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 gambler  Kent 24 Aug 16 10.18pm |
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Terrible news. A lot of this seems to be happening this summer, but five, possibly six, in one incident is horrible.
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| mezzer Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 24 Aug 16 11.01pm |
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Just seen this. How on earth do five or six people all die at the same place on the hottest day of the year so far when it wasn't even windy? Weird beyond belief.
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| matthau South Croydon 24 Aug 16 11.29pm |
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I read something about a large fish...don't know what to say about that. and no I'm not making a joke. I did read this today
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| bexleydave Barnehurst 25 Aug 16 6.00am |
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It is unlikely in the extreme that five adults could enter the sea at Camber and all drown. It's one of the safest beaches in the SE; almost flat for miles and very shallow slope. These bodies almost certainly entered the water from out at sea, from a sunken vessel of some sort.
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| chris123 hove actually 25 Aug 16 7.18am |
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Originally posted by bexleydave
It is unlikely in the extreme that five adults could enter the sea at Camber and all drown. It's one of the safest beaches in the SE; almost flat for miles and very shallow slope. These bodies almost certainly entered the water from out at sea, from a sunken vessel of some sort. Is it? I always understood there was a serious rip if there was a fast incoming tide.
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 becky over the moon 25 Aug 16 8.22am |
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Originally posted by chris123
Is it? I always understood there was a serious rip if there was a fast incoming tide. This is what they said had most probably caused the problems for those who died. I wonder if part of the problem is that people are so used to the more benign (well usually!) Mediterranean or Caribbean seas that they overlook just how powerful (even when relatively calm) the waters around this island can be.
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| Part Time James 25 Aug 16 9.32am |
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Not being disrespectful at all, genuinely wondered whether there was a suicide cult involved.
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| dorking 25 Aug 16 9.48am |
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They were reported as being 'fully clothed', who would be fully clothed on a really hot day like yesterday. More like they were migrants attempting to make the crossing and their boat sank? Nobody has reported anyone missing either all ties in with this theory doing the rounds
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| Part Time James 25 Aug 16 9.51am |
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Originally posted by dorking
They were reported as being 'fully clothed', who would be fully clothed on a really hot day like yesterday. More like they were migrants attempting to make the crossing and their boat sank? Nobody has reported anyone missing either all ties in with this theory doing the rounds That actually makes a lot more sense.
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| chris123 hove actually 25 Aug 16 10.04am |
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Originally posted by dorking
They were reported as being 'fully clothed', who would be fully clothed on a really hot day like yesterday. More like they were migrants attempting to make the crossing and their boat sank? Nobody has reported anyone missing either all ties in with this theory doing the rounds Not now.
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| dannyh wherever I lay my hat....... 25 Aug 16 10.16am |
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we have some of the fastest tides in the world around our waters, if they went to far out and the tide was going out even strong swimmers would struggle. However it's interesting to note the mention of "dangerous fish" and as our coastal waters warm up new species to the area are being found. But as stereotypical as it may be of me, I think it more likely a case of immigrants trying to enter the country illegally with an overcrowded boat. Which even without the deaths is tragic in itself. Edited by dannyh (25 Aug 2016 10.19am)
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| OknotOK Cockfosters, London 25 Aug 16 10.26am |
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My cousin was killed at 19 by a riptide about a year ago in what she had been told was a relatively safe spot and when not that far out. It happens. She was in a group of people and 2 of them never come back. I don't know what has happened in this instance, but it is absolutely viable that they could have been caught in a rip.
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