To the Editor:
As a “seenager,” a senior who still acts like a teenager, this letter comes as a shout-out of gratitude to my hero, a very kind and strong young man who rescued me from a rip current on Saturday at the 12th Street beach in Surf City. His name is Tom De Francesco, and he was on vacation at his grandmother’s house.
When he saw I was in trouble, he reached out his Boogie Board and swam with me, holding on through the rip.
September 2, 2015
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