To the Editor:
My husband and I have owned a beach house in Surf City for the last 14 years. My kids were all under the age of 5 when we purchased our cottage – from a couple who suffered the unthinkable: One of their family members became paralyzed in a swimming accident on our beach. We told our kids from day one that the ocean isn’t your friend, that there always needed to be a level of respect (and even a little bit of fear) when it comes to the sea.
September 7, 2016
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