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Four tourists drown at Playa Macao
Now that might work
Who's in charge of the batteries??
maybe these guys:
[video=youtube;Xv51_FyO0Ls]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv51_FyO0Ls[/video]
I consider myself a decent swimmer, but several years while fishing off the rocks in St. Maarten, latched onto a shark. Anxious to beach the shark, I climbed down closer to the water. At the time, I wasn't aware of the seventh wave phenomenon, and was swept away. I was bashed against the rocks for several minutes, and was lucky to get away with only bruises and a lost bracelet.
Philadelphia newspaper and the four who drowned.
Two that drowned were newlyweds -- Kush and Kajal that had married in November 2014. Tragedy for the Patel family of Northeast Philadelphia.
Four Family Members With Ties To Philadelphia Drown In The Dominican Republic ? CBS Philly
Two that drowned were newlyweds -- Kush and Kajal that had married in November 2014. Tragedy for the Patel family of Northeast Philadelphia.
Four Family Members With Ties To Philadelphia Drown In The Dominican Republic ? CBS Philly
A bit off topic, but induge me.
Took my parents on a few days holiday to lasGaleras. They wanted to snorkel.
Ok.
Explained 5 time to my stubborn ( runs in the family, says my wife ) mother, that they are not in the US, or St lucie...... or any other luxury place they vacation on normaly.
No top-of-range boat and equipment and personal body guard......
Yeah, no problem.
Arrive at lasgaleras. Sympathic middle aged dominican sells us his trip. Mum wont go if me and my wife dont. Ok.Boat for the 4 of others, 4 sets of fins, 2 masks and tubas.( parents have their own). 4000 pesos. 0900 to 1500.
Off we go. Lots of wind. Big, big sea. Lots of BiG waves.
Anyway get to playa Fronton ( I think ). Beach boat.
Off we go snorkling. Only advice by boat guy, dont go futher than the reef ( if u saw the waves breaking on it, u wuldnt dream too.....).
Very nice. 2 hours. On to the beach for a drink ( guy selling 200 peso presidente...lol, got mine for 100.....).
Back to snorkling. We go behind the big rock ( for those who have been there ).
Anyway looking at fish and coral u dont look where u are heading. The current has pushed us away from the beach and dangerously near the rocks on the shore.
Tell my wife, lets swim back the way. Off we go. I turn round and my wife is swimming in the right direction but moving the wrong way..... I swim back and she is panicking. Took off her tuba and mask. I get her to put them back on, get her to hold my shoulder and I swim against the current to the beach away from the rocks.
Thats when I notice my dad, a 70 year old man, even futher out than we were and even futher along the rocky shore. F@#$ !!!?
Back out I go. He too in panic. Mask off, tuba off. Calm him down. Gear back on. Latch on to me , swim against the current. Dont panic, concentrate on ure fins and swim hard, ure too heavy for me to do all the work.
Well back on the beach, I was TIRED,darn tired......
Conclusion, even in shallow waters, the risk is there. My wife is an average swimmer but young and sporty. My dad is ( or used to be ) a good swimmer. I am a strong swimmer ( I think), hydro speed, scuba, snorkling, every day swim in pool...... but even I was surprised by the force of the current.....
The good thing is I am back on the will again.,,,...... I hope.
Took my parents on a few days holiday to lasGaleras. They wanted to snorkel.
Ok.
Explained 5 time to my stubborn ( runs in the family, says my wife ) mother, that they are not in the US, or St lucie...... or any other luxury place they vacation on normaly.
No top-of-range boat and equipment and personal body guard......
Yeah, no problem.
Arrive at lasgaleras. Sympathic middle aged dominican sells us his trip. Mum wont go if me and my wife dont. Ok.Boat for the 4 of others, 4 sets of fins, 2 masks and tubas.( parents have their own). 4000 pesos. 0900 to 1500.
Off we go. Lots of wind. Big, big sea. Lots of BiG waves.
Anyway get to playa Fronton ( I think ). Beach boat.
Off we go snorkling. Only advice by boat guy, dont go futher than the reef ( if u saw the waves breaking on it, u wuldnt dream too.....).
Very nice. 2 hours. On to the beach for a drink ( guy selling 200 peso presidente...lol, got mine for 100.....).
Back to snorkling. We go behind the big rock ( for those who have been there ).
Anyway looking at fish and coral u dont look where u are heading. The current has pushed us away from the beach and dangerously near the rocks on the shore.
Tell my wife, lets swim back the way. Off we go. I turn round and my wife is swimming in the right direction but moving the wrong way..... I swim back and she is panicking. Took off her tuba and mask. I get her to put them back on, get her to hold my shoulder and I swim against the current to the beach away from the rocks.
Thats when I notice my dad, a 70 year old man, even futher out than we were and even futher along the rocky shore. F@#$ !!!?
