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re: Woman swims across the Mississippi River from Aquarium to Algiers Point
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:25 am to Tyga Woods
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:25 am to Tyga Woods
Pics or it didn’t happen
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Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:25 am to Eric Stratton
The story isn’t BS. I was skeptical at first. Talked to a friend who works on the river and it’s been confirmed. Crazy part is when she made it to Algiers she evaded police. I bet she wasn’t from here, was an accomplished swimmer, and someone will eventually post a video of her stupid act
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:26 am to Deactived
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I dont believe that for 1 second
there's no way possible.
That bend is the river is one of the strongest currents throughout the entire river
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:27 am to lsuson
Only believable part of that story is that a suspect evaded NOpD.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:27 am to Tyga Woods
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Woman swims across the Mississippi River from Aquarium to Algiers Point
No fricking way...
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:29 am to Tyga Woods
Swimmming the river was much more common a few generations ago.
There was a girl in her early teens that crossed the river in about the same place in the early 1900s. I think she set a record as the youngest to do it at the time.
My elderly neighbor has told me that boys used to swim across around Harahan and Avondale before WW2.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:29 am to 16Capt
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It absolutely happened. We watched it happen.
Oh yea??? kinda like those people who see aliens and space ships and big foot but always fail to get video or a picture.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:30 am to 16Capt
Did she get into the eddy by the point?
Seems like she would be well past the point if she were able to stay afloat
Seems like she would be well past the point if she were able to stay afloat
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:30 am to TheHarahanian
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Swimmming the river was much more common a few generations ago.
I have no problem believing someone swam the river... I do have a problem with the story given the current situation with the river.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:31 am to LSUfanNkaty
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No fricking way...
My initial though also. Several people have confirmed it. A friend that works for Coast Guard says they’re trying to keep it from the media to keep other idiots from attempting it.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:32 am to Tyga Woods
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A friend that works for Coast Guard says they’re trying to keep it from the media to keep other idiots from attempting it.
Put out the word that Trump says it can't be done and watch the country get better overnight.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:32 am to Tyga Woods
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My initial though also. Several people have confirmed it. A friend that works for Coast Guard says they’re trying to keep it from the media to keep other idiots from attempting it.
If it's true, ol girl needs a fricking award
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:33 am to TheHarahanian
I’d believe that it is swimmable for someone in shape and with skills
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:34 am to Tyga Woods
If she did make it, she may glow in the dark now...
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Also, remember that the water is totally toxic. It's more like sludgy poison from the smoke-belching factories at the top of the river, swirled together with the pesticide and fertilizer run-off from farms in the Mississippi River watershed... it's a funky, nasty brew. That does not seem like a good idea to dunk yourself in.
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What Happens to People Who Do Jump In Every year, there are a handful of foolish people who try to swim across the Mississippi River. The lucky few end up in rescue boats. Others, meanwhile, drown in the river's strong midstream current. While the pollution is a big problem, the deadliest concern here is the current. The water moves so fast that not even the most experienced swimmers would be able to make it across to the other side.
This post was edited on 6/10/19 at 11:35 am
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:34 am to LSUfanNkaty
only way i can see this happening is if she got caught up in some sort of eddy that carried her back upstream at some point.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:34 am to LSUfanNkaty
Let’s say this is true. Its not like she swam across in 45 seconds. Why weren’t there any NOPD officers waiting for her to get out?
How did she just “walk away” without being identified?
How did she just “walk away” without being identified?
This post was edited on 6/10/19 at 11:37 am
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:35 am to Tyga Woods
She swam upcurrent?
(Nevermind)
(Nevermind)
This post was edited on 6/10/19 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:37 am to Tyga Woods
No way in hell she swam a line like that with the current. 
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:37 am to Deactived
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Jared Smith James Thibeaux she didn’t swim straight across the river she went around the point about 400 foot below the point and would not grab our life rings so the ferry at the point launched the skiff and still would not take help so the red line that they show is not Correct
Posted on 6/10/19 at 11:38 am to JCinBAMA
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If she did make it, she may glow in the dark now...
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Also, remember that the water is totally toxic. It's more like sludgy poison from the smoke-belching factories at the top of the river, swirled together with the pesticide and fertilizer run-off from farms in the Mississippi River watershed... it's a funky, nasty brew. That does not seem like a good idea to dunk yourself in.
we used to swim in the river in an area protected from the current all the time as kids
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