[nagdu] More than 100 rescued from Pennsicola beaches in past3days

Tue Mar 20 23:19:15 UTC 2012

On a slightly different note, I wonder if they could train dogs to be life 
guards and help people get back to shore or at least alert a human life 
guard when someone was in trouble.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
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> Marsha, I thought the same, but then again, I have known handlers that do 
> swim with their guides...in a non-guiding capacity of course.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Marsha Drenth
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:18 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] More than 100 rescued from Pennsicola beaches in past 
> 3days
>
> The dog was swimming around the man? Hmmm sounds a little fishy, but sure 
> I
> guess so.
>
> Marsha
>
>
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> Subject: [nagdu] More than 100 rescued from Pennsicola beaches in past 3
> days
>
>        An article I found sad, but interesting nonetheless...
>
>
>
> Lifeguards at Pensacola Beach rescued more than 100 people from the Gulf
> over the past three days.
>
> But lifeguards were unable to save the life of one man who died after 
> being
> pulled from Little Sabine Bay on Wednesday.
>
> John Blanchard, 46, of Brookline, Mass., was legally blind. His seeing-eye
> dog was swimming around him when someone in a condo noticed he was having
> trouble and called 911, Escambia County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. 
> Mike
>
> Ward said.
>
> Two bystanders and a deputy went out into the water and pulled Blanchard 
> to
> shore, Ward said.
>
> CPR was performed on Blanchard and he was taken by helicopter to a local
> hospial where he was pronounced dead.
>
> "All indications are that it is an accidental drowning," Ward said.
>
> Yellow flag conditions with moderate surf conditions and variable winds 
> are
> forecast for today. The surf is expected to build this weekend and
> lifeguards are urging swimmers to exercise caution, according to the
> Pensacola Beach Lifeguards website.
>
> It's been a busy week for Pensacola Beach lifeguards, who reported making
> 102 rescues between Tuesday and Thursday. Lifeguards made 23 rescues on
> Tuesday, 51 on Wednesday and 28 rescues on Thursday.
>
> The beach has been packed with visitors this week. Families and students 
> are
>
> here visiting for spring break. Santa Rosa County School District students
> also are on spring break this week.
>
> "This place looked like summer out here Wednesday," said Bob West, the
> beach's public safety director.
>
> Escambia County School District students will be on spring break next 
> week.
>
> West said it is not uncommon for lifeguards to be busy this time of year
> because there are a lot of out-of-towners on the beach who can't handle 
> the
> surf conditions.
>
> As moderate-sized waves crashed on Casino Beach Thursday afternoon, some
> people played in the water while others relaxed on the beach on towels and
> in tents.
>
> Sarah Yarbrough, 24, of Nacogdoches, Texas, got in the water with her 
> boogie
>
> board on Thursday for about 10 minutes. She said the waves at Pensacola
> Beach are a lot stronger than what she is used to navigating.
>
>
>
>
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