bugymangp
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Missing kite surfer
I just saw on the news a kite surfer is missing off sandy hook nj
I don't know the details but they say his lines got tangled with a boat
Another black eye for the sport please be careful out there
I miss AJ and think of him offen
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indigo_wolf
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News article ---> Kite surfer missing in Sandy Hook Bay after strings tangle with motorboat
"According to the Coast Guard, the surfer went missing around 5:30 p.m. Friday after the surfer's strings became entangled with a nearby motorboat and
went underwater near Horseshoe Cove in Gateway National Park."
"The boater says he saw an unconscious man attached to a kite in harness, but as he was trying to pull the surfer from the water, a gust of wind
pulled the kite line from his hands and he lost sight of the man."
Doesn't sound hopeful.
ATB,
Sam
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Kamikuza
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Lost sight of the man? Sounds like bs to me
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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Randy
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Search suspended. Kind of hard to see how a kitesurfing kite could just disappear.
http://abc7ny.com/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-missing-ki...
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B-Roc
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That's tragic.
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bigkid
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Makes me sic to my stomach.
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nate76
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Sounds like he was unconscious when the boater tried to save him, then a gust blew him away. Sad story; thoughts and prayers are with his family.
https://patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj/body-found-missin...
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Kamikuza
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Sounds hinkey to me...Oh I said that already. Can't delete the message though.
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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