Factoid/2005/06/06
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Rock Jetties at the Beach Implicated in Swimmer's Deaths
- "Nelson Vaz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said that it was not unusual for the Rockaways to attract sudden riptides, as rock formations created to reduce erosion alter the currents near the shore." - quote made in reference to the confirmed drowning of one man and the likely drowning of a now missing teenager on June 5, 2005 at Rockaway Beach in New York City. Quote appeared in the article (free registration required) at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/06/nyregion/06drown.html
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