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Topic Title: To any of the surfers that helpd rescue that drowning guy at coconuts tonight Topic Summary: he didnt make it Created On: 10/02/2011 07:24 PM Status: Post and Reply |
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10/02/2011 07:24 PM
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I stopped by the hospital on my way home to see how he was doing. I expected him to be fine but i saw one of the people he was with in the parking lot and he told me that he had passed. We did all we could though. It just really sucks cuz i was so happy and thinking we saved a life, but we didnt. |
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10/02/2011 07:30 PM
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That's crazy. I was surfing there till almost 7 PM. I must've left just before it had happened. ------------------------- Yogi Bear is representin' |
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10/02/2011 07:31 PM
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Props for trying. I was super rattled a few years back playing in a band at a teen Camp in Daytona, a kid the same age as my son had drown 3 days before the event, right in front of the event site. And my freakin kids have no fear at 5yo and 13yo, they can both tread water for over an hour easy, but fear and panic can change that to a few second if someone gets choked by water and loses orientation and strength to fight and swim. Very sad, but good job halling them into the shore.
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10/02/2011 07:33 PM
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Thank god there are still a few good symaritians in this world. Were the lifeguards on duty?? |
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10/02/2011 07:36 PM
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yea it happend around 7:15 i was surfing at 2 street when i heard yells for help and i paddled all the way over there. |
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10/02/2011 07:37 PM
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nope no lifeguards. just 5 surfers and then medics on the beach |
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10/02/2011 07:50 PM
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Still props to you. We may all fuss and fight some, but thats natural. I think we should take pride in what we do for the safety of tourists. I can tell you Trip Freeman was very underated and inspired the right frame of mind to keep an open eye when we are needed to help swimmers out. Sorry you guys might be bummed the guy didn't make it. At least you gave him a chance with your rescue.
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10/02/2011 08:37 PM
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10/03/2011 01:56 AM
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A friend was jogging through the woods on vacation in England and turned the corner and there was a guy down having a stroke/heart attack. My friend tried everything but nothing worked - DOA. For months he had a hard time with not being able to revive the dude. It prompted him to get near EMT level training. I look at it -- everyone has their appointment, heroic efforts might postpone it, however, if it's your time then it's a matter of fate. Kudos for heroic efforts, but sometimes there are bigger forces at work.
------------------------- it's never too late to have a happy childhood... |
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10/03/2011 02:46 AM
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Consult, that is true about panic. I ran a live aboard dive boat in Bahamas for a decade and often had to participate in rescues. It always is panic that leads to a drowning. I also have little kids that charge w no fear. I was watching my 7 yr old daughter get a set wave on the head yesterday and thought how could I live with that if she pabniced and drowned. It can turn so fast, but she came up with a smile and paddled right bacvk out. My kids are 3 and 7. They are in Ocean or pool everysingle day. I am sorry and pray for the victim, that is horrible. |
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10/03/2011 05:08 AM
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from floridatoday.com:
Man drowns in Cocoa Beach A Georgia man who was pulled from the surf in Cocoa Beach on Sunday evening died, authorities reported. Timothy Myers, 29, was last seen on a flotation device with another person around 7 p.m. Despite resuscitation efforts by emergency medical responders, Myers died a short time later at Cape Canaveral Hospital. No foul play is suspected. Anyone with information pertinent to this incident is urged to contact Detective Tom Cooper at 321-868-3326. ------------------------- surf forecast |
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10/03/2011 07:23 AM
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Couldn't say any better. It shows tremendous character to try and give everything you could to help someone out. Blessings to all involved. ------------------------- In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you learn to let go? ~Buddha |
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10/03/2011 02:18 PM
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i am an EMT and i know how good it feels to save a life!! but sometimes you do all you can and everything you have been taught and be the most experienced person with all the training in the world and it is just not enough!! it really does suck but im sure that the family still thinks the world of you for trying for them and the sole that was lost! ------------------------- Mooresville Rescue Squad-635 |
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10/04/2011 11:55 AM
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I wandered into this video in which a guy with a little video cam in a sandwich bag shows his own descent into panic. It's not much, but it might be unique. |
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10/04/2011 01:52 PM
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the guy that saved him was one of my good friends Justin Shaw we found out later that evening at hunker down that he died. Justin was super bummed. ------------------------- Be Real Be Klassick |
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10/04/2011 02:56 PM
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Sad. I remember watching a guy drown when I was a kid. Marine. He was drunk and acting obnoxious to everyone, as were his friends. So when his friends started yelling at us and swearing, we cleared out, not knowing that they were trying to borrow a board to float their buddy.
------------------------- Don't PM me your nonsense, jerk, or you'll get thrown off the pier. |
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10/04/2011 04:51 PM
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the guy that saved him was one of my good friends Justin Shaw we found out later that evening at hunker down that he died. Justin was super bummed. Tell Justin he was honorable for trying. I remember from my Red Cross Advanced Life Saving training a statistic something like 95% of those requiring CPR do not survive. It's the way of things. ------------------------- Brother, when you get a minute, could I get a list of the words that trigger these fits? Hey. Where are we going? (And what are we doing in a hand-basket?) |
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10/19/2011 01:08 PM
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I am the father of the young man that drowned at coconuts on 10/02/2011, I just want to thank 2ndlightShreder and anyone who help my son, it was a blessing that you got him out of the water. I would love to talk with you if possible, my number is 770-910-2872. thank you and GOD BLESS YOU Edited: 10/19/2011 at 02:37 PM by timothyj29myers |
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10/19/2011 02:29 PM
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10/19/2011 02:35 PM
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Yep..............Me too. So Sorry!!
------------------------- ________________ Well then...........DO IT!!! |
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