Back out I go. He too in panic. Mask off, tuba off. Calm him down. Gear back on. Latch on to me , swim against the current. Dont panic, concentrate on ure fins and swim hard, ure too heavy for me to do all the work.
Well back on the beach, I was TIRED,darn tired......
Conclusion, even in shallow waters, the risk is there. My wife is an average swimmer but young and sporty. My dad is ( or used to be ) a good swimmer. I am a strong swimmer ( I think), hydro speed, scuba, snorkling, every day swim in pool...... but even I was surprised by the force of the current.....
The good thing is I am back on the will again.,,,...... I hope.
Story from local Philadelphia area news
Northeast Philadelphia newlyweds drown in Dominican Republic | 6abc.com
Northeast Philadelphia newlyweds drown in Dominican Republic | 6abc.com
from the report
"They didn't have any signs, no rules or regulations, and no help. They had to wait for an ambulance for almost an hour and half to get the rescue there," Sumant Patel said.
"They didn't have any signs, no rules or regulations, and no help. They had to wait for an ambulance for almost an hour and half to get the rescue there," Sumant Patel said.
always tragic when people die, in the punta cana area it is several dozens every year.
many of those tragic deads occure due people swimming in waters Clearly Marked as Non-Swimmable at that time!
as fact All Punta Cana Resort Beaches run the same Flag System with green, yellow and red flags, just that much too many guests do not care about the warnings and enter the water under red flags even when staff tells them not to do so.
Macao Beach, the eastern surfer section, is locally known as rough and wavy, hence the surfers liek it and Macao Surf Camp is installed right there, but a visitor would not know about that. Macao Beach urgently needs to be filled with clear signs keeping visitors from swimming without professionals nearby to superwise. but again, at all hotelbeaches the Flag System is in place since ever and still visitors refuse to obeye and every once in a while some die, sadly also rescuers come to dead on the attempt to rescue such suicidal acting persons.
again, Macao Beach, as a well known dangerzone, needs urgently to be clearly marked as such dangerzone and the authorities playing games on their smartphones in the shadow of the Marine station at the beach entrance should of course be out there on the beach all day long to keep visitors from swimming in areas which are not meant to swim in at given dangerous times.
this past weekend the Ocean was and still is very rough, locations like Macao Beach are dangerous during such conditions, Macao Beach should be clearly marked/CLOSED for swimmers other than the professionally supervised and taken care of Surfers.
on this last incident in Macao, it was 1 person getting in trouble in a non-swimmers area and 4 family members tried to help, the person in trouble and 3 of the 4 helpers died, one helper could be rescued by members of the Macao Surf Camp.
why a ambulance takes 45-60 minutes to arrive there once called, that is beyond my understanding, unbelievable. but i don't know WHEN someone called for a ambulance. maybe the call been placed after the rescue was running since a long while, so the ambulance ride did not really take as long as it seemed to people who "thought" a ambulance is already on the way, while still nobody called for one?
Mike
many of those tragic deads occure due people swimming in waters Clearly Marked as Non-Swimmable at that time!
as fact All Punta Cana Resort Beaches run the same Flag System with green, yellow and red flags, just that much too many guests do not care about the warnings and enter the water under red flags even when staff tells them not to do so.
Macao Beach, the eastern surfer section, is locally known as rough and wavy, hence the surfers liek it and Macao Surf Camp is installed right there, but a visitor would not know about that. Macao Beach urgently needs to be filled with clear signs keeping visitors from swimming without professionals nearby to superwise. but again, at all hotelbeaches the Flag System is in place since ever and still visitors refuse to obeye and every once in a while some die, sadly also rescuers come to dead on the attempt to rescue such suicidal acting persons.
again, Macao Beach, as a well known dangerzone, needs urgently to be clearly marked as such dangerzone and the authorities playing games on their smartphones in the shadow of the Marine station at the beach entrance should of course be out there on the beach all day long to keep visitors from swimming in areas which are not meant to swim in at given dangerous times.
this past weekend the Ocean was and still is very rough, locations like Macao Beach are dangerous during such conditions, Macao Beach should be clearly marked/CLOSED for swimmers other than the professionally supervised and taken care of Surfers.
on this last incident in Macao, it was 1 person getting in trouble in a non-swimmers area and 4 family members tried to help, the person in trouble and 3 of the 4 helpers died, one helper could be rescued by members of the Macao Surf Camp.
why a ambulance takes 45-60 minutes to arrive there once called, that is beyond my understanding, unbelievable. but i don't know WHEN someone called for a ambulance. maybe the call been placed after the rescue was running since a long while, so the ambulance ride did not really take as long as it seemed to people who "thought" a ambulance is already on the way, while still nobody called for one?
Mike