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Orange Buffoon

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6. True story

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 04:28 PM

Jun 20

This happened to my wife in Puerto Vallarta (where she is from), Her high school friends thought she was waving at them, but she was caught in a riptide. A man (guardian angel?) appeared out of nowhere and pushed her laterally out of the riptide current, which she had fought against to exhaustion. Otherwise she would have drowned.

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Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 20 OP

Thank you for this very timely and important message, my dear mahatmakanejeeves! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 20 #1

K&R. It's good to know about Instinctive Drowning Response, Ilsa Jun 20 #2

Past the paywall UpInArms Jun 20 #3

Here's a video.... chowder66 Jun 20 #4

Thank you - ProudToronto Jun 20 #5

True story Orange Buffoon Jun 20 #6

Thank you for the post. I have never seen the swimwear safety picture. cksmithy Jun 20 #7