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My dad is volunteering on a recovery dive this morning.

There have been so many deaths on our waters this summer that I have lost count. It usually happens a couple of times a year but this feels extreme.

I see tourists and even locals acting unsafely all the time. I don't want to come off as though I am victim blaming but...so many of these tragic accidents were 💯 avoidable.

Please be safe and respect the power of nature when you're out in the wilds, people.
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
That is awful. Where in earth are you?
SwampFlower · 31-35, F
@samueltyler2 Western NC. I am counting a few incidents in nearby TN and GA too.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@SwampFlower wow, I hadn't read things were that bad.
SwampFlower · 31-35, F
@samueltyler2 For some reason, a lot of it doesn't make it to the news cycle.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@SwampFlower aren't the mountains in the upper NW of your state. Are you near Ashville?
SwampFlower · 31-35, F
@samueltyler2 I am about 1.5 hours west of Asheville. The mountains line the entire western border of the state.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@SwampFlower I have to look at a map.