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Rip tide takes Baton Rouge man's life
Posted on 9/2/14 at 9:53 am
Posted on 9/2/14 at 9:53 am
Red flag no doubt.
Red flags were flying at beaches in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties, and swimmers were urged to avoid the water because of rip currents.
Just after 2 p.m. in Navarre Beach, Fire Chief Mike Howard said a call came in for a distressed swimmer on a raft. Lifeguards and firefighters on a personal watercraft retrieved the man and brought him to shore near Navarre Towers, he said.
The man was unconscious. Emergency workers performed CPR until he was airlifted to an area hospital. According to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office press release, the man was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The victim was identified as 65-year-old Roderick M. Maybee from Baton Rouge, La. Investigating deputies learned Maybee had been vacationing with family, the report states.
Red flags were flying at beaches in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties, and swimmers were urged to avoid the water because of rip currents.
Just after 2 p.m. in Navarre Beach, Fire Chief Mike Howard said a call came in for a distressed swimmer on a raft. Lifeguards and firefighters on a personal watercraft retrieved the man and brought him to shore near Navarre Towers, he said.
The man was unconscious. Emergency workers performed CPR until he was airlifted to an area hospital. According to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office press release, the man was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The victim was identified as 65-year-old Roderick M. Maybee from Baton Rouge, La. Investigating deputies learned Maybee had been vacationing with family, the report states.
This post was edited on 9/2/14 at 9:55 am
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Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:02 am to Shalimar Sid
Very sad.
Thousands of people enjoyed the gulf waters of 30-A this weekend, without a modicum of unusual danger
quote:The bolded part is false. I was there all weekend, with my eight nieces and nephews, aged 1-8, who played in the gulf all weekend under the red flag (and adult supervision). The current was not overwhelming. At one point the waves crested at over 3 feet, certainly higher than normal, but hardly unswimmable.
Red flags were flying at beaches in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties, and swimmers were urged to avoid the water because of rip currents.
Thousands of people enjoyed the gulf waters of 30-A this weekend, without a modicum of unusual danger
This post was edited on 9/2/14 at 10:04 am
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:08 am to genro
Glad you had a great time but the rip tides can be disguised very easily. So sad this man never made it home
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:08 am to Shalimar Sid
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a call came in for a distressed swimmer on a raft.
quote:
The victim was identified as 65-year-old
Did he drown or have another issue?
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:17 am to genro
quote:
Red flags were flying at beaches in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties, and swimmers were urged to avoid the water because of rip currents.
The bolded part is false. I was there all weekend, with my eight nieces and nephews, aged 1-8, who played in the gulf all weekend under the red flag (and adult supervision). The current was not overwhelming. At one point the waves crested at over 3 feet, certainly higher than normal, but hardly unswimmable.
How can you say "is false". The very meaning of the red flag is to warn you to stay out of the water!
And I DO NOT believe your one year old was in the current.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:18 am to Shalimar Sid
I am sorry about this man, but I don't accept that he was swimming reasonably and a riptide just took him away. Something else was going on. Perhaps he had a pre-existing medical condition. Perhaps he was intoxicated or otherwise swimming unsafely. Perhaps he was struck by a watercraft.
Again, I'm very sorry and mean no disrespect. The man is a victim and this a tragedy. To just blame it on "rip tides" is the only issue, having spent most of my life on the exact waters you are talking about.
Again, I'm very sorry and mean no disrespect. The man is a victim and this a tragedy. To just blame it on "rip tides" is the only issue, having spent most of my life on the exact waters you are talking about.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:19 am to GeeOH
quote:Because I spoke to the police department and Walton County beach patrol multiple times this weekend. At no point were they urging anyone to leave the waters.
How can you say "is false". The very meaning of the red flag is to warn you to stay out of the water!
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:21 am to genro
Was in Fort Morgan since Thursday... The waves were freaking huge and the currents gave your arse a workout. It was fun as hell body surfing those waves until one almost broke my neck. It scared the shite out of me.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:23 am to Shalimar Sid
My eight year old son tried his hand at body surfing for the first time this weekend. I'm pretty impressed he made it out without any broken limbs or a mouthful of sand. The waves were as tall as he. 
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:23 am to GeeOH
quote:They were.
And I DO NOT believe your one year old was in the current.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:29 am to genro
Obviously if you, personally, didn't drown, then the waters must have been 100% safe. 
I was just thinking this weekend that I've never been in a rip tide in my entire life, even though you hear about them all the time. Who here has? What does it feel like?
I was just thinking this weekend that I've never been in a rip tide in my entire life, even though you hear about them all the time. Who here has? What does it feel like?
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:32 am to Cold Cous Cous
I'm a swimmer. I've been carried by the current hundreds of yards off course. I've been under-towed and knocked head first into the sand, lost my bearings and couldn't find which way was up, involuntarily pissed myself and came up gagging. Many times.
It was nothing like that this weekend.
It was nothing like that this weekend.
This post was edited on 9/2/14 at 10:33 am
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:34 am to genro
I will never let my kids play in beach water. just not worth it.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:34 am to Cold Cous Cous
Had a safety moment a couple weeks ago dealing with rip tides. Do yourself a favor and search youtube for a video of one. I've spent a lot of time on the water my entire life and never knew what one looked like until then.
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