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Originally Posted by ITD
The sad truth about this is that it could happen to any of us and it would still be our fault. It's more apt to happen if you ignore the 150 rule. But I have seen lone swimmers far from shore and very difficult to see. You need to be vigilant at all times. People are out there, swimming and kayaking in places that I would not. They have every right to be there, but I think if most realized the danger they are putting themselves in they would be somewhere else.
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I hate to agree cause it almost happened to me and I know I wasn't at fault.
I was leaving our dock on Berry Bay on the Ossipee lake chain. We had just gotten onto plane and I noticed a very small red item in the middle of the channel. I came off plane and putted over to it thinking it was a kids toy. To my surprise s was a man SNORKLING across the lake with no lookout boat! The red was the tip of the snorkel and that was all I could see.
I followed him until he reached shore and I told him how close he came to getting run over. All he replied was a belligerent " mind you own F-ing business" turned and walked away.
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