attacked by a leprechaun in PA woods than bears. anyone that is fearful of bears in PA needs their head examined..
I was talking to a guy years ago who was bear hunting with a guide, in British Columbia. Apparently you just cant hunt bears up there without a guide. Hours into it, the guide stops what he's doing and tells the hunter they have to leave now. He asked why. The guide said something to the effect of, we are no longer hunting the bear, the bear is hunting us. lol.
he thought he was kidding but the guide's urgency convinced him it wasnt a joke. Always liked that story..
Only ever had one encounter with a bear in the woods that scared me and it was because it didn't realize I was that close until I was on top of it. I likewise didn't know it was there. I carry a pistol when I'm up on the ridge alone. Not so much for bears but just in case you accidentally walk into someone's science project. I wouldn't take my chances with a grizzly, though.
