re: Rip tides: Beach’s deaths along Dauphin Island to Destin this week

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And panic is a real thing you can’t control. If you can gather your wits before fighting too much, you can probably swim out of it. I grew up on a lake, been swimming since I was 5, and damn near drown after falling out of a boat a few yrs ago. Literally forgot how to swim for a good 5 seconds head bobbing and gasping for air before realizing I was a goner if I didn’t calm down and lay back to float. Scary shite bro.

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I’ve mentioned this before but I was never afraid of drowning bc I knew how to float and bob until I could swim parallel out of it. That didn’t make me panic but a couple times I was pulled out extremely far and the water got darker and colder. I didn’t physically panic but my heart was beating fast as I imagined what could be under or near me. That unknown shite is terrifying.