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Re: Another Drowning
[Re: ruralcarrier]
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03/25/2019 08:34 AM
03/25/2019 08:34 AM
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So very sad! I think I’ve read about more SXM drownings in the past month than I have in years.
Respectfully,
pat
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Re: Another Drowning
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03/25/2019 08:42 AM
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Yep. Le Galion and Kim Sha are both very calm beaches and that is where the last two occured.
J.D.
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Re: Another Drowning
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03/25/2019 08:53 AM
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The day of the drowning on Kim Sha, there were no waves. I had two friends on the beach while this was happening. Calm as glass. I arrived back at the room prior to paramedics arriving on the beach, there were no waves at all and Kim Sha is very shallow. In 3 trips to Mullet Bay, there were virtually no waves to minimal waves, overall it was very calm waters most of the days.
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Re: Another Drowning
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03/25/2019 09:13 AM
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Agreed, Pat. It really makes one think. Tomorrow is guaranteed to no one. I have always tried to be very careful at Mullet when there are big waves, and also at Beachside, but these drownings at calm spots are a real wake up call. Possibly the one at Kim Sha was some kind of a heart attack or something, but the one at Le Gallion was a young child. The one at Nettle Bay, they are thinking is suspicious, I guess. Be careful out there, people!
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Re: Another Drowning
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03/25/2019 10:13 AM
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Yes, Mullet can be like that and there is usually some undertow. While it was calm the days we were there, you would get 2-3 rollers that if you were not aware of them, you could get knocked down. Kim Sha and Le Galion are different stories though.
J.D.
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Re: Another Drowning
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03/25/2019 06:57 PM
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The drowning at Le Galion was a teenager. I know it is rare, but children can have heart attacks too. I wonder if they do any autopsies when people drown on the island? Perhaps that would answer a few questions concerning reason for death. In the past there have not been many drownings at these calm beaches. Very sad for all families concerned.
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Re: Another Drowning
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03/25/2019 07:25 PM
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It was mentioned that if there is no consideration of foul play, autopsies are not performed in the case of a drowning.
J.D.
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