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Old 11-21-2007, 12:44 PM   #22
tangler
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A couple points ...... I am sure (as stated above ) whoever made the call for help feels very bad and this night will haunt them the rest of their days . We have no idea if they tried to rescue Paul or not or if they were even physically able to help.. What ever decision they made was the right one . Laying a guilt trip out there on this person ( for what ever reason) is just so very wrong .
I fish this area on a regular basis. I was there but left what must have been a couple hours before the accident. I had decided to check out the cbreachway , a place I rarely fish. I always carry a good rope and a float with me in the jeep for just such an occasion. I have used it just once but that one time I pulled a kid out of the water on Newton Ave.
I cant help feeling bad about not being there the night of Pauls accident. It was very dark early that night and the surf was crazy finding someone out there would have been difficult. Still I cant help thinking that I would have been able to help had I been there.
I have knee problems which prevent me from getting out there like I used to . I see guys out there some nights( by themselves )way too far out when the conditions are just too rough to be out there. It makes me pretty uncomfortable and more than one time I have left because I felt that if they did get in trouble I would not be able to help and a phone call would be just too late. I will say there have also been nights that I have stayed under those conditions praying that nothing goes wrong.

Please put yourself in the other guys place and seriously think about it before you pass judgment on them .
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