[nagdu] More than 100 rescued from Pennsicola beaches in past 3days

[Doug Parisian]

Breaking news!  I swam with all my five dogs at various times.  My black lab 
took on the self-appointed water guide, probably thinking I was a large 
fetch object.  She always swam near me and I only had to do a dead man's 
float to queue her that I wanted the shore.  Miss Boots would then nudge me 
in the required direction until I hit land.  Damn, saved the life guards 
from extra vigilance.  Strictly speaking. all dogs are not allowed on 
beaches and there is no law requiring anything beyond allowing services 
animals as the exception.  (Damn, that was clumsy.)  I did stretch things 
considerably by letting my dog loose but she was performing a function which 
allowed me to enjoy many beach visits without others worrying about me 
getting disoriented, something which happens to me the minute I get 
horizontal in the water, especially with my head-ears under.

Doug: My rubber duckie never saved me!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] More than 100 rescued from Pennsicola beaches in past 
3days


> 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
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Steven Johnson
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 9:38 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> 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